Overview

• The 15-minute compilation, released Sept. 18, stitches bodycam and security clips and claims officers misrepresented their interactions with Sen. Sabrina Cervantes after a May 19 crash.
• The video asserts officers falsely said she refused a blood test without a warrant and alleges an officer shut off a body camera for about five minutes in violation of policy.
• Audio captured on an officer’s camera notes no smell of alcohol yet cites a “reasonable suspicion” of something in her system, which Cervantes’ team argues undercut probable cause.
• Cervantes filed a damages claim alleging misconduct and discrimination, and her attorney asked the city clerk to add the video to the claim as the police department declined comment due to pending litigation.
• The compilation portrays the other driver as at fault and more favorably treated, saying she was not asked to exit the vehicle or do sobriety tests and provided license and insurance details from phone images, while broader footage requests remain withheld as part of an active investigation.