Sheriff Data Collection Request (2021)

Kent Hoover filed this request on behalf of Samuel Sinyangwe with the Bradley County Sheriff of Bradley County, TN.
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force and year used in 2021 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2021, baton incidents in 2021, etc.). Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in each year were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.

2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

6. the total number of officer involved shootings in 2021, both fatal and non-fatal.

When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data for each item in this request in spreadsheet format. If individualized data are unavailable, please send information that includes aggregate statistics for the item instead.

Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints alleging police misconduct, please do not include complaints filed by one officer/the department against another officer.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Kent Hoover, a citizen of Tennessee, in coordination with Samuel Sinyangwe.

From: Bradley County Sheriff

Mr. Hoover,

Per your public records request submitted to the Bradley County Sheriff's Office on April 30, 2024, attached is an electronic copy of responsive records. Pursuant to the Open Records Act, Bradley County must respond using the form developed by the Office of Open Records Counsel. Tennessee Code Annotated § 10-7-503(a) provides the following:

(2)(B) The custodian of a public record or the custodian’s designee shall promptly make available for inspection any public record not specifically exempt from disclosure. In the event it is not practicable for the record to be promptly available for inspection, the custodian staff shall within seven (7) business days:
(i) Make such information available to the requestor;
(ii) Deny the request in writing or by completing a records request response form developed by the office of open records counsel. The response shall include the basis for the denial; or
(iii) Furnish the requestor a completed records request response form developed by the office of open records counsel stating the time reasonably necessary to produce such record or information.
In accordance with the above-cited law, this email is being sent to provide you with a completed records request response. Per your request, the responsive report is enclosed herein. If you have any issues with accessing the responsive attachment to this email, please let me know and the responsive records can be sent by regular mail. Since no records are being duplicated by the County, no fees will be required for this request response.

Sincerely,

Crystal R. Freiberg

Bradley County Attorney

P.O. Box 1167

Cleveland, TN 37364-1167

(423)728-7160

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