The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a district court ruling ordering Jefferson County Attorney Chauncey Moulding to remove Jefferson County Sheriff Bart Richmond from the county’s Brady-Giglio list. 

A Brady-Giglio list is a prosecutor-maintained record of law enforcement officers whose past conduct may raise credibility concerns in criminal cases. The Iowa Supreme Court rejected constitutional challenges brought by the Jefferson County Attorney. 

The dispute began after an OWI arrest in April of 2024 involving Fairfield police officers and a Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy. According to court records, body camera footage showed the deputy grab a handcuffed passenger and forcefully shove his head down toward a vehicle trunk during an argument. 

Moulding reviewed the footage and asked Richmond if the deputy’s conduct violated the sheriff’s office use-of-force policy. After a series of communications, Moulding placed Richmond on the county’s Brady-Giglio list, asserting that Richmond’s conduct during the investigation cast doubt on his judgement.

The district court found that Richmond’s actions did not constitute actual deceit or dishonesty, and ordered Richmond’s name removed from the list. The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed that ruling. The case centered on whether Iowa’s judicial-review process for Brady-Giglio list placement is constitutional.