{"id":65449,"date":"2025-12-19T18:07:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/65449\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T18:07:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:07:47","slug":"devlin-gives-official-statement-on-woodard-case-decision-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/65449\/","title":{"rendered":"Devlin Gives Official Statement on Woodard Case Decision | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Daria Devlin.png\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"332\" height=\"242\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>Erie\u2019s Mayor-Elect, Daria Devlin has issued a statement following the district attorney\u2019s decision in the case of Marchello Woodard, calling the moment \u201cserious\u201d and reflective of the community\u2019s demand for accountability and transparency.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging that no decision can ease the pain of Woodard\u2019s loved ones, the mayor expressed hope that the ruling brings some measure of closure. The statement thanked the district attorney for her work and emphasized the mayor\u2019s commitment to listening, leading with compassion, and fostering unity in Erie.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming months, the mayor\u2019s office plans to create opportunities for \u201cconversation, healing, and progress,\u201d noting that justice is not defined by a single moment but by ongoing efforts to ensure safety and equity for all residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the Woodards and those closest to Marchello, I see you, and I stand with you,\u201d the statement read, while also thanking community members who continued to call for justice. The mayor urged Erie residents to come together, listen, and support one another, pledging to work toward a city where \u201ceveryone feels safe, valued, and heard.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Erie\u2019s Mayor-Elect, Daria Devlin has issued a statement following the district attorney\u2019s decision in the case of Marchello&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65450,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1525,136,138,137,4636,17553,34869],"class_list":["post-65449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-daria-devlin","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-marchello-woodard","tag-mayor-elect","tag-official-statement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}