Michael Slager

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All personnel and disciplinary files related to Michael Slager.

I am requesting these documents in my capacity as a journalist for The Daily Beast. Here are some recent stories my organization has written about Slager:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/13/the-man-who-watched-walter-scott-die.html

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/09/walter-scott-hunted-down-like-a-deer.html

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/08/exclusive-michael-slager-s-attorney-dumped-him-as-soon-as-he-saw-video.html

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 fees cannot be waived, 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 15 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Noah Shachtman

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 30, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.