July 30, 2026
Original written IPRA + preservation request
MCSO acknowledges the request and promises a response within the extended period it states.
IPRA / Records History
FOLLOW THE PAPER TRAIL.
MCSO RECORDS
CALANDRA ELLIOTT
Records Manager · McKinley County Sheriff’s Office
The records contact identified in this project’s IPRA materials.
OPEN THE IPRA STARTER KIT →August 14, 2026
Day-15 demand and report production
The correspondence packet documents the demand, report production, follow-ups for remaining categories, redaction/withholding questions, and the DA-status discrepancy.
August 15, 2026
Benally supplemental request
Unit 32 / Sgt. Savannah Benally is identified and her recordings, metadata, audit information, and preservation are requested.
August 17, 2026
MCSO says it will search its records
Chief Deputy Eric Jim says MCSO will search for the additional requested information.
August 21, 2026
Later production and closure response
The packet documents the follow-up, MCSO’s production/closure response, and the subsequent conflict raised with the earlier statement that no supplemental information existed.