When I started this blog I indicated we would talk about the stuff you don't see on television. Today is a perfect example of that.
For the last two weeks I had been in discussions with Scott Moorey, David Baugher's attorney. I wanted to interview David Baugher following his plea deal Tuesday. From the start I'm told Baugher was interested. We had confirmation last Friday and moments after a judge sentenced Baugher Tuesday that he would follow through with an interview Wednesday morning.
Very rarely does the Lee County Sheriff's office allow for interviews of inmates. In this case, since his legal issues we're over and the felon agreed to the interview, it was granted. Waterman Broadcasting had even made preparations to pay for two deputies (security) to sit in the room with us for the interview.
Unfortunately, Baugher changed his mind just minutes before the interview on Wednesday. His attorney told us, "He had apologized and he wanted to put this behind him."
While Baugher is trying to look forward... I believe the interview would have helped Stacie Davis's family get out of the past. They all have questions as to why and how the murder happened. Baugher would have had the opportunity to come clean. And at the same time he would have been given the opportunity to be a little more convincing in his apology. (In court Tuesday the only thing he said to the family was "I'm extremely sorry... Very very sorry.")
Wednesday was frustrating for me as a journalist. It's not about losing an exclusive interview. It's about losing the other side of the story.
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