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The report on this investigation was completed on December 7th,
2011. The information you are about to read was never submitted to a
grand jury by Attorney General Tom Horne.
Attorney General Tom Horne
determined that his office would not prosecute the multiple abuses of
the ACJIS system and other actions outline below.
Abusing
the ACJIS is a felony, and other officers in Arizona have been fired and
decertified by AZPOST for as little as one documented abuse.
AZPOST, The La Paz County Sheriff, the Quartzsite Town Council, and Town Manager protected Police Chief Jeff Gilbert while his office engaged in the conduct outlined below:
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DPS DR 2011-027462
In the first week of May
2011, there were allegations that Quartzsite Police Department (QPD)
Chief Jeffery Gilbert misused the Arizona Criminal Justice Information
System (ACJIS) between 2008 and 2011. Also there was an
allegation that the Town Manager’s, Alex Taft, signature was
“whited-out” on a leave request form and was presented back to the
officer’s supervisor as Alex Taft did not approve the leave.
On May 20, 2011, QPD Officer
Ruben Villafana, #Q37, had a meeting with Gilbert. Villafana felt
Gilbert threatened him with his job if he did not with draw his
statements against Gilbert.
Around June 2, 2011, QPD
Officer Herlen Yeomans, #Q38, had an administrative interview regarding
the issues alleged in the officers’s complaints. Yeomans
stated prior to his interview he felt QPD Sergeant Xavier Frausto, #Q15,
threatened him in an attempt to change his testimony.
On June 21, 2008, Town of
Quartzsite Mayor Ed Foster requested the Arizona Department of Public
Safety to look into the criminal allegations. DPS Special Investigations Unit Detective Peter White, #4932, was assigned as the lead detective.
The Investigative Report was
prepared by Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Investigations
(SIU) Unit Detective Peter M. White, #4932. A Supplemental Report was
prepared by DPS SIU Detective Jeff Brown, #4878
According to the report:
Suspect
1. Name Jeffrey Lloyd Gilbert
Date-of-Birth 54
Physical Description Caucasian, 5’06”, 150, black hair, brown eyes
Residence Address 305 North Plymouth Avenue, Quartzsite, Arizona
Phone Number 928-927-4644
Employment Chief of Police Quartzsite, Arizona
Alleged Charges: One (1) Count of Influencing a witness, A.R.S. § 13-2802
One (1) Count of Tampering with a Public Document A.R.S. § 13-2407A2
Unauthorized access to criminal history, A.R.S. § 41-1756A2
2. Name Xavier Frausto
Date-of-Birth 58
Physical Description Hispanic Male, 5’07”, 160, black hair, brown eyes
Residence Address 305 North Plymouth Avenue, Quartzsite, Arizona
Phone Number None
Employment Sergeant Quartzsite Police Department
Alleged Charges: One (1) Count of Tampering with a witness, A.R.S. § 13-2804A
Victims
1. Name Officer Ruben Villafana, #Q37
Age 30
Occupation Police Officer
Employer Quartzsite Police Department
Employer 305 North Plymouth Avenue
Address: Quartzsite, Arizona
Telephone: 928-927-4644
Involvement: Victim of Influencing a witness by Chief Jeff Gilbert
2. Name Officer Herlen Yeomans, #Q38
Age 35
Occupation Police Officer
Employer Quartzsite Police Department
Employer 305 North Plymouth Avenue
Address: Quartzsite, Arizona
Telephone: 928-927-4644
Involvement: Victim of Influencing a witness by Sergeant Xavier Frausto
Witness List/Investigative Lead
1. Jennifer Marie Jones, 45, Post Office Box 1320, Quartzsite, Arizona 85346, 928-785-6318
Quartzsite Police Department
305 North Plymouth Avenue
Quartzsite, Arizona 85346
(928) 927-4644
1. Sergeant William Ponce, #Q29
2. Sergeant Fabiola Garcia, #Q42
3. Sergeant James Schultz, #Q20
4. Officer Stephen Frakes, #Q21
5. Officer Michelle Norris, #Q25
6. Officer Heriberto Dominguez, #Q34
7. Officer James Kemp, #Q35
8. Officer Felipe Rodriguez, #Q36
9. Officer Alejandro Ruvalcaba, #Q40
10. Reserve Officer Candi Conley, #Q44
11. Police Assistant Linda Conley
Town of Quartzsite
465 North Plymouth Avenue
Quartzsite, Arizona 85346
(928) 927-4333
1. Town Manager, Alexandra Taft
Investigator List
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Special Investigations Unit
