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Juror in recent trial urges investigation of alleged police conduct, asks council for transparency
Summary
During public comment at the Mount Shasta City Council meeting, a resident who said they served as jury foreman in a recent trial recounted viewing body-camera footage, described post-trial harassment by law enforcement, and asked the council to seek greater transparency and accountability for first responders.
A resident who identified themself as the jury foreman told the Mount Shasta City Council during public comment that jurors viewed “pretty horrifying body camera footage” showing a man brought to the ground in his living room and that the jury eventually unanimously acquitted the defendant. The speaker identified the prosecutor as Steven Goldsberry and the defendant as Justin Dunwavy.
The resident said two men in suits, whom they described as law enforcement-related, stared at and later harassed them during and after deliberations. “I was harassed in the courtroom by two suited law enforcement people,” the resident said. They also described subsequent vehicular surveillance near their home and said the experience left them “very scared.”
The resident characterized the incident as “police violence and police abuse” and asked the council to pursue an investigation and greater transparency and accountability for first responders. “In general, more transparency, more accountability for our first responders,” the resident said.
No council action or formal direction was recorded in the transcript during the public-comment period on this matter. The remarks occurred during the public comment portion of the meeting, not as an item on the council agenda.
The council did not provide a response on the record in the transcript excerpts provided.
