Eyewitness, SFPD Use-Of-Force Expert Take Stand In Officer's Beating Trial

San Francisco CA

24 February, 2022

5:35 AM

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By Eleni Balakrishnan, Mission Local February 22, 2022 A Sacramento woman who saw Dacari Spiers and his then-girlfriend near Fisherman's Wharf in 2019 wavered today as she provided testimony on the incident that spurred her to get police involved that night, when she alleged domestic violence was in progress. "It's bits and pieces, I don't remember," said Charlene McCrary as Assistant District Attorney Hans Moore asked her questions on the witness stand. She glanced at defense attorney Nicole Pifari and shrugged. McCrary on Oct. 6 2019 told Mercedes Emerson, her god-niece, to call 911, after witnessing what she says was a violent interaction between Spiers and Breonna Richard. McCrary was today presented as a witness by the defense team for Officer Terrance Stangel, who arrived shortly after the 911 call and began beating Spiers with his baton. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.