"A recent video from an incident in Tempe has raised concerns in our community, and I take those concerns seriously. Before jumping to conclusions, I ask the public to consider the full context of this incident. What is not evident in some of the videos — and what could not have been known to responding officers — is that the woman and another individual who was with her were initially attempting to stop a fight. When officers arrived, they observed two men who were struggling with each other. The situation was active, chaotic, and did not allow for a slow, considered review of events — the type of review my office had the benefit of conducting. After that review, we determined that there was not a reasonable likelihood of conviction for the felony charges. Let me explain what that means, and, perhaps more importantly, what it does not mean. Whether there is a "reasonable likelihood of conviction" is a prosecutorial determination of whether a jury will unanimously find someone guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. What it is not is a finding that an officer’s actions were wrong or violated policy, nor is it a finding that the accused was in the right or in the wrong. In this case, after my senior staff and I reviewed the totality of the evidence, we did not believe a jury would convict, beyond a reasonable doubt, on felony charges, which is what my office prosecutes. It is the responsibility of the city prosecutor to determine if any misdemeanor charges are warranted." - County Attorney @Rachel1Mitchell