good afternoon today's date is December 19 2000 17 and the time is now 14:26 hours my name is sergeant Yvonne Valdes and I'm assigned to the office of internal affairs I'm here at the office of internal affairs to take a sworn a recorded statement from sergeant Vasquez who is a witness regarding internal first case a DM 17 0 14 the statement is a reference to an allegation of misconduct which occurred on November 18 2017 at approximately zero 3:30 hours at the incident location of 29 northeast 11th Street which is also known as 11 Miami please raise your right hand to swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes I do please state your name my name is sergeant Matthew Vasquez ID number two eight three nine eight your current assignment I'm currently assigned as a supervisor for Special Victims Unit CIS okay are you aware that this statement is being recorded as a part of the investigation yes I am are you recording the statement with any of your own personal devices no okay do you have independent recollection of the morning of November 18 2017 oh yes I do okay what is it better Christmas why we were working the off duty for the Miami entertainment district association a security guard had brought out the officer through the back door which I believe faces the front of club space which should be on Mike 11 Terrace they approached us and we didn't know at the time he said that he had somebody in there that they're removing him when they walked up a little bit closer to us because we were kind of mid block on 11th Terrace we asked them what had happened and he was holding I believe the the officer cell phone and like a bag with unknown substance which we later realize it was suspected cocaine powder so he as we approached he said hey were removing this guy and the officer out stated because I didn't know who he was that I know it's okay it's for you I'm with them so he Mikey verbally ID'd himself SM PD after that once we realized what had happened we secured him inside a vehicle and basically I made the notification to the field duty lieutenant to make the notifications for the caller and obviously we took custody of the the evidence and stuff and his property okay and what security guard is it that contact in you I have no idea who he is okay one of the if one of the internal security guys brought him out okay didn't know what did this gentleman okay I want to say he might have been a tall black male maybe Haitian male skinny okay and then he also the other the head of security came out also and do you know who that is yeah Adam okay and at that time did they have the officer with him yes okay so they all exit it together no the security guard came out with the officer first okay and then subsequently I'm not sure of the time delay Adam came out I guess he ready to radio them through their internal mic to have him come out once they found out that he was a cop okay but when and that's you're talking about inside the club no I'm talking outside okay so did you observe them come on in the club no no I only observed them come out or from around the corner because where we stay the back door faces 11th so we didn't see him until they do a little loop to come around the corner okay so initially at a black male is the one that I believe so yeah that makes contact with and you said who was with you you said we who's we for us you said you're with other people right we were I was with the other officers that work in the off duty okay who are those over there I was officer Cal Cydia officer Abba Junior and I believe it was officer Cowell was there okay and so the security guard comes out then the other security director Adam and the officer come no they came out first just them to the officer and the security guard sorry alright and then the director is the one that came after a little bit out for a couple minutes a couple minutes give or take yeah okay and the one who you had the conversation was is the person that you had a conversation with is the security guard correct okay and what exactly is it that he told you he said hey I had this guy because we didn't know who he was so normally when they come to us with somebody we know they're gonna get removed so we give them like a verbal trespass so when he brought him out he was standing out there with him I didn't recognize him but apparently I think one of the other officers knew who he was so they said hey what are you doing or what's going on and the guy goes don't worry about it or he said something to the security guard naw it's okay yeah I'm sure you I'm with that mom MPD also he said that in front right he burped yeah he verbally identifies himself okay and what else what else is that at that point after that we were kind of stunned actually we didn't really say I didn't really say too much until we verified and then we put him inside the car and what is it that the security guard had told you that happened that he was inside the club basically bumping cooking they caught him inside the club using cocaine okay did he say who specifically stopped him and who caught him I don't remember from viewing it on the camera but it could have been him or another security guy I'm saying when he approached you did he say who what was his exact conversation with you regarding what happened in temperature or why was yeah was it was very short basically they observed him doing cocaine they removed him and brought him to us okay and you said somebody had his cell phone and I'm note substance who without the habit I want to say I don't know if it was I can't recall who took custody might have been cow or maybe a by jr. I'm not sure Harley Hummer who was and who was it the hadn't in their possession prior to them the security guard do you the security guard not Adam or was it on which security of our better said was about I believe it was the first one he's the one that turned it over okay and did you see where you produced it he's no he he had it on him he was holding it with the with the phone I believe okay in his hands yes okay do you remember which end he had it may be the right hand I'm not sure if you yeah just only if you remember right and did you at any point take custody of the substance or his cell phone or anything yes I checked it out you have you handled it yes okay and what was the substance when you ended up here it appeared to be a suspected power cocaine is what it looked like to me okay and was a package yes it was in a clear plastic baggie okay and um was there anything else inside the bag here or any other anything else along with that his cell phone he had some miscellaneous um keys and then um when we searched them and put him inside the car he actually didn't have his police ID with him if I recall he had like I can't remember if he had a wallet with no badge in it and then he had like when the recruits get hired you know they give him that little training ID that's what he was carrying okay and what did the officer look like a light Hispanic male five-nine five-ten darkish brown black hair we look like a young kitten I didn't even know who he was and what