DECATUR, Ala. — The family of Steve Perkins, who was shot and killed by former Decatur police officer Mac Bailey Marquette on September 29, 2023, is reacting to the online posting of bodycam footage of the night Perkins was killed.
Previously, the bodycam footage was made available to the family by Morgan County District Attorney Scott Anderson after ALEA completed its investigation and turned over its file to the DA. In the press conference in which Mr. Anderson announced the grand jury indictment of Mac Marquette for murder, he stated he would not be publicly releasing the video because he did not want to potentially taint the jury pool.
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A member of the Perkins family released the following statement:
In the aftermath of the devastating murder of Stephen Clay Perkins, our family and the citizens of Decatur have relentlessly asked for full transparency from the Decatur Police Department regarding Stephen's murder.
Our family was granted access to body cam footage by the District Attorney’s office following the murder indictment, so we were already aware that body cam footage confirmed that Stephen was recklessly ambushed and murdered by the Decatur Police Department.
The release of this information should have come from the proper authorities, in the proper manner, so the information could be viewed objectively in the spirit of transparency and accountability
Our family continues to stand confidently in support of the facts of the case and looks forward to the time when all of the evidence is properly introduced in court so that we as a family and a community can have the opportunity to get our beloved Steve the justice he deserves.
Steve Perkins was killed after Decatur police officers responded to his home after a tow truck driver alleged that Perkins threatened him with a gun when the driver attempted to repossess Perkins's truck.