- The Utah Court of Appeals says Cottonwood Heights can revive charges against Tali Bruce.
- Bruce was charged with interfering with an officer during a 2020 protest against police violence.
- The 3rd District Court will now decide if undisclosed records of officer discipline justify dismissing the case.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s court of appeals ruled that Cottonwood Heights could seek to revive charges it filed against a then-city councilwoman following a 2020 protest.
Tali Bruce was charged in Holladay Justice Court with interfering with an arresting officer, a class B misdemeanor.
Bruce was taking part in a protest regarding the police killing of Zane James in a Cottonwood Heights neighborhood Aug. 2 when it erupted into struggles between protesters and officers who had directed them to walk on sidewalks instead of in the residential street. Police used stun guns and pepper spray, arresting eight people in the melee that prompted renewed calls for statewide reforms and de-escalation training…