was his demeanor like oh he was calm shockingly he didn't really say too much I think I only asked him a couple questions as far as where do you work who's your supervisor and I think what was his name and that's it but he was pretty mellow okay and did you observe anything on his face or anything no not that I recall of he might have had a little bit when he first came out I remember they said something to him but it looked like the way the light was hitting on a knoll he had because they had him under like a streetlight when they brought him out so I don't know if there was any like residue or like an unknown substance like on his lower lip by his nose didn't you see if it looked like it yeah but I don't know for sure what it was okay and did you relay that information to anyone yeah I think I told your ia guy when he came out okay and did you get close enough to him to confirm if if it was in fact anything or any residue or anything or no when they brought him and I was standing a little bit away and they just took him and I'll put him in the car because I was dealing with the security people to try to get the story and information but I didn't want him to freak out or run or do anything so I told the other guy secure him and then we'll figure everything else out after that just in case he takes off okay and you said that you told a lieutenant who was it that you advice Cooper lieutenant Cooper okay and was he with anybody else the security guards the lieutenant no the officer did anybody else come afterwards or was there any other no I had asked if it was he here alone and they said there was another person that was with him that they was standing around him inside the club but when they asked them they said somewhere they just kind of met he was like a tourist or something so they let him roll out they let him leave the security guards told you that right at to him I think it was the the guy that brought him out and it might have been also madam - I'm not sure okay so the evidence was handed to you said how or or a bond correct okay and did you see them take custody of it when they did they took custody of it and they put it in a evidence bag and secured it inside the vehicle okay we're inside the vehicle the front seat yeah and do you remember whose vehicle it was security no I don't remember the officers thought those he was placed in the vehicle do you remember whose vehicle it was no I don't remember which one okay and then what happened after that we just made the notifications okay and obviously everybody responds in her memory and until when were you part of this incident I believe even once I was pretty much almost done once your ia guys came out once women and it took a look at the video after that they they called another supervisor to come out and watch him and then they had another unit go and taken the Mount Sinai but your guys handle that and I was just still on scene and then did you stay on the senior you left ones no I stayed because we don't leave until 7:00 okay now till zero 7:00 in the morning okay and who when you said that we watch the video who else was with you when you guys watch a video there was me and uh what's his name quarrel I believe okay a surgery with internal yes yeah okay did the security guards say if there was anybody else that was using cocaine also or did they specifically say that it was him only or what what is it that they told you regarding that they said they basically observed him this one I asked him I go who else was in there with him and they said no he was with some guy that they said when they approached him that he was like some tourist or somebody that he just met inside the club but I'm not sure if it was another Pio with the guy light or the security guy I don't know is there anything else that I haven't asked you that you feel is important to this case no not that I can remember yeah is there anything else that you've told me that you'd like to elaborate more on no I think everything is should be on point and after the officers after the officer that took custody of the of the suspected narcotics right who would that have that over afterwards - I believe it was your eye a guy's okay do you know who I was I want to say I you know what to be honest with you I don't remember because I know Claire book came out in sort of milena came out I'm not sure which one okay no I think you saw yeah I saw it okay do you have you understood all of my questions yes is everything you told me to live in the truth yes have I treated you fairly yes in accordance of 46 a joke from one 12.5 through three because it's an open investigation you're not to disclose any information or discuss any details regarding this case until it's the case once you understand this yes okay this will conclude your statement thank you for speaking with me and the time is now 1441 hours good morning today's date is two separate 2017 and the time is now 1152 hours my name is sergeant Yvonne Valdes and I'm assigned to the office of internal affairs I'm here at the office of internal affairs to take a statement from mr. Adam Colt who is a witness regarding internal affairs case 17-0 14 the statement is a reference to an allegation of his conduct which occurred on November 18 2017 at approximately 3:30 hours o'clock eleven which is located at 2900 BC lemon Street also present in the room is detective Caravaggio also the internal affairs office gays raise your right hand to swear it's on the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth okay are you aware that this statement is being recorded by him are you recording this thing with any of your own personal devices about look are you recording this statement with any of your own purpose okay can you state your name madam boat your work address that's when a nine northeast 11th Street you dare yelling address your date of birth 610 77 okay so as you're aware we fracture in today's speak of the incident that happened on Club eleven on November 18 2007 teen were you working that day yes okay what is your position characteristic jerk okay so tell me what occurred I was dealing with a situation elsewhere I heard a radio I answered a radio call to a certain area the areas don't have DJ the area that's the south side of the building posted a DJ bar and DJ booth where one of my guardians only cogged witnessed Adrian Santos whatever you know a mess [Music] out the open doing lines are doing if what appeared to be illegal narcotics I approached where he was he wouldn't know the individual I asked individual if he was doing anything that he should be doing anything illegal he he looked at me for a minute and then I asked if he was doing anything illegal he reached in his pocket and pulled out a bag of white powdery substance which I assumed to be or it appears to be so definitely gonna go so I walk about DJ self exit [Music] because you know that this what we know we do they won't stand for any type of illegal substances we protect our license in our business and our brand analysts Ravens zero-tolerance policy when it comes to illegal narcotics right I think