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Mesquite council orders confidential review of Chesley investigation after public outcry
Summary
After a night of public comment criticizing the investigation and the city attorney, the Mesquite City Council directed staff to provide council members a confidential briefing of materials related to the Chesley investigation in an attorney–client session.
The Mesquite City Council on Feb. 25 voted to direct city staff to provide council members with the materials in the investigation of former officer Chief Chesley in a private, confidential attorney–client meeting.
The move came after more than an hour of public comment in which residents said a federal judge had questioned the city’s handling of Chesley’s termination and urged council members to review court transcripts and other evidence before taking further action. Mitch Miller, a Mesquite resident who attended the federal hearing in Los Angeles, said the judge “questioned Chesley’s attorney” and concluded “the city violated his Peace Officer Bill of Rights” and “did not satisfy due process.”
The public comments pressed the council for more information and for accountability from the city attorney. Several callers said the city attorney, identified in public remarks as Mr. Branham, had publicly…
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