A Decatur police officer testified Wednesday that he gave a DeKalb County mother escorted from the city’s library ample opportunity to calm down.
Sgt. Renneth Beaupierre, the superior officer at the time, told the seven-member jury that he was polite and professional as he allowed Donnetta Foster, 20, to vent about what happened at the library last October.
Foster is on trial for the charge of criminal public disturbance.
“It probably went further than I should’ve allowed it,” he said. “But I wanted to give her a chance to express herself.”
Background
Here is an article that gives background on the original situation: Donnetta Foster, Georgia Mother, Faces Jail Time For Son’s Library Giggling
Update: Ga. mother convicted in library outburst case
A jury has convicted a DeKalb County mother who was arrested after being ordered to leave a public library.
The jury deliberated for about 90 minutes Wednesday night before convicting 20-year-old Donnetta Foster on a criminal obstruction charge. She was sentenced to a year’s probation.
See: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Ga-mother-convicted-in-library-outburst-case-2171323.php