that appears to be the illegal narcotics we exited the guests just like we do than any other circumstance the DJ's exit is where when we walked out that's where we had the media officers and the DEA Meeta the entertainment district Association the off-duty officers that worked the Association during the weekends there was three or four officers that were standing back there one sergeant and when we walked about the door the one of the officers or sergeant immediately recognized him that has Flavian police off duty hey that's one of our guys sergeant asked me what was going on while they're going outside and I explained to he was seen inside two things that appeared to be illegal narcotics spread out in the open so at this point in time because they are de of officer the sergeant the state that he is one of our squirrel Adrian said Miami PD it's okay so I looked at the sergeant I said we're just escorting about and the sergeant said well we have to make a call on this so they took over there put em in the backseat of a car it made everything else to be and then what happened I was mistaken I thought that he was arrested but I guess he wasn't it wasn't an arrest but he was taken where he was taken to okay and that was the end of your mom and at that point or was there any further involvement here there they they just asked us what was going on same story that you could hear it's we stated who is there the offices the ones that were on the scene already okay I didn't talk to anybody else there was no there actually that's not true I don't recall we probably call the point of the new lore people who were brought into the scenario had asked me any questions about we go I had a lot going on that night we had a very good night I'm sure if you read the tabloids you see the other big incident that happened on the same day so that means they're kind of meshing together and so as far as anybody else that was brought into the scene at that given point I'm I don't recall if I had answered any further questions or whatever I had talked to a lot of people that night but as far as this we never give any okay now let's go back a little bit you said that you got a call on the radio you guys have handheld radios or how does radios talking and what did you what did you receive appalled moment already illegal and where was he located do you know what his damn area I'll get swear I arrived to the TJ's lip area okay and what is it that he told you that he appeared that he had witnessed I took it just for Adrienne Santos it's a you you're hesitant to say it's nameless no I'm just saying sorry we're talking about I want you to tell me how you know him you know him as eight your thoughts is that we're talking about here is that the police officer that's that you're asking questions I'll get into all of that as the as the as the interview goes on we are talking about Sears so you get a radio call from Malik saying exactly what he witnessed Adrienne's on to us [Music] okay take advice where this was going on or I think in a moment in time I didn't ask he just wanted it I guess was right here okay so my question was if it had occurred somewhere else and then it occurred again or if that's just the only incident but you guys were notified of now the the person that you stopped do you have you seen this person before data familiar face okay why do I know his face I don't know if he's been inside the club before I'm horrible at I've asked you this 30 times are not horrible the names of phenomenal faces I for some reason his face look familiar to me and I don't know if it was because he has been a frequent guest of the club or in the area you know where 11 Miami sits it's the entertainment district of Miami and there's three four clubs right in that vicinity and I spent a lot of time outside dealing with the situation so they nestled on the passing I don't recall him being a police officer that we have ever dealt with before and I definitely recognize him as a police officer but his face did look somewhat familiar why I appointed okay and how did describe how he looked the description of how he looked is gonna be intertwined with how he acted the time because he looked like he he was there everybody was knowing what was going on but his delay in reaction seems to be like he was almost imperative be impaired okay so you like the way that he it seemed like he didn't understand the severity of what was going on especially after the sergeant got involved like he was like he was yeah I said it you know like the bag of cocaine that was a powdery substance what appeared to be cocaine seemed to be not important to him like he like he was like it like it was no problem so it's I don't know how to describe it I can't he was like there but not there okay and physically how did he physically would fight he was still I mean his description a description of him 510 511 maybe a little bit shorter five nice let's say light brown hair thin 170 pounds underneath pounds black t-shirt blue jeans I believe that jeans blue jeans something thinner built up a hole to see if I had to take a shot the doctor say 2830 maybe okay and was he with anyone yeah yeah so there was another male we worked when I approached a store on people to substance out of his pocket that was in a bag handed it to me I looked at it figured okay this is something that should've being walked amongst at the door and as soon as the police officers at the surgeon said that's one of ours one of my guys said she's with his buddy and I said go inside and bring him out and he brought out another guy and I want to say that he was almost like like Indian the center of Pakistan something with a little bit of a darker complected he was wearing a collared shirt buttoned down tucked in when I went back to the surveillance and I ran the cameras I saw that he was it looked like they were that ring for each other well he was the substance who is he I don't know gentleman with a button-down or or the one that you stumbled they were they were both right there like catching each other's backs while they were you know I can't say it was Bo cane but what appeared to be okay I know some type of substance and then what we put I instructed one of my guys to bring him up they did bring him out and then he played it was that guy that I saw later on balance he's I don't know is he took off okay No did you see the video I did do you know that they were talking about the one that is with him when you guys stop him yes mommy which when I was sifting through the head believe me I spent hours but I think I explained to you my passport isn't working on the civilian system so I literally had to just watch and the way that their cloud and they have multiple points of entry at the front door we have a buckle ropes ropes and one main bottlenecking starts nice to us through heads it's tough so roping back to the surveillance and looking at the description of the two gentlemen together and help me stiffly without names to go into perspective the stuff that is though they've been pointing either one of them coming in lucky request at the end