2339 North 20th Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85005
(602) 223-2110
1. Detective Peter White, #4932; Lead Detective
2. Detective Ron Baroldy, #4767; Assisted with interviews
3. Detective Jennifer Borquez, #6138; Assisted with interviews
4. Detective Jeff Brown, #4878; Assisted with interviews
Initial Conditions
During the first week of May
2011, Quartzsite Police Department (QPD) Chief Jeffery Gilbert, #Q1,
asked QPD Police Assistant Linda Conley to gather all offense reports
pertaining to Jennifer Jones and John Jones for the Insurance Pool. Linda
Conley discovered there had been numerous Arizona Criminal Justice
Information System (ACJIS) checks on Jennifer Jones and John Jones. Linda Conley requested an ACJIS Log Scan from January 2008 until May of 2011. During
Linda Conley’s review of the log scan she found out there were 263
ACJIS checks on John Jones in a two year period, 109 ACJIS checks on
Jennifer Jones in a two year period and 58 ACJIS checks on Russell Sias
in a 2 year period.
On May 10, 2011, members of
the Quartzite Police Officers Association (QPOA) composed a letter with
allegations of misconduct by Gilbert.
On May 11, 2011, the letter
was hand delivered to Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training
(AZPOST) requesting an investigation. The letter outlined some of the following allegations against Gilbert:
· White-out
of the town manager’s signature on their leave request forms, giving
the appearance the town manager had not previously approved the initial
request
· Violating medical privacy acts under federal law
· Uses
his authority as the Chief to intimidate both officers and members of
the community if they disagree with his methodology and political
affiliation
· Gilbert
uses, or orders members of the department to use the National Crime
Information Computer to find dirt on political candidates or citizens
supporting candidates the Chief dislikes
· Friends of the Chief who have warrants for their arrests are not placed in custody
· Officers are ordered to make traffic stops and arrest or cite citizens who the Chief believes are against him
· Disciplines members of the department he deems are unfit in front of others
· Promotes those who are loyal/friends of his in violation of department/human resource rules and policies
On May 20, 2011, QPD Officer
Ruben Villafana, #Q37, had a meeting with Gilbert. Villafana felt
Gilbert threatened him with his job if he did not with draw his
statements against Gilbert.
Around June 2, 2011, QPD
Officer Herlen Yeomans, #Q38, had an administrative interview regarding
the issues alleged in the officers complaints. Yeomans
stated prior to his interview he felt QPD Sergeant Xavier Frausto, #Q15,
threatened him in an attempt to change his testimony before the
interviewers.
An undated letter was composed by Mayor Ed Foster, addressed to Alex Taft, Quartzsite Town Manager, and was received by the Quartzsite Town Manager’s office on June 3, 2011. Mayor
Foster letter indicated he became aware Frausto threatened Yeomans
prior to Yeomans’s testimony and prior to the administrative
investigation.
Notification
Mayor Foster composed an
undated letter to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS)
requesting DPS to conduct a criminal investigation of Gilbert on the
basis of the allegations of criminal acts on the part of Chief Gilbert
by the QPOA. Foster requested the investigation to center
on the criminal investigation and Quartzsite would handle the
administrative aspects. The letter addressed the documents
could be obtained from Sergeant William Ponce or by John Stairs, Vice
President of the Arizona Coalition of Police and Sheriffs (AZCOPS).
On Tuesday, June 21, 2011,
Arizona Department of Public Safety Special Investigations Unit
Detective Peter M. White, #4932, spoke with AZ DPS SIU Sergeant Brian
DeSanti, #5550.
DeSanti advised White of a request by the Mayor of Quartzsite, Ed Foster, to look into criminal allegations regarding Gilbert.
Supportive Documents V.1
Investigative Actions
On Wednesday, June 22, 2011,
White spoke with QPD Sergeant William Ponce, #Q29, via the telephone and
set up a meeting to obtain the paperwork containing the criminal
allegations regarding Chief Gilbert.
On Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at approximately 0805 hours, SIU Detective Jeff Brown, #4878, and White drove to Quartzsite, Arizona. At
approximately 1020 hours White and Brown met with Ponce at the
McDonalds Restaurant, located at 1241 West Main Street, Quartzsite,
Arizona. Ponce provided White with the following paperwork outlining the allegations regarding Chief Gilbert:
· Undated letter from Foster to Taft pertaining to an allegation of a threat toward Yeomans by Frausto
· Memorandum
from the QPOA dated May 10, 2011, requesting and investigation
concerning misconduct by Gilbert with names and signatures from the
members of the QPOA, and notes made during the meeting with Ponce on
June 28, 2011
· Undated
Memorandum from the QPOA to Taft, regarding members of the QPOA
requesting representation for their interviews with the town
· Memorandum
dated May 26, 2011, to the Mayor, members of the town council and town
manager from members of the QPD regarding a vote of no confidence of
Gilbert.
· Memorandum
dated November 16, 2010, from Gilbert to Ponce regarding use of sick
leave for Officers Heriberto Dominguez and Officer James Kemp
· Memorandum dated April 4, 2011 from Gilbert to patrol personnel regarding a Patrol Sergeant position
· Memorandum dated April 4, 2011 from Gilbert to patrol personnel regarding a Task Force position
· Copy
of Kemp’s request for leave with Ponce’s signature dated November 1,
2010, with an illegible signature of Taft’s that was allegedly
“whited-out”
· Copy of Kemp’s request for leave signed by Taft on November 2, 2010
· Copy of Kemp’s request for leave dated December 12, 2010
· Memorandum from Kemp to Ponce, Gilbert and Taft regarding his leave request.
· Kemp’s time sheets dated October 30, 2010 and November 13, 2010
· Dominguez’s leave request signed August 10, 2010
· Dominguez’s time sheets dated September 4, 2010, September 18, 2010 and October 2, 2010
· Individual letters from the members of the QPOA containing their criminal and internal misconduct allegations against Gilbert
· Copy
of La Paz County Narcotics Task Force Report #T2010-072 pertaining to a
voter fraud investigation of Sean Eric Austin; Vito Frederick Austin;
Ann Lori Austin; Mark David Dudley; Karen F. Gay; Chaunce Willis
Hamilton; Patricia Ann Mariabella; Richard Raymond Olson; Dorothy Ann
Sherrard; Victor E. Sherrard; and Russell K. Sias
Supportive Documents V.2
On Wednesday, June 29, 2011,
White was present at a conference call in DPS General Investigations
Unit (GIU) Sergeant Tony Mapp’s, #4381, office. Also present in the
office was DPS SIU Detective Ron Baroldy, #4767. The call was from a male subject who identified himself to be Dean Taylor and Mayor Ed Foster. Foster
was requesting an additional charge of disorderly conduct be
investigated due to an incident at the Quartzsite Town Meeting that
occurred on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. He said the incident was video taped. White
reviewed the video of the incident on the Qtown news website. The phone
call was digitally recorded shortly after the phone call started to its
conclusion as digital file #DS500019. The digital
recording was downloaded to a compact disc (CD). White was originally assigned this allegation to expand his investigation. Later Baroldy was assigned this allegation to be a separate investigation. This CD was later given to Baroldy.
On Thursday, June 30, 2011,
White obtained the terminal operator certification numbers (TOC) of the
QPD personnel from the DPS Access Integrity Unit.
Supportive Documents V.3
On Wednesday, July 6, 2011,
White contacted DPS Intelligence Research Specialist Sonia Limon, #4977,
and requested Arizona Criminal Justice Information System (ACJIS) log
scan starting from 2009 until July 2011. White requested the ACJIS scan
logs be conducted on the following individuals: John
Jones; Jennifer Jones; Sean Austin; Lori Austin; Vito Austin; Michael
Roth; Richard Oldham; Russell Sias; and Chaunce Hamilton. These individuals were pointed out in the letters from the officers as the individuals that were targeted by Gilbert.
White reviewed the letters submitted by the officers, and found the following criminal allegations: Quartzsite Town Manager Alex Taft’s, signature was “whited-out” on
QPD Officer James Kemp’s,
#Q35, leave request form, misuse of ACJIS, and Frausto threatened
Yeomans prior to Yeomans’s administrative interview.
