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Monday, 12 June 2023 09:22

Commissioner Moran’s Reckless False Accusation Of Saratoga Springs Police Department Violent Abuse

By John Kaufmann | Saratoga Springs Politics
Commissioner Moran’s Reckless False Accusation Of Saratoga Springs Police Department Violent Abuse

At the June 6, 2023, Saratoga Springs City Council meeting, Accounts Commissioner Dillon Moran falsely alleged that the police slammed Black Lives Matter activist Lexis Figuereo up against a wall when he appeared at the Saratoga Springs Police Department to be fingerprinted in response to a summons. The summons was related to an incident where Figuereo disrupted a Council meeting and seized the microphone from Democratic mayor candidate Chris Mathiesen who was attempting to address the Council.

Moran has repeatedly made heated and intemperate accusations against Public Safety Commissioner Montagnino at Council meetings. The police are now the collateral damage in his feud with Montagnino.

Here is the actual body cam video of the police processing Figuereo. Remember to turn on the sound when viewing this.

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