Dallas cop could face murder rap

Stronger charges — including murder — will be considered against a police officer who shot and killed her neighbor after entering his apartment, the Dallas County district attorney said Monday.

Faith Johnson said she will present a “full case” to the grand jury against Amber Guyger, (below) the Dallas cop who killed 26-year-old Botham Jean (below) Thursday night, so the panel can weigh “all aspects” of the case.

Guyger, 30, was arrested on a manslaughter charge on Sunday, and booked into the Kaufman County Jail. She has been released on a $300,000 bond. The group Mothers Against Police Brutality said Guyger's arrest is a “first step” toward justice and accountability but should have come sooner.

Johnson said Monday that the Texas Rangers made the call to charge Guyger with manslaughter.

“That was totally their call, that was totally their responsibility, that was totally their lead,” she said at a news conference. “I cannot dictate to the Texas Rangers the process, the investigation, what they do and what they don't do.”

An official told the Dallas Morning News that Guyger mistakenly drove to the fourth floor — one floor above where she lived — after working a 15-hour shift.

According to the arrest affidavit, released late Monday afternoon, Guyger used a key with an electronic chip to open what she believed was her front door. The door, which was already slightly ajar, opened, at which point she saw Jean, who she assumed was a burglar.

In the pitch-black apartment, she said she gave “verbal commands” before shooting twice, hitting Jean once in the chest.