RALEIGH, N.C. -- A judge has partially granted the release of some private records in the cases involving three law enforcement officers charged with beating a homeless Raleigh man.
- Troopers Michael Blake and Tabithia Davis and Deputy Cameron Broadwell face felony assault charges.
- Hinton was walking in north Raleigh when he was allegedly attacked by officers.
- All documents related to the medical records of the officers will be preserved.
Judge Graham Shirley granted the state's motion which asked for the private internal affairs records from law enforcement agencies where the officers served, and statements the officers made about the incident, be released to him.
However, Shirley said he will still need to review them before he decides what's fair game in trial.
Troopers Michael Blake and Tabithia Davis and Deputy Cameron Broadwell face felony assault charges for beating Kyron Hinton back in April.
Hinton said he was walking in north Raleigh when he was attacked by the law enforcement.
MORE: Read previous stories on the case.
The prosecution thinks the release of these records are important for justice in this case -- saying these officers could actually face more charges for failing to report that they used force in the incident report, when clearly in recently released audio, at least one of the officers admits to using force.
However, the defense argued that the officers were told by their superiors to make those statements.
Another motion made by the defense was also granted by Shirley today.
All documents related to the medical records of the officers will be preserved.