time so back to the incident of when I walked about I recognized the dad that they were covering each other doing whatever they were doing is the same day like I had brought outside and then all of a sudden said to me I don't know this guy no crystal he was dishonest with me okay and you you said you have the photograph yeah [Applause] okay and that's a still from that's I thought that's the video I lost okay can you I have that video but if you can please send me that still to my email I'll give it to you now I'm just to make sure that I get it here's a request for yes of course they all respond to it with it you know that's like to say I understand I sent an email stating can you please send me the photograph that you are referencing and your interview there's no case for this rate i I said you give me one second you're okay I sent you the email that we have exchanged [Applause] have you seen that gentleman that he was with before where's your position of us solution I'll check in a few minutes okay so and I know that you said that he was event in the Senate and I put it done but if you can describe him like you did with [Music] kerosene hi there abouts this thing I ever built pressed nah he wasn't sloppy he was it was a better and better put together patron of the club seem to be aware of surroundings when he told me that I don't know that this guy is and took off he didn't seem any type of a beard okay and did he do you remember any facial features cutter buys my new facial hair I don't recall any facial hair and again my memory is junked by the surveillance so based on what I saw this about here okay and you said that his just had a button-down what color button down and you said that his shirt was tucked in okay yeah then I get my various job may dispense no a the surveillance job whenever he has to brief okay so so you get the call you observe them you you observe both of them sniffing already the gentleman there you go squirt it up yes okay and how many times didn't step there I ought to be able to that you personally saw now you had asked me to and forgive me it's it's been a crazy busy week you don't ask me to go back and look at those stairs which I have to do tonight if I find more I find more but the two that I've seen so far to date yes I think that's true okay no I mean huh what I asked is how many times he slept in yourself to Lucas oh wait he also asked me to go back yes if I did it again on the stairs if I haven't done that okay and you said that this appears to be an equal narcotic do you have any training or or regarding narcotics and regarding narcotics regarding you know gets the bearment functions of the body different things okay and when you approach him you you ask them if he was engaging in an illegal behavior and what was his answer he paused for a minute mm-hmm and he looked at me and then I said do you have anything in the old you are you doing anything illegal in the club and he probably reached his own pocket pulled out a bag of white powdery substance and attained which when you asked me you know his mannerisms or whatever the question was I forget verbatim he looked he appeared thank you Miss I wanna say sober but aware but how now he didn't take the level of severity especially him being a police officer how you just handed it to me that was normal I think it was okay and said yeah this the ambitious it was first for me okay and what pocket do more pocket did he take it out of I'd be guessing okay that's fine if you don't remember that's my and did he hand do anything else girl need them are Pettis no but outside brought him outside our usual practice is always documented walk about the doors or that we and we call it 86 what would be 86 somebody for the night a week for a month for a year we document and we always ask for ID 86 is like a trespass warning that is so 86 assassin somebody I believe getting rid of somebody 86 is determined at restaurants that you know if the menu item is is if you run out of steaks for the night snakes 86 for the night so gonna be kind of translated that into you know ejected somebody out for the night and for the week of the year whatever they're 86 okay and the way that we documented is first standard is we asked for their ID let me take a picture that ID we take a picture of them and then we you know based on the infection whatever it is we kind of put back for it sometimes it's definitely based on you know the severity of it so we always back to them we try to report as much internal internal documents as possible so the reason why I'm telling you this is because normally we would just smoke them and for the ID and they peel it away or whatever in this situation I don't recall if I believe the officers spotted it before I got the chance to ask for the ID I ended up getting the ID because all this happened it was until after the thinking which them till after the police officers would be discharging the officers day okay and he was photographed by you guys the normal procedure was done as far as I know that you said maybe after a really normal at this point obviously he was in custody okay and what about the other gentleman that was with him no identification was over was he photographed such a video was he in return 86 opportunity to because he so he just left the club which was outside but I'm saying obviously he didn't go back inside or anything it just as far as I know now when we do eject people when people have a charger to the door they stand okay right and that's for me entry per distance when we inject somebody for the night usually cross off that stamp this tells the front door that they're not allowed back in for the night we're gonna get the opportunity to do that on his step so whether he walked around the building and got back inside I thought I don't know that I can't go on record until you know it's not back in the building okay and with any report or any documentation filled out for this on you on you know behalf of the club or on your ins did you anything did you guys talk did you guys read any type of report no you said that you had you seen them before that happened and in the in the club not not on a previous occasion but that evening had you seen them before like I told you before his face looks familiar to be here wouldn't wear it can't be guessing you said that he gave you a bag what containing that suspected cocaine what did the bank look like they look like a bag that most people put cocaine inside of her what appears to be cocaine is that powdery substance it was a bag about an inch and a half tall inch and a half wide maybe 2 inches long 2 inches wide plastic not sealable I don't know he's a d-bag is in a sealable it's what you know more times than you these back sometimes a colored green blue I believe this one has to it the story okay and aside from pausing and him handsome you look okay and did he say anything else to you at that point while you guys were inside no I I told him right away follow us repent go right out that door and no hesitation okay and when you got custody of the bag what did you do with it stayed in it