Venable held a four-page
report as he gave the results.
Venable stated, “Based on the examinations, the writer is of the opinion
that no video evidence or active covert video/audio/collection evidence
was identified in the area examined during the time of these
examinations.”
According to Venable, the person who performed the sweep is from a
company in Birmingham and is the same person hired for the Bench and
Bar, who swept the entire upstairs of the courthouse, such as offices,
judge’s chambers, courtrooms, etc., along with the bottom floors.
According to EMA Director, Paul Smith, the sweeps lasted until almost
midnight. Each department head was present and directed to ensure every
possible area was covered. more
