SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) A judge in Santa Fe is ordering an Albuquerque television station to turn over raw video of its interview with a Farmington man who was shot when a title-loan company's workers tried to repossess his vehicle. The civil case involves a lawsuit filed by Henry Clay, who was interviewed by KRQE-TV.
District Judge Sarah M. Singleton on Monday ordered the station to turn over unedited outtakes for use as evidence sought by the title-loan company, Community Loans of America. The company owns New Mexico Title Loans of New Mexico.
KRQE attorney Marty Esquivel argued that raw interview footage is privileged material that the station shouldn't have to surrender, but Singleton ruled that the information is relevant to Clay's credibility and can't be obtained from another means.