could always carry a flashlight at my right hand it stayed at my left hand through the through the exit door okay then great to wear the Blazer okay it stayed in your hand the whole outside the door okay and when you stepped outside you said that the officers were there about how far which said the officers were from the doorway to to where they weren't the doorway itself is pretty deep it's go ahead state so that's sure would be that's going to be 12 feet in absolutely and then you got a second yeah okay and where exactly were the officers positioned right there beside me and who did you hand that to it believes the surgeon yes I came cause I had an episode on that have quite a bit of the officers okay but you have that are up to someone in uniform one of the gentlemen that you make contact with do you did you see what they did with it yeah they put it into an evidence bag it how did the evidence backing up here and then what happened with with the gentlemen they put him in the backseat of one of the mark cruisers ok did you I don't know if they end up like oh okay and did you see our vehicle number on that car they all they all have vehicle numbers I did not take reference ok you said that his name is Adrian Santos how did you how do you know him his from his ID okay and you said that you make contact with the sergeant and the officers what do what is the name of the sergeant and/or the officers whoever you having [Music] sergeant man that was cocaine officer I would say its name wrong counsel did because it they want okay Carlos get kids to do okay and the other two and would you be able to supply for the copy of the report that you do you have documents in this event yeah the email yes I want us enjoy you're gonna give me trouble weekend - oh no no that's fine but I'm just I just wanted to get as far as the video I know that we didn't speak about the video do you did supplies three videos or three camera angles essentially one of your what it's the three surveillance yeah and three angles of surveillance that was DJ Park South there's an angle coming from the bar and there's one from the bottom of the stairs good and we have the one of the exit of the club that leads to 11th Street is there any other obviously you guys have surveillance inside the nightclub I have asked you for the surveillance that's coming down from the stairs aside from the video that's inside of the night flow do are you aware of any other videos or photographs that you know yes I mean one season please has to be that it's not saying like did you take a video or did really take any videos or anybody else that you have made a member made aware that have videos or photos of this that we are not aware okay is there anything else that I have asked you that you feel is pertinent to this investigation in any way that I haven't asked you that you feel is it's important I think it's okay that's but that's weird to me and another question that I did have actually is did you notice anything any substances or anything on his face [Applause] it's funny you asked i believe i stated that that i noticed it on his nose - no okay was it any part of his note specifically here i believe I planted a note today it's when he said I believe about a thousand percent sure but I'm pretty sure I believe today okay and what nostril was that okay I'm gonna show you a sequential photographic lineup I'm going to read the instructions for you now in a moment you'll be asked to view a series of photographs do not assume the person of interest is included in this photo array it may or may not be one of these the photos are not in any particular order you are not obliged up and you're not obligated to choose any of the photos it is just as important to clear innocent persons from suspicion as it is to in identify those two parties I do not know whether the person of being investigated is included in the photo array the photo array regardless of whether you make an identification we will continue to investigate the incident keep in mind that individuals presented in this series may not appear exactly as I did on the date of the incident because features such as head and facial hair our subjects change also photographs may not always depict a true complexion of the person the person's complexion may be lighter or darker than shown in the photo pay no attention to any markings or numbers that may appear on the photos or any other differences in the type or style photographs you should not feel that you have to make an identification if you do identify someone I will have you sign and date the photograph of the person you have identified the photos will be shown to you one at a time and are not in any particular order take as much time as you need to examine the photo each photo if you do not make it if you do make an identification before reviewing all the photographs I will continue to show you the remaining photos there are some blank photos in the series this is part of the normal process since this is an ongoing investigation you should not discuss the identification procedures or results do you understand the way the photo read procedure will be conducted and the other instructions that I have given you [Applause] will get you water sign here peace do you understand by the way the main procedure will be conducted any other instructions I have given yes [Applause] photograph number one do you recognize this person he looks familiar all right right how he looks for under two or just okay you can write that and then sign it and [Applause] [Applause] photograph number two do you recognize this person yes there Rosco wake up [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] photograph number three to recognize this person [Applause] photograph number four do you recognize this person photograph number five do you recognize this person [Music] it's fair [Applause] photograph number six you recognize that person [Applause] how do you recognize a person is a place [Applause] which presents not just based off your memory if you recognize and if you do recognize just not values reckoning sleep [Music] solar craft number seven do you recognize this person explain [Music] [Applause] photograph number 80 recognize this person photograph number nine is a blank page photograph number 10 is a webpage the ID that you said that officer that the officer gave you was that a floor idea or was that his hoodie psyche no wasn't is any repeat was carelessness sake and the other gentleman that he was with about whole pussy the same age and you said he had dark hair oh this is hair they should be enough sloppy maybe that picture just fear memory right how you saw him that his hair listen II tariffs remember what side it was no ism party there's a Florida ID and I received the photograph there was no that's beg this clear okay okay and can you also send me that photograph basis you keep any type of documentation when you take a lot somewhere or the chickens in there [Music] and then your phone heard something I and keep awake Beth restlessly is too much real big based on pictures memory in its reports