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Public commenter alleges court used remote-appearance tech to identify her for arrest
Summary
During public comment, Kelly Messick told the Judicial Council she believes a sealed Zoom warrant and an IP-address search led U.S. Marshals to arrest her in December 2022 and urged legislative review of remote‑appearance technology protections.
Kelly Messick used her three-minute public‑comment slot to tell the Judicial Council that she was arrested after U.S. Marshals located her through an IP address tied to a remote Zoom court appearance. She said her attorney had filed motions to unseal a related warrant and that she and her counsel had provided an address under seal that she believes was ignored.
"I was arrested by the U.S. Marshals in December 2022 and had my almost 2‑year‑old son taken from me," Kelly Messick said, alleging that local investigators and court staff failed to disclose communications and that a sealed search warrant led to an electronic intercept. Justice Bulwer Urie reminded commenters that the council is not an adjudicatory body and asked Messick to conclude as her time expired; no council member responded to the substance of her allegations during the meeting.
