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Greensboro judge to decide if police body camera video from city manager's 'family disorder' will be made public

Greensboro judge to decide if police body camera video from city manager's 'family disorder' will be made public
GIRL WAS NOT HURT. IN TONIGHT’S 12 INVESTIGATES, A JUDGE COULD SOON DECIDE WHETHER THE PUBLIC WILL SEE BODY CAM VIDEO FROM THE NIGHT POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE HOME OF GREENSBORO CITY MANAGER TAIWO JAIYEOBA. STILL UNCLEAR EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT HOME THAT EVENING. HOWEVER, POLICE SAY THE CITY MANAGER AND HIS TWO ADULT DAUGHTERS ALL SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. WXII 12 JOSHUA DAVIS HAS A RECAP OF WHAT HAPPENED IN COURT TODAY. THE ARGUMENTS BASICALLY BOILED DOWN TO IF INFORMATION IN THAT FOOTAGE IS TOO SENSITIVE FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW AND KEEP IN MIND THAT AT THIS POINT, THE COURT HAS YET TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION. A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE NEWS AND RECORD KICKS THINGS OFF BY GOING THROUGH WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS, STARTING FROM WHEN ONE OF GREENSBORO CITY MANAGERS, TAIWO JAIYEOBA. HIS DAUGHTERS, INITIALLY CALLED POLICE LAST DECEMBER TO WHEN THE BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE WAS RECENTLY RELEASED TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. HE CALLED INTO QUESTION A CALL BETWEEN THE CITY MANAGER AND GREENSBORO POLICE CHIEF, JOHN THOMPSON, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE. AMONG OTHER UNANSWERED QUESTIONS, CITY ATTORNEYS FIRED BACK, SAYING THE NINE HOURS OF FOOTAGE HOLD SENSITIVE INFORMATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER’S FAMILY. THEY ALSO SHOT DOWN THE IDEA HE WAS GIVEN PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT BY POLICE AND VOICED CONCERNS OF THE PRECEDENT THIS CASE COULD SET. WE WANT FULL TRANSPARENCY. WE WANT EVERYBODY TO SEE IT AND MAKE A DECISIONS ON THEIR OWN, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING THE CITY COUNCIL TELL PEOPLE PATERNALISTIC LEE. ITS OKAY, WE’VE LOOKED AT THE PRECEDENT THAT THIS WOULD SET TO RELEASE THIS TYPE OF VIDEO, THAT ANY TIME POLICE COME INTO YOUR HOUSE FOR A PRIVATE DOMESTIC INCIDENT, IT MAY BE OUT THERE LIKE REALITY TV. THAT IS NOT A PRECEDENT THAT WE WANT TO SET FOR GREENSBORO ATTORNEYS ALLUDED TO THE FOOTAGE BEING SO LONG BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE POLICE INTERVIEWS WITH THE FAMILY. THE COURT IS TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW THE FOOTAGE AND THEN THEY’LL RECONVENE AND MAKE THAT FINAL DECISION IN GREENSBORO. I’
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Greensboro judge to decide if police body camera video from city manager's 'family disorder' will be made public
A judge could soon decide if body camera video from the night police were called to the home of Greensboro City Manager Taiwo Jaieyoeba will be made public. Top Stories11 people charged following search at Greensboro club, North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement saysNorth Carolina man charged with arson after setting home on fire with people inside, Randolph County deputies sayTriad man, previously arrested for abducting Thomasville high schooler, arrested for child sex crimes Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here Lawyers met for a hearing on Monday. The argument focused on whether potential information in the footage is too sensitive for the public to know. Mike Tadych, a representative for the Greensboro News and Record, went through what is believed to be a timeline of events. This started when Jaieyeoba's daughters initially called the police and continued when the body camera footage was released to city council members. Tadych also called into question a call that allegedly took place between the city manager and Greensboro's police chief afterward. "Chief Thompson asked him if someone had contacted 911," Tadych said. "Chief Thompson then spoke with the first responding officer on the scene and instructed them to de-escalate the situation."Tadych said this is just one of the many questions that could be answered if the footage was released. Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts"We want full transparency," said Amiel Rossabi, the representative for the Greensboro Police Officers Association. "We want everybody to see it and make the decisions on their own, as opposed to having the City Council tell people paternalistically it's OK. We looked at it." City attorneys then fired back, saying the nine hours of footage held information not meant for the public. "This occurred in a private home after hours between family members," said Andrea Harrell, the senior assistant city attorney. "There's a lot of sensitive material, health information, there's juveniles right within a good portion of the video."Attorneys also shot down the idea that the city manager was given preferential treatment by police and voiced concerns about the precedent this case could set. So far, the court has not yet made a final ruling in this case. NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

A judge could soon decide if body camera video from the night police were called to the home of Greensboro City Manager Taiwo Jaieyoeba will be made public.

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Lawyers met for a hearing on Monday. The argument focused on whether potential information in the footage is too sensitive for the public to know.

Mike Tadych, a representative for the Greensboro News and Record, went through what is believed to be a timeline of events.

This started when Jaieyeoba's daughters initially called the police and continued when the body camera footage was released to city council members.

Tadych also called into question a call that allegedly took place between the city manager and Greensboro's police chief afterward.

"Chief Thompson asked him if someone had contacted 911," Tadych said. "Chief Thompson then spoke with the first responding officer on the scene and instructed them to de-escalate the situation."

Tadych said this is just one of the many questions that could be answered if the footage was released.

Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts

"We want full transparency," said Amiel Rossabi, the representative for the Greensboro Police Officers Association. "We want everybody to see it and make the decisions on their own, as opposed to having the City Council tell people paternalistically it's OK. We looked at it."

City attorneys then fired back, saying the nine hours of footage held information not meant for the public.

"This occurred in a private home after hours between family members," said Andrea Harrell, the senior assistant city attorney. "There's a lot of sensitive material, health information, there's juveniles right within a good portion of the video."

Attorneys also shot down the idea that the city manager was given preferential treatment by police and voiced concerns about the precedent this case could set.

So far, the court has not yet made a final ruling in this case.

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