As the nation turned its attention to golfer Tiger Woods after his DUI arrest on Jupiter Island on March 27, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office received a flurry of requests for the videos and other public records.
All those requests generated $3,000 for the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, which estimated it would cost $1,337.50 to gather all the materials and redact information that Florida’s public records laws don’t require to be released.
Here are five things to know about the records request frenzy:
Jack Lemnus is a TCPalm enterprise reporter. Contact him at jack.lemnus@tcpalm.com, 772-409-1345, or follow him on X @JackLemnus.
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Florida sheriff’s office generates $3,000 from Tiger Woods DUI videos
Reporting by Jack Lemnus, Treasure Coast Newspapers / Treasure Coast Newspapers
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