The letters also made an
allegation that an investigation of the allegation of sexual misconduct
regarding a former QPD Officer, Josh Star, was never conducted.
On Thursday, July 7, 2011,
White contacted the Arizona Odbudsmen’s Office, and the Arizona Attorney
Generals (AG’s) Office and inquired into the Open Meeting Laws. The information was forwarded to Baroldy.
On Tuesday, July 12, 2011, White received the 2010 ACJIS Log Scan dated December 27, 2009 through August 1, 2010.
Supportive Documents V.4.1
Supportive Documents V.4.2
Supportive Documents V.4.3
Supportive Documents V.4.4
On Wednesday, July 13, 2011, White contacted the AG’s office and inquired about the open meeting law. This information was given to Baroldy.
On Thursday, July 14, 2011, White contacted DPS Computer Forensic Unit Sergeant Brett Farrar, #3447. White requested a copy of a Youtube video of the June 28, 2011, Quartzsite Town Meeting incident. White obtained the copy of the video. The copy of the video was later turned over to Baroldy.
On Wednesday, July 20, 2011, White received the ACJIS Log Scan dated August 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010.
Supportive Documents V.5
On Wednesday, July 20, 2011,
Mapp and White had a conference call with the AG’s Office Ted Campagnolo
pertaining to the June 28, 2011, Quartzsite Town Meeting and
allegations of disorderly conduct and members of the QPD. Campagnolo
stated he did not see the video of the meeting however others in the
AG’s Office had a discussion and they did not see anything that rose to a
criminal level. This information was forwarded to Baroldy.
On Thursday, July 21, 2011,
White received the ACJIS Log Scans dated January 1, 2009, through
November 16, 2009, and November 16, 2009, through December 31, 2009.
Supportive Documents V.6.1
Supportive Documents V.6.2
Supportive Documents V.6.3
Supportive Documents V.7
On Tuesday, July 26, 2011,
White received the ACJIS Log Scans dated January 1, 2011 through July
21, 2011, through December 31, 2009, and January 1, 2011 through July
21, 2011.
Supportive Document V.8
White reviewed the ACJIS Log Scans, highlighted the names ran and entered the data onto a spread sheet.
Supportive Document V.9
Supportive Document V.10
Supportive Document V.11
There were missing pages on the 2010 ACJIS Log Scan. On Tuesday, August 2, 2011, White requested another 2010 ACJIS Log Scan.
On Wednesday, August 3, 2011, White received the 2010 ACJIS Log Scan. White reviewed the log scan and entered the data into a spread sheet.
Supportive Document V.12
On Thursday, August 18, 2011, at approximately 0811 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal interview with Ponce. The interview pertained to Ponce’s knowledge of alleged criminal misconduct by Gilbert. Brown assisted with the interview. Ponce agreed to the interview. The
audio interview was recorded in two parts as digital files #DS500209,
part 1 of 2, and #DS500106, part 2 of 2, and stored on digital video
discs (DVD)(evidence item #PW1).
Interviews IV.1
Ponce Interview part 1 of 2
Ponce Interview part 2 of 2
On Thursday, August 18, 2011,
at approximately 0919 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with QPD Officer Alejandro Ruvalcaba, #Q40. The interview
pertained to Ruvalcaba’s knowledge of alleged criminal misconduct by
Gilbert. Brown assisted with the interview. Ruvalcaba agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500210 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW2).
Interviews IV.2
Ruvalcaba Interview
On Thursday, August 18, 2011,
at approximately 1017 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with Kemp. The interview pertained to Kemps’s knowledge of
alleged criminal misconduct by Gilbert. Brown assisted with the interview. Kemp agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500211 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW3).
Interviews IV.3
Kemp Interview
On Thursday, August 18, 2011,
at approximately 1157 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with QPD Officer Stephen Frakes, #Q21. The interview pertained
to Frakes’s knowledge of alleged criminal misconduct by Gilbert. Brown assisted with the interview. Frakes agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500212 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW4).
