'A man was set up by a corrupt police officer': Texas State Parole Board recommends posthumous pardon for George Floyd

George Floyd was apparently framed in a drug bust way back in 2004, according to a public defender. The arresting officer, in the drug-raid case, was later charged in connection to a murder case. The Texas State Parole Board recommended that Floyd should receive a full posthumous pardon and has now forwarded the recommendation to the governor.

"We lament the loss of former Houstonian George Floyd and hope that his family finds comfort in Monday's decision by the Texas State Board of Pardons and Paroles to recommend clemency for a 2004 conviction," said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.

The board consisted of seven members, and they unanimously decided to grant a posthumous pardon to Floyd.

"The Members of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles have completed their consideration of your client's application requesting a full pardon and have voted to recommend clemency," the board wrote.

Now everything rests in the hands of Gov. Greg Abbott.

"A man was set up by a corrupt police officer intent on securing arrests rather than pursuing justice. No matter what your political affiliation is, no matter who that man was in his life or in his death, that is not something we should stand for in the United States or in Texas," said Allison Mathis, Floyd's one-time public defender.

Floyd, 46, was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Memorial Day 2020. Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts and sentenced to 22 years in prison.

Ben Crump, an attorney representing the Floyd family, has requested Abbott to grant the pardon, mentioning that this drug case unraveled Floyd's life even though it was based on false allegations.