The Texas parole board denied George Floyd a posthumous pardon in a drug case nearly a year after recommending it. On Thursday, the Parole Board told Floyd’s attorney that they were “reviewing their initial decision regarding your client’s request for a full pardon and/or pardon for innocence,” according to CBS. The letter was first made public by the Marshall Project. A photo of George Floyd hangs on a fence outside the Hennepin County Government Center, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Minneapolis, where the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin continues. Chauvin is charged with murder in the death of Floyd while in custody last May in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) MISSOURI LOFITIS FACES SENTENCE IN MURDER OF RETIRED ST LOUIS POLICE CAPTAIN DURING 2020 GEORGE FLOYD UNRESTS Board members wrote that after reviewing Floyd’s application, they decided not to pardon him and said he could reapply in two years. Last year, the board voted unanimously to recommend clemency for Floyd, who was convicted of drug charges in 2004. But the board later reversed its decision in December, citing “procedural errors.” Floyd’s lawyer asked for a posthumous pardon in April 2021, nearly a year after Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin, a former Minnesota police officer. Allison Mathis, Floyd’s attorney, did not respond to Fox News’ requests for comment. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The 2004 drug conviction that Floyd’s lawyer is appealing was one of several cases involving a former police officer who has now been charged. Gerald Goines faces two counts of felony murder related to a botched drug bust in 2019. The raid led investigators to re-examine several of Goines’ cases and resulted in prosecutors dropping about 150 drug charges related to him. former officer. Max Thornberry is an associate editor at Fox News Digital. He can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @Max_Thornberry