Interviews IV.4
Frakes Interview
On Thursday, August 18, 2011,
at approximately 1302 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with QPD Officer Michelle Norris, #Q25. The interview
pertained to Norris’s knowledge of alleged criminal misconduct by
Gilbert. Brown assisted with the interview. Norris agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500213, and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW5).
Interviews IV.5
Norris Interview
On Thursday, August 18, 2011,
at approximately 1422 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with Villafana. The interview pertained to Villafana’s
knowledge of alleged criminal misconduct by Gilbert. Brown assisted with the interview. Villafana agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500214 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW6).
Interviews IV.6
Villafana Interview
On Thursday, August 18, 2011,
at approximately 1510 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with Taft. The interview pertained to Taft’s knowledge of a
Quartzsite Leave Request Form belonging to Kemp being altered. Brown assisted with the interview. Taft agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500215 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW7).
Interviews IV.7
Taft Interview
At approximately 1530 hours, Taft gave White the original Quartzsite Leave Request Form where Taft’s signature was “whited-out” (evidence item #PW8).
Supportive Documents V.13
At approximately 1633 hours, Taft contacted White by telephone and left a voice mail. Taft stated she thought about what was said in her interview. She believed she was the only one who used the painted white-out, and that Gilbert used the white-out strips. She now thought she “whited-out” her own signature, and she wanted to talk more about it.
On Monday, August 22, 2011,
at approximately 1303 hours, White digitally recorded the voice mail
Taft left for White as digital file #DS500216, and stored it on a DVD (evidence item#PW9).
Taft Phone Message
On Wednesday, August 24,
2011, at approximately 1016 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with former QPD Police Assistant Linda Conley. The interview
pertained to Conley’s knowledge of alleged criminal misconduct by
Gilbert. Baroldy assisted with the interview. Conley agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500217 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW10).
Interviews IV.8
Linda Conley Interview
On Wednesday, August 24,
2011, at approximately 1312 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with QPD Officer Heriberto Dominguez, #Q34. The interview
pertained to Dominguez’s knowledge of alleged criminal misconduct by
Gilbert. Baroldy assisted with the interview. Dominquez agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500218 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW11).
Interviews IV.9
Dominguez Interview
On Thursday, August 25, 2011,
at approximately 1410 hours, White secured evidence items PW1-PW11 into
the DPS Central Region Property and Evidence Unit (CRPEU), located at
2323 North 22nd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85005.
Supportive Documents V.14
On Monday, August 29, 2011, at approximately 1420 hours, White contacted Kemp via the telephone for a follow-up interview. The interview pertained to Kemp’s statement in his interview on August 18, 2011, Yoemans was a liar. Kemp
stated Yeomans lied about not getting paid for three days of
administrative leave in Yeomans administrative interview with Jackson
Lewis. The phone conversation was digitally recorded as digital file #DS500219 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW12).
Kemp followup phone interview
At approximately 1544 hours, White was contacted by Kemp via the telephone. Kemp
stated he received the wrong information about Yeomans, Yeomans did not
lie about not getting paid for his three days of administrative leave,
that Yeomans had proof that he did not get paid and that Taft lied. This phone conversation was not recorded.
On Tuesday, August 30, 2011,
at approximately 0816 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with Yeomans. The interview pertained to Yeomans’s knowledge
of alleged criminal misconduct by Gilbert. Baroldy assisted with the interview. Yeomans agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500220 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW13).
Interviews IV.10
Yeomans Interview
On Tuesday, August 30, 2011,
at approximately 0820 hours, Brown conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with QPD Officer Felipe Rodriguez, #Q36. The interview
pertained to Rodriguez’s knowledge of alleged criminal misconduct by
Gilbert. DPS SIU Detective Jennifer Borquez, #6138, assisted with the interview. Rodriguez agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500107 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW14).
Interviews IV.11
Rodriguez Interview
On Tuesday, August 30, 2011,
at approximately 0908 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with QPD Officer Richard Patterson, #Q43. The interview
pertained to Patterson’s knowledge of alleged criminal misconduct by
Gilbert. Baroldy assisted with the interview. Patterson agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500221 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW15).
Interviews IV.12
Patterson Interview
On Tuesday, August 30, 2011,
at approximately 0923 hours, Brown conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with QPD Sergeant James Schultz, #Q20. The interview pertained
to Schultz’s knowledge of alleged criminal misconduct by Gilbert. Borquez assisted with the interview. Schultz agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500108 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW16).
