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Response from Whitfield County Sheriff Scott Chitwood on complaints for violation of state law Re: Dalton open records *Kasey Carpenter

The below email from Sheriff Chitwood was received here on October 14, 2020 at 9:30 AM. It was actually two complaints. Both here [1]. We also spoke on the telephone when I called him before I saw his email to me.

Sheriff Scott Chitwood. Photo, WCSD

 

“Your complaint was received, but after reading over it, the Whitfield Co. Sheriffs’ Office would not oversee such a complaint. Your attention should be directed to the City of Dalton.”

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Update: 17 Nov 2020: I sent the complaints to the Whitfield County area District Attorney [2] the same day I received the above answer from the Whitfield County Sheriff. But, we think it important to note the guidelines provided by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on how they get involved in an investigation. From the GBI website, FAQ page [3]:

Frequently Asked Questions