Brady Offense No. 1632168525 - 1033862013

Jordan Sidebottom

Prescott Valley Police Department

7601 E. Civic Circle

Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314

+1 928-772-9261

https://www.prescot…

Date of Offense

November 1, 2017

Offense(s)

None Provided

Official Statement

Officer Jordan Sidebottom resigned in lieu of termination after a November 2017 finding by the Prescott Valley Police Department that Officer Sidebottom violated departmental policies including engaging in dishonest actions failing to be entirely truthful during an investigation into Sidebottom’s conduct and making false and misleading statements. The alleged violations occurred in connection with an alleged post-arrest personal relationship between Officer Sidebottom and a criminal suspect and the subsequent Prescott Valley PD investigation into said alleged personal relationship.

Arizona Public Records Law

§39-121 et seq.

The Arizona Public Records Law has been in existence for more than 100 years and mandates that all public records be open to inspection by any person at all times during office hours. Public records include books, papers, maps, photographs or other documentary materials. Lake v. City of Phoenix recently established that digital meta-data, attached to files stored in any electronic form are considered part of that document and are thus subject to open records requests.

The Arizona Public Records Law does have some exceptions which include: student records, research records, donor information, or if the release of a record would constitute an invasion of personal privacy and that invasion outweighs the public’s right to know, of if the disclosure of a record is detrimental to the best interests of the state. Arizona law also requires individuals who are making a FOIA request for commercial purposes to state those purposes.

Brady Offense No. 1632168525 - 1033862013

Date of Offense

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