so if I file way that's a report and I go back with the serious bragging I noticed the same last name is University personal reflections and one was that photograph taken the one that I'm asking you for now again I don't recall the food was after the police had because it was obviously after impedance I took a picture of the bank at least okay so that was actually on the police car and that was prior to you handing them the cocaine or after yes full-time work yeah yeah I don't know how long until after they took that's the other didn't go into the evidence bag had a decent enough time for me to take a picture okay I sent you the email [Music] was an officer with you when you took the photograph they were all standing right there [Applause] [Applause] and impossible do you have a date and time stamp for that if it's as one of your photographs it should on the top if I take a screenshot of it yeah [Applause] do you have any other court perhaps from that evening I guess no I mean their guardian assistant it's just one more pin [Applause] yes [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] you get it [Applause] Jews doggedness State Attorney's Office do look with me searchers a lot of people are familiar you see a lot of people please spoken on the phone a few times Payan court a lot [Applause] also when he was sniffing the suspected cocaine was he using any device to sniff it or how exactly was that I don't know if it was a straw or key I was watching that in the video as well from your recollection though I don't I couldn't really see the what he was using if I think you know something that's a little bit no it's obviously something to scoop it out on the floors let's draw or a key or what it was but he was digging you could see it in the video he's digging in the bagging okay but you you never confiscated anything anyways did you guys search him or he was the one that kind of so once again is there anything that I haven't asked you that you feel is important for this case okay if anything else comes up or if you think of anything else you have my information so walk me we'll be in contact regarding that that the extra surveillance but of course anything else that comes up please make sure to let me know have you understood all of my questions here's everything you told me to give you the truth the truth have you been treated fairly absolutely and of course the first exception 125 3 3 as an ongoing investigation you're not to speak of the investigation or discuss any information or detail what I want you understand this even my boss anything that has to do with your position I mean anything regarding this in the statement anything that I told you or that you've told me you know obviously if you have to speak to your boss regarding your job and your position then but no other details you know know anything that's official yes of course because you have a boss to answer to but just nothing a lot of picture get nothing yeah and thank you for taking the time to speak with me the time is now 12:40 hours and this good morning today's date good afternoon today's date is January 4th 2018 and the time is now 14:47 hours my name is sergeant Yvonne Valdes and I'm assigned to the Office of Internal Affairs I'm here at the Office of Internal Affairs to take a statement from Malik hunt was a witness regarding internal affairs case ADM 1704 team this statement is a reference to allegations of misconduct which occurred on November 18 2007 teen at approximately zero 3:30 hours at the location of Club 11 which is located at 29 North East 11th Street also present in the room is detective dulce also of the Internal Affairs Office please raise your right hand the source of the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth are you really this thing when I say report yes are you working to save on money of your own personal devices okay please state your name will become your current address your date of birth May twelfth 1982 and a good contact number for you okay and your own words tell me what occurred that incident and how you were welcomed into third on overnight over 18 2017 I was assigned to the post own towards to the back end of the club as we call it picks up okay at my post witnessed gentleman behind my shoulder once I turned around would seem to be stored in what appeared to be cocaine to his nose my keychain only reason appeared that way cuz as a white substance and the journey at times in the nightclub when someone leans over here slips anything if it knows it's white that's how the since probably cocaine we could have of course we have no testers on site so there's no definitive way to prove that it was that he ended up what I saw that he was doing that I walked up to or approached him asked him exactly what he had in his pocket because he's assignment so is he saw me walking towards me put in his pocket that told me before you even lied to me we've seen the steel assault you just did pull out your pocket and in that same motion my manager it was not too far away luckily so I brought him over as well and then we both interrogate him right then and there on the spot he willingly left his pockets out yeah at the lot of small bag of cocaine on him what would appear to be cocaine he didn't explore them outside and they were small to the officers there we'd had it over to him over to officers and that's about the end of it okay now what is your what is your position we didn't work for come be lemon yes Guardian yeah ed 11 okay and what does that job entail you basically protect the nightclub from anything that happens okay do you normally stop people when you see them yeah anybody that's tone any legal activity in the club we make sure it doesn't happen as far as the cetacean drugs they're too intoxicated we squirt them out and make sure they get home safely which anything that entails keeping the business in order what that license it ok and do you have any training regarding narcotics and well I'm a criminal justice degree bachelor's degree and we have I also have a security license and we take a well we get hired we take a 12 hour of course on security forgot the name of it but it's like a host security things like 12 hours it entails over two drugs how to deal with customers how to use force that's necessary to subdue somebody no it works okay and have you had experiences like this before that you have taken people for there's no narcotics and stuff like that yes plenty of those in that clip industry that's one of the main problems we have besides over the toxication okay how do you mean you said that you were you were saying that and then over your shoulder you saw something where used was he where was the the mail was starting the cocaine in relation to where you were the dance for the way it's set up it's like in front of me okay and I always my post is to watch the dance floor in the back part area okay and the time that I did turn over to look at the back water yeah I saw him in the corner with another gentleman and he was receiving this foot something that was done was off his keychain okay and you saw that