Lewis brothers' arrests

Adam Steinbaugh filed this request with the Mississippi Highway Patrol of Mississippi.
Submitted Aug. 10, 2022
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From: Adam Steinbaugh

Subject: Mississippi Public Records Act Request: Lewis brothers' arrests

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To Whom It May Concern:

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

1. Body- and dash-mounted camera or audio recordings of the August, 5, 2022, arrests of Eugene Lewis, Packer Lewis, and Darius Lewis. (See: Tansia Kenney, Mayor ‘alarmed’ and ‘disturbed’ by video of handcuffed Black man’s arrest in Mississippi, Charlotte Observer (Aug. 8, 2022), https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article264294406.html.).

2. any incident or arrest reports concerning the events described in (1).

3. Any department emails, photographs, or other documents related to the events described in (1).

4. Policies, guides, manuals, memoranda, or training materials related to the public’s ability to record MHSP officers. This request is limited to policies, guides, memoranda, or training materials currently in use or relied upon by the MHSP.

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,

Adam Steinbaugh

From: Mississippi Highway Patrol

Subject: FW: Mississippi Public Records Act Request: Lewis brothers' arrests

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It looks like this agency uploaded responsive documents to a portal or link sharing site. Our team is working on moving them over, so please check back soon.

Regarding #1, the following link was provided to the public via press release regarding the dash cam video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ilp3y53dbrgr0s7/MHSP_Vid_Full_Sync.mp4?dl=0. There is no body cam video responsive to your request.

Regarding #2 and #3, pursuant to the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. §25-61-12(2)(a) and Miss. Code Ann. §25-61-3(f) investigative reports are not subject to disclosure. Therefore, we cannot provide the records.

Regarding #4, we have no information responsive to your request.

The attached press release was also provided to the public.

*** Pursuant to Title 31, Part 5 of the Mississippi Administrative Code, all public records requests are submitted to the MS Dept. of Public Safety via publicrecords@dps.ms.gov<mailto:publicrecords@dps.ms.gov>. Requests not submitted as required are not subject to response.

The fees associated with this request have been waived.

Respectfully,
R.E. Wentworth, Legal Asst.
MS Dept. of Public Safety, Legal Dept.