Overview
- Body-worn camera video recorded on Jan. 30 captured the Eugene officer using slurs about Somali, Latino, Hawaiian, and Black people and a slur about being gay.
- The footage was found in evidence shared with defense lawyers from arrests at protests at the Eugene federal building, and the police department then released it publicly.
- The officer resigned effective immediately after the video circulated, with Chief Chris Skinner calling the conduct a firing offense and the independent auditor saying it was a clear termination case.
- Grantsville police in Utah opened an internal investigation after confirming one of their officers was on the phone with Martin Siller during part of the recording.
- Local reporting identified the resigning officer as Siller, who previously worked for West Valley City police and in school resource and security roles, after Eugene police released the video without naming him.