Interviews IV.13
Schultz Interview
On Tuesday, August 30, 2011,
at approximately 1258 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with Frausto. The interview pertained to Frausto’s knowledge
of alleged criminal misconduct by Gilbert and to the allegation of
threatening Yeomans. Baroldy assisted with the interview. Frausto agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500222 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW17).
Interviews IV.14
Frausto Interview
On Tuesday, August 30, 2011,
at approximately 1512 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with former QPD Reserve Officer Candi Conley, #Q44. The
interview pertained to Candi Conley’s knowledge of alleged criminal
misconduct by Gilbert. Baroldy assisted with the interview. Candi Conley agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500223 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW18).
Interviews IV.15
Candi Conley Interview
On Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at approximately 0130 hours, White received the following QPD Reports from Brown: 10-00750; 10-00765; 11-00377 along with a digital copy of a body camera video of the arrest; and 11-00385.
On Wednesday, August 31,
2011, at approximately 0954 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with QPD Sergeant Fabiola Garcia, #Q42. The interview
pertained to Garcia’s knowledge of alleged criminal misconduct by
Gilbert. Baroldy assisted with the interview. Garcia agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500224 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW19).
Interviews IV.16
Garcia Interview
On Thursday, September 1, 2011, at approximately 1340 hours, White contacted Ponce via the telephone. The phone conversation was a follow-up to Ponce’s interview to clarify how Kemp’s leave request was presented to him by Gilbert. Ponce
stated Gilbert presented the leave request paperwork to be corrected
and Gilbert told him the leave was not approved by Taft. Ponce
stated the actual form was within the paperwork Gilbert gave to him but
Gilbert did not solely present the leave form and say Taft did not
approve the leave request. The phone conversation was recorded as digital file #DS500225 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW20).
Ponce followup phone interview
On Thursday, September 1, 2011, at approximately 1450 hours, White secured evidence items PW12-PW20 into the DPS CRPEU.
Supportive Documents V.15
On Tuesday, September 6,
2011, at approximately 0803 hours, White conducted a voluntary follow-up
criminal interview with Taft. The interview pertained to Taft changing
her initial statement that Gilbert “whited-out” her signature on Kemp’s
leave request form. Baroldy assisted with the interview. Taft agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500226 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW21).
Interviews IV.17
Taft Interview Followup interview
On Tuesday, September 6,
2011, at approximately 1309 hours, White conducted a voluntary criminal
interview with Gilbert. The interview pertained to criminal allegations
made against Gilbert. Baroldy assisted with the interview. Gilbert agreed to the interview. The audio interview was recorded as digital file #DS500227 and stored on a DVD (evidence item #PW22).
Interviews IV.18
Gilbert Interview
On Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at approximately 1435 hours, White secured evidence items PW21 and PW22 into the DPS CRPEU.
Supportive Documents V.16
On Tuesday, October 4, 2011,
White contacted Gilbert and requested offense reports regarding Jennifer
Jones, John Jones, Vito Austin, Russell Sias and Michael Roth.
On Thursday, October 6, 2011,
White and DPS SIU Sergeant Andy Williams, #2842 drove to the QPD and
obtained the offense reports requested.
Supportive Documents V.17.1
Supportive Documents V17.2
Supportive Documents V.17.3
On Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at approximately 0922 hours, Jennifer Jones, sent White an electronic mail (email). The
email pertained to a question as to why ACJIS checks were conducted on
her husband (John Jones) and her while they were in Texas at a dog show
in the fall of 2010.
Supportive Documents V.18
On Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at approximately 0712 hours, White replied to Jennifer Jones’s email of October 18, 2011. White requested the dates she was at the dog show and proof she was there.
Supportive Documents V.19
On Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at approximately 1855 hours, Jennifer Jones sent White and email with an attachment. The email stated Jennifer Jones was not in Quartzsite from June 2010 until October 2010. The attachment was the letter Linda Conley wrote and was submitted with the QPD officer’s letters that were submitted to AZPOST.
Supportive Documents V.20
At approximately 1902 hours,
Jennifer Jones sent White an email correcti
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