Governor Abbott Pardons John Joshua Montgomery

January 5, 2021 | Austin, Texas | Proclamation

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: 

WHEREAS, John Joshua Montgomery, D.O.B. September 13, 1978, was sentenced in the 367th Judicial District Court of Denton County on April 1, 1999, to 12 months in state jail for the offense of Criminal Mischief, Cause No. F-95-1495-E; and

WHEREAS, he was sentenced in the County Criminal Court Number 1 of Denton County on November 2, 1999, to 100 days in jail for the offense of Driving While Intoxicated, Cause No. CR-98-08407-A; and

WHEREAS, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has recommended a Full Pardon and Restoration of Full Civil Rights of Citizenship for each of these offenses;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, by virtue of the authority vested in me under the Constitution and laws of this State, and acting upon the recommendation of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, do hereby grant unto the said:

JOHN JOSHUA MONTGOMERY

A FULL PARDON AND RESTORATION OF FULL CIVIL RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP THAT MAY HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN LOST AS A RESULT OF HIS CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE ABOVE SET OUT IN A COURT IN CAUSE NO. F-95-1495-E, IN DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS. 

A FULL PARDON AND RESTORATION OF FULL CIVIL RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP THAT MAY HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN LOST AS A RESULT OF HIS CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE ABOVE SET OUT IN A COURT IN CAUSE NO. CR-98-08407-A, IN DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS. 

I HEREBY DIRECT that a copy of this proclamation be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and have officially caused the Seal of State to be affixed hereon, this the 23rd day of December, 2020.

Governor Greg Abbott

View the proclamation