Stockton officials acknowledged Monday that the city mistakenly released police body-camera footage involving former Vice Mayor Kimberly Warmsley, despite objections from Police Department leaders who said the records should have remained confidential.
The admission came during a contentious City Council Audit Committee meeting as Vice Mayor Jason Lee questioned police leadership and Interim City Attorney Donald Larkin about how Stockton responds to public records requests and whether residents receive consistent treatment.
Police Chief Stanley McFadden told the committee that the department had specifically advised against releasing both the police report and body-camera footage involving Warmsley. Someone who no longer works in the City Attorney’s Office authorized their release anyway, he said…