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Lawsuit alleges sheriff’s office is withholding records on DA’s work activity amid heated GOP race
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Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Lee Darragh talks about his career and his election opponent Friday, March 13, 2026, in Gainesville. Darragh has gone through four election cycles with no opposition. - photo by Scott Rogers
Gainesville attorney Blake Poole has filed a lawsuit against the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, accusing the agency of unlawfully withholding records related to District Attorney Lee Darragh’s work activity, a dispute that comes weeks before a contested Republican primary for the office.