California lawmaker found drunk outside Long Beach conference insists she's the victim of a crime

A California lawmaker who was recovered intoxicated by constabulary officers portion attending a league has claimed she was the unfortunate of an chartless crime. 

Alameda City Councilmember Trish Herrera Spencer required aesculapian attraction aft she was recovered successful the aboriginal hours of past Friday. 

Spencer had been attending a League of California Cities league successful Long Beach earlier authorities recovered her astatine the intersection of Pine Avenue and Broadway. 

First responders transported her to a adjacent infirmary wherever she was fixed aesculapian treatment. Long Beach Police Department person ruled it a aesculapian emergency. 

While officers person said determination was nary crime, Spencer issued a connection she had sustained 'serious injuries' and was the unfortunate of a crime. 

In a statement, Spencer said she had suffered a concussion that had near her with 'little recollection' of the incident. 

She besides claims that she mislaid invaluable idiosyncratic belongings, and did not notation immoderate usage of intoxicant successful it. 

She said: 'I person small recollection of the event. I judge I was the unfortunate of a crime. I americium inactive suffering from my injuries, including a concussion. 

'Prior to suffering my injuries, I near a Conference related relation astir 11 p.m. I was not arrested oregon charged by the police. 

'I was treated by EMS and ER unit successful Long Beach for aesculapian attention. Notwithstanding my injuries, I was capable to drawback my scheduled formation location connected Friday day and began follow-up attraction aboriginal the adjacent morning. 

'Follow-up attraction astatine a section infirmary ER Department documented a concussion and abrasions and bruising to the apical and broadside of my caput arsenic good arsenic bruises connected the wrong and extracurricular of my arms. 

'My aesculapian supplier explained that she was required by instrumentality to record a Suspicious Injury Report, which is required erstwhile there's a tenable suspicion that my injuries were from an battle oregon abusive behaviour by a 3rd idiosyncratic against me, etc. 

'Some of my invaluable idiosyncratic belongings, including jewelry, are missing. It's been an grant to service you and unpaid alongside you for the past 25+ years.'

Her connection closed: 'Thank you to each of you who person and proceed to enactment maine successful my betterment from this horrific event.'

According to The Mercury News, the incidental involving Spencer isn't the archetypal to look her which progressive alcohol.

Her hubby Joel filed a assertion against Alameda and its constabulary section aft helium was arrested for DUI connected St. Patrick's Day successful 2016. 

He pleaded not blameworthy to the complaint and past sought compensation for quality defamation, bodily injuries, and the costs of the proceedings.

The league is described arsenic an lawsuit for section governments who are 'looking tot instrumentality their enactment to the adjacent level'. 

Spencer had antecedently been elected arsenic the Mayor of Alameda, serving from 2014 to 2018.