Media General Operations, Inc. v. St. Lawrence

MERCIER, Judge.

This appeal is from the trial court’s judgment declaring that the sheriff and the district attorney of Chatham County are not required *429to release to Media General Operations, Inc. d/b/a WSAV-TV certain records under the Open Records Act, because the records sought come within the “pending prosecution” exemption to disclosure. We agree and affirm the trial court’s judgment.

On January 1,2015, Matthew Ajibade was arrested and taken to the Chatham County Detention Center. Ajibade died at the detention center on January 1, 2015 or January 2, 2015, while he was in the custody of the…