SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A federal prosecutor says giving a video of a fatal police shooting inside a federal courthouse to the media could lead to retaliatory gang violence.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/2vGkAdx ) that U.S. Department of Justice lawyer Leah Brownlee Taylor said Tuesday during a hearing that the Tongon Crig Gang wants revenge in the 2014 death of Siale Angilau. He was killed by a U.S. marshal after he charged a witness during his racketeering trial.
A media coalition including The Associated Press argues that shooting raises questions about police use of force and should be public. The coalition’s attorney, David Reymann, said the video can include pixilated faces of the marshal and jurors.
Reymann says the media organizations don’t want the video to “sell newspapers” as Brownlee alleged, but to uphold the principle of open courts.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, https://www.sltrib.com
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