keep jr. you assume that it was a keychain so it was a keychain okay and had like a little glass on it or something like there and did you ever take possession of this key change that anybody ever taken section no no to position and we just took possession of the narcotics I believe to be narcotics okay do you know excuse me do you know the person that you stopped have you seen this person before no I've never seen him before he said he comes too often but of course we probably interact with over 2000 people a night so it's pretty much impossible to tell and you haven't seen him before maybe on prior prior days or probably nights or whatever but have you did you see him before that evening or was that the first thing you saw him that the first time you saw him that first somersault first encounter okay and who was he with another gentleman that said he just met him but we don't he said he had nothing to do with him okay and how did the gentleman they used talked I did you know he was a white male possibly like maybe 510 clean-cut the average looking at gentleman okay and what was the gentleman that he was with what was what was his history I didn't you know about to say just a little bit shorter than it was well he had a little bit longer here though okay and did he have any tattoos and he features and in birthmarks anything that's just good the distinguishing characteristic that he had it no they didn't have anything to too much though stand up from anybody else okay so when you see him do you approach him by yourself or do you approach him with your manager what is what is how did that work when we see anybody doing anything we approach them and then we call it manager over and they basically back us up and then only with what the managers approval do we ever taking my outside of the club okay and you let him know I'm sorry you let him know before you approach them or as you are approaching hammer who do you mean that you let the manager know don't know as I'm as I approached them a little oh okay and who is the manager they useful at gold okay so what is from what you can remember what exactly was the exchange of conversation this slide said everything to him I said you know I know you have something in your pocket I've seen you doing what a pretty big cocaine all right I should just take everything out your pockets right now and he will only did so I've read to say he did or before he took him out he did on disclose that he was a police officer he told you letter e for them little what was cuz we both stand in the same time okay so when you've done that you know he's doing activity and all that stuff what is it what is he told you he basically just stated that it was my he works for Miami PD and Adam Ethan he has a good relationship with the department so he said okay well we'll just walk outside and you handle of it to them and let them do what they want to do with it do you remember exactly what he said as far as being a police officer hmm that's he didn't say much outside for somebody was doing that you seem very calm and demeanor you also you to anybody we see doing cocaine there for a little more hyperactive and he is more melancholic misdemeanor with he with anybody else are just with that one gentleman just what the word gentleman okay well we didn't find out if he didn't know I know I just had met that moment I guess they were probably just partying together okay and do you have you ever seen that person before and how many times did you see him or snort cocaine just the once and sort of that saw it he saw me see him doing it post them okay I wasn't just him that you saw her did you see the other gentleman of the gentleman I didn't see but it wasn't living in at this close location where you can cut high it was pretty much out in the open and the you said that there was a baggie that he had do you remember where he had that bag in its you remember which pocket takes me this is right pocket and who did he give the baggie to clubs at and what went outside and we handed it over to he's you know outside of the offices and as you guys were walking where was the man good answer do you remember which hand it was I'm not sure and what did the baggie look like he's fairly small like about this size with a ziploc bag you know one of the swallows if I messaged you and did it have any 10 Twitter with a plan clue and when you guys got outside what happened or was there any proper any other property that was given to you or to Adam no just the once we saw the keys on he put the keys back in this pocket we just confiscated them the baggie then walk them outside okay and what happened with you guys I go outside let's go outside and brought them in because the way that exit is on a little street that is I think that's maybe 11th Street we want the exit doors whatever Street right across from space so we walked them down out of the sighs jail no that's why we court maybe yeah so we walking towards Miami court where it was like three off to the officers there told them disguise says he's one of you guys you know him and they said one of the officers immediately knew who he was and then they to go from there okay and about how far did you guys say they're speaking to him by the door or was it an immediate thing that you guys went on to the officers or how was it that that happen so I talked to him about two or three seconds soon as we confiscated it we walked outside but I mean once you guys were outside that you came out well they're literally right there on the side okay Jay were they were stopped on the side yeah they they hang on that on that crusty right there obviously so they're at 11:00 they can have a view of space as well okay and who did you guys make contact at that work with I'm not sure the officer's name but I would know anything that the he's one of those petty officers I can't see his lessons Garcia from another station okay what was it what's his just his description I see him almost every made to that can't even look what he's military time he's always had eleven run it off to the officers there kind of average height Spanish male yes somewhat of accent that's but it does we have short hair short black hair heavyset been set somewhat then ever spilled [Music] and did you guys speak to the officers as a group or did you guys speak to specific officers your um all the officers all their standing there were we told them what happened so okay and what exactly did you guys tell them that we found this gentleman he says he's one of these parties what do you guys what do you want to do with them he found some cocaine or would it be had to be cooking on him and officer then took it to that next level by calling whoever was a person in charge they shipped at the time okay and you said that the the officer and the other officer that after we got certain who he was how how did how did you gather that sound is a reaction what was his reaction it's like come on so before we even said who he was he saw who he was he's like come on man what are you doing and that it was kind of like the indication that she knew exactly yeah what did the what did the gentleman say um he didn't would say much use for most part use pretty much quiet and the whole idea okay and did anything he told you other than saying that you would look at these officer did he say anything else - no besides he's a police officer he was trying to like basically saying you know guys yeah do all of this just toss this away or whatever but for the most part he didn't really say much else then after you guys stepped outside who took custody did your guys keep one of the officers I'm not sure we Adam did with it I love it whether he gave it to him or not or we kept it but then he was putting once in the back with these cars okay at what point did you guys leave and go back inside after I saw him go in the car I went back in into the club Adam stayed pretty sure they even spoke what them or whatever and I didn't come back out to whoever that lead was in charge at the time for the night shift was there that spoke with him about what I saw okay and what the drip start that evening midnight and did you see any white powdery substance on his face but there was a little bit of residue on his keychain we pulled up as I said that's where I saw the stop take it off of him that's right it is like a swamp beer on it okay so you and where did you see where did at what point did you see that the residue was on there as soon as he pulled out his pocket in the club in the club you saw it there okay and so you guys gave him the keys back and nobody ever took custody that you normally think I was taken from an ID nor was the battery suspect and at any point did you guys did you know what his name was already information of him I believe that they took his um ID but we never really put on our end he said it we're not gonna you know we're gonna let you guys take over do what you want with it we're not gonna you know tarnish his name or anything with the club we won't have any involvement I'm not sure if Adam himself took more forts harder okay so you guys didn't document that in any way what incident that occurred you just we just we documented it you ever owned in storage before so right but I don't even have his ID you usually take the ID you take a photo and take a photo of him and all that what we did do is random and then lighting inside the club you said that you saw you're gonna see it inside the club what is the lighting like in there in that area of me is fairly bright and then of course I have my flashlight on me as well but I don't use it oh you didn't use enough but the lighting enough close enough to see this that there's darkness you think it is do you know any of the officers names that you guys spoke to no I'm not sure their names I just look at my face what did the other gentleman do that was with him what what happened when you're raised but I don't know that he was with somebody else because we just took him out of time that he had we'd go back inside and find him we brought him out you say there's no the guy he just met him just standing there and then officers deemed him that he didn't have anything to do it in the minute back inside okay so he went back inside yeah right this time I'm going to do the sequential photographic array let me just fill out this top writing form do you recall the clothing description above geez and gentlemen that you saw or suspected cocaine that's too long door for me to come over we have over pretty attendance it's a night so that's probably the most acute documentation and so would that be the same for the second gentleman that you believed about willing to be with so well since he had no involvement in it we don't even just show what I'll do is I'm going to take any information from okay so hurry the instructions now in a moment you will be asked to view a series of photos of individuals it is just as important to clear innocent persons from suspicion as it is to identify guilty parties the person of interest marry not be in the photo rape and the photos are not a known particular order regardless of whether you make an identification this incident will continue to be investigated keep in mind that individuals presented in this series may not appear exactly as they did on the day of the incident because features such as head and facial hair are subject to change also photographs may not always depict the true reflection of a person the person's complexion may be lighter darker than shown in the photograph pay no attention to any markings or numbers that may appear on the photos or any other differences in the type of type or style of the photographs you should not feel that you have to make an identification if you do identify someone I will have you sign the sign and date the photograph of the person you have identified the photos will be shown to you one at a time and they are not in any particular order take as much time as you need to examine each photo if you're making it it's a vacation before reviewing all of the photographs I will continue to show you the remaining photos there are some black pages in the series this is a normal part of the guide certificate identification process since this is an ongoing investigation you should not discuss the identification procedures or the results do you understand the way the photorec procedure will be conducted any other instructions I have given you yes for me photograph number one do you recognize this person [Music] mmm that might have been one of the officers that was outside just write down how that person looks familiar too and that's an annotated today's this you recognize this person quarterback number three to recognize this person photograph users work you recognize this person for a from earthwise do you recognize this person it will turn [Applause] we recognize this person [Applause] for a record-breaker person photograph number nine in the blank page photograph number 10 is a blank pages [Applause] at this point do you have any other questions or comments that I haven't asked you about the theory officers that were outside the club are they normal three officers that work at that club or does it rotate it's the most part in fact it rotates but they're one of the officers or there's a three-day roads have you understood all of my questions this is everything advances this have you been treated fairly this okay mr. courtesan sort to Florida statute one twelve point five thirty three because this is an ongoing investigation you're not to this case any information regarding this case until the case closed do you understand this understood thank you for taking the time to speak with me and this will conclude your statement that's him not 15 11 hours good afternoon today's date is December 19th to the 17th and the time is now 14 48 hours my name is sergeant mark valdez and I'm assigned to the office of internal affairs I'm here to take a statement from officer about jr. who was a witness officer regarding internal affairs case a DM 17 0 14 miss Damon is a reference to allegations of an allegation of misconduct which occurred on November 18 2017 at approximately zero 330 hours at the location