Keizer councilor advised officer of position, police connections during incident

Keizer City Councilor Soraida Cross cited her public position and friendship with two law enforcement leaders during a police encounter that resulted in her citation for a misdemeanor crime, according to a newly-disclosed police video.

Cross was accused of criminal harassment in May after a woman reported the councilor pushed her off a barstool with no warning. The citation was dropped and Cross subsequently portrayed herself in a statement as a victim, not an attacker.