THE STATE OF TEXAS D.A.

LOG NUMBER: 2460269

VS. cns TRACKING NO.:
DARIAN EVE WARD SPN: BY: KV DA NO: 002533862
914 MAIN STREET DOB: BF 04/08/1962 AGENCY:HCDAO
HOUSTON, TX 77002 DATE PREPARED: 711712018 OIR NO: 18-0007
ARREST DATE:

NCIC CODE: 739575 RELA TED CASES:

MISD CHARGE: FAILIREFUSAL OF OFFCR FOR PUB INFO
CAUSE NO: tt""
~I q BAIL: $500 PR
HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT NO: ?:.'\ %+-'" PRIOR CAUSE NO:
FIRST SETTING DATE:

IN THE NAME AND BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

The duly organized Grand Jury of Harris County, Texas, presents in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, that in Harris County, Texas
DARIAN WARD, hereafter styled the Defendant, heretofore on or about NOVEMBER 15,2017, did then and there unlawfully, with
criminal negligence, while acting as an officer for public information for the City of Houston and as an officer for public information's agent
for the City of Houston, failed and refused to give access to and to permit and provide copying of public information to Trent Seibert as
provided by the Texas Government Code Chapter 552, to wit: ALL EMAILS SENT FROM PRESS SECRETARY DARIAN WARD'S
CITY OF HOUSTON EMAIL ADDRESS FROM FEBRUARY 1,2014 TO OCTOBER 20,2017 WHOSE TOPICS DEAL WITH JOY IN
MOTION, JOY IN MOTION PRODUCTIONS, AND/OR OTHER NON-CITY AND NON CITY WORK-RELATED RELATED TOPICS
INCLUDING THE REPLY TO THOSE EMAILS BY MISREPRESENTING THE NUMBER OF EMAILS MEETING THAT
DESCRIPTION .

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AGAINST THE PEACE AND DIGNITY OF THE STATE.

FOREMAN OF THE GRAND JURY

INDICTMENT

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