A few weeks back, former president Barack Obama’s chef sadly passed away from drowning after a paddle board accident. His name was Tafari Campbell, he was 45 years old. It all happened near the Obamas’ Martha’s Vineyard estate and it was ruled an accident by the police. However, a good 10 days after the incident and the local police are still withholding basic information about the investigation. The authorities involved in the incident are rejecting any request for the identity of the only reported witness and the 911 caller. They are citing an exemption that does legally allow for the police to withhold information. As they keep investigating, they revealed that sharing info at this moment could compromise the investigation.
According to the Daily Mail, what the police are doing constitutes a federal crime as they are preventing the media from executing their First Amendment rights. To this day, chef Tafari Campbell’s passing remains a mystery that the media are desperately trying to solve. According to the Daily Mail, the police are abusing the cited Public Records Law because they have already publicly acknowledged the death as an accident and rules out foul play. One of the most important matters of this investigation are still pending, which is a toxicology report that could prove whether Campbell had drugs in his system or went through some kind of medical episode.
Dukes County Sheriff’s statement on Barack Obama’s cheff’s accident
This is what the Dukes County Sheriff’s Office had to say about withholding information on the case: “Hello. At this time, we will not be releasing any recordings or materials. The Public Records Law exempts the release of records that would probably so prejudice the possibility of effective law enforcement that such disclosure would not be in the public interest. The exemption allows investigative officials to withhold materials that could compromise investigative efforts if disclosed.” The main issue here is that even officers who were part of the initial investigation don’t get why the Sheriff’s Office is passing this message along to every media outlet. They completely understand how this is a perfect recipe for a conspiracy surrounding Barack Obama.