Re: Factual Error in your Jeff Gray Story - Saturday, May 21st, 2016

Grant Stern <grantstern@gmail.com>

Sun, May 22, 2016 at 9:01 AM
To: jared.keever@staugustine.com
Cc: delinda.fogel@staugustine.com, Craig.Richardson@staugustine.com
Bcc: mgray9937 <tgray9937@hotmail.com>, Thomas Covenant <thomc354@gmail.com>, Carlos Miller
<carlosmiller@magiccitymedia.com>, Lesley McKinney <Lmckinney@jacksonvillelawyer.pro>, Eric Friday
<efriday@fletcherandphillips.com>, Eric McDonough <phd2b05@gmail.com>
Dear Sir,
I noticed that you mentioned Mr. Gray being inside a school zone, and saying that recent charges had been cleared
by filing of No Information but in actuality, factually, there was a lengthy memo filed by the prosecutor.
http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2016-05-21/jeff-gray-suing-st-johns-county-sheriffs-office#.V0GV_ZD3aK1
What you wrote about is a circumstance factually different from a prosecutors No Information which is a brief
statement and is usually referred to as a Prosecutors Closeout Memo and has 3 pages recounting the incident:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/310776347/Jeff-Gray-Closeout-Memo
The memo is unusually detailed and contains the below lengthy conclusion, which also bears publication in the
Monday morning edition when you make your published correction of this factual mistake and material omission on
the story you released late this past Saturday night:
In conclusion, there is no evidence that at any point during the March 14, 2016 incident Mr. Gray entered or remained
on St. Johns County School Board property after having been warned not to trespass, therefore, 810.09 (Trespass
in structure or conveyance) and 810.08 (Trespass on property other than structure or conveyance) do not apply as
Mr. Gray did not enter onto the premises of St. Augustine High School or any of its structures. Second, at the time of
his arrest, Mr. Gray was standing on a public sidewalk within the school safety zone holding a sign in protest. There is
no evidence or testimony that could lead a person to a reasonable belief that Mr. Gray was preparing to commit a
crime or was engaged in harassing students, and therefore, 810.0975(c)1 does not apply. There is no testimony or
evidence that Mr. Grays conduct disrupted or disturbed any of the students of St. Augustine High School on March
14, 2016. After considering all of the evidence and testimony concerning this particular incident, given the totality of
the circumstances in this case, the evidence does not meet the standards established for criminal prosecution. Benjamin J. Rich - Assistant State Attorney
Very Truly Yours,
Grant Stern
cc: Publisher Delinda Fogel, Editor Craig Richardson
PS: The lawsuit against St. Johns Sheriffs is for their violation of Privacy Law, not specifically relating to the unlawful
arrest in front of St. Augustine High School which was highly publicized in your news outlet. If the dropping of charges
wasnt given similar coverage, it might simply be easier to note the factual correction of your Saturday night story in
your news coverage of the Prosecutors detailed Closeout Memo.