The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press obtained a recently unsealed 31-page transcript of the 2021 hearing. The transcript for the first time publicly provides details about the incidents logged in the officer's personnel record and the arguments made about how that should factor into a bond determination.
Circuit Court Judge Court Judge Margaret Poles Spencer barred the press and public from attending the April 2021 hearing at which prosecutors sought to revoke bond for Newport News Police Sgt. Albin Trevor Pearson, who was charged with murder. The Daily Press and The Virginian-Pilot had challenged the judge’s decision to close the hearing.