The Williamson County Commissioners Court vote 4-0 to issue a lawsuit against Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody for continuing to allow “Live PD” to film after the court ordered him to stop.
The court will issue a cease and desist to Chody which requires the immediate end of all “Live PD” filming in the county, attorney Sean Breen told Community Impact Newspaper.
“It's not about what he's doing currently with ‘Live PD,’ other than he's doing it when the commissioners court made the decision based on input from the people in the county, that it's not in the best interest of the county,” Breen said. “Once that decision was made, [Chody] doesn't have the right to go out behind the back of the commissioner's court and try to undo their decision.”
The court’s approved motion is to file a lawsuit against Chody, in his official capacity as Williamson County Sheriff and in his individual capacity, in relation to his unauthorized acts of contracting with Big Fish Entertainment, LLC for the use Williamson County facilities, vehicles and property for the purpose of filming, producing and/or publishing “Live PD;” and to further authorize the joinder of any necessary parties and the addition of any other claims that may become necessary in the future, it read.
