OPRA Request – Arrest of Kobe Jordan Watts on September 8, 2023 (Aggravated Assault, Resisting Arrest – South Amboy)
Dear Old Bridge Township,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), I respectfully request access to the following government records:
All body-worn camera footage, dash camera footage, and rear seat camera footage (if applicable) related to the arrest of Kobe Jordan Watts (22 years old, of South Amboy, NJ) on September 8, 2023.
Mr. Watts was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer, Resisting Arrest, Contempt, and Refusal to be Fingerprinted.
He was processed and remanded to the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center.
Please include footage from shortly before, during, and after officers' arrival at the scene; all interactions with Mr. Watts; the arrest process; and any transport to the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center. If multiple officers or recording devices were present, please provide footage from each.
If any footage will be withheld or redacted, please notify me in advance, provide a specific explanation for each withholding, and cite the legal basis. Given the public interest in transparency regarding incidents involving law enforcement, resisting arrest, and assaults on officers, full disclosure is essential.
I respectfully request that any associated fees be waived, as this request is made in the public interest for purposes of transparency and news reporting. If fees are necessary, please inform me first before fulfilling the request.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
woodlfilms
OPRA-Req-25-0577
Date Received: 4/28/2025
Status: Received
Applicant: Wood Films
Information Requested: Records requested:
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), I
respectfully request access to the following government records:
All body-worn camera footage, dash camera footage, and rear seat
camera footage (if applicable) related to the arrest of Kobe
Jordan Watts (22 years old, of South Amboy, NJ) on September 8 ,
2023.
Mr. Watts was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault on a
Police Officer, Resisting Arrest, Contempt, and Refusal to be
Fingerprinted.
He was processed and remanded to the Middlesex County Adult
Correction Center.
Please include footage from shortly before, during, and after
officers' arrival at the scene; all interactions with Mr. Watts;
the arrest process; and any transport to the Middlesex County
Adult Correction Center. If multiple officers or recording devices
were present, please provide footage from each.
If any footage will be withheld or redacted, please notify me in
advance, provide a specific explanation for each withholding, and
cite the legal basis. Given the public interest in transparency
regarding incidents involving law enforcement, resisting arrest,
and assaults on officers, full disclosure is essential.
I respectfully request that any associated fees be waived, as this
request is made in the public interest for purp oses of
transparency and news reporting. If fees are necessary, please
inform me first before fulfilling the request.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by
E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this
request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward
my request to that person and provide their email address to me
for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
woodlfilms
RESPONSE:
All body-worn camera footage, dash camera footage, and rear seat
camera footage (if applicable) related to the arrest of Kobe
Jordan Watts (22 years old, of South Amboy, NJ) on September 8,
2023.
Mr. Watts was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault on a
Police Officer, Resisting Arrest, Contempt, and Refusal to be
Fingerprinted.
He was processed and remanded to the Middlesex County Adult
Correction Center.
Please include footage from shortly before, during, and after
officers' arrival at the scene; all interactions with Mr. Watts;
the arrest process; and any transport to the Middlesex County
Adult Correction Center. If multiple officers or recording devices
were present, please provide footage from each.
SPECIAL SERVICE CHARGE:
BWC-
Spina- 26:17
Spina- 18:16
Spina- 20:21
Massa- 4:04
Massa- 18:11
Massa- 3:10
Machen- 9:11
Landi- 17:14
Landi- 42:42
Bucci- 23:57
DeMaio-18:08
TOTAL- 200.11 x4 is 800.44
MVR-
C. Miller Front Seat- 27:40
C. Miller Back Seat- 27:40
TOTAL-54.80 x3 is 164.40
TOTAL BWC/MVR- 164.40+800.44= 964.84 minutes or 16.085 hours
16.08 hours -4free is 12.08 Billable Hours
$64.91x 12.08 Billable Hourse=$784.11 plus an additional $2.17 for
CD cost & Mailing
TOTAL PAYMENT REQUESTED: $786.28
Options to make payment are as follows:
A: Mail check (not cash) to:
ATTN: Township Clerk
One Old Bridge Plaza
Old Bridge, NJ 08857
Please include the name, address and OPRA # number as shown above.
B: Come into the Town Hall Clerk's Office
and pay by cash (exact change required) or check.
PLEASE REMIT PAYMENT AND NOTIFY THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
ONCE THE PAYMENT IS RECEIVED THE RECORDS WILL BE RELEASED
If your request for access to a go vernment record has been denied
or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law,
you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of Old
Bridge to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a
proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint
with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial
of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free
telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ,
08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at
www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about
the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior C
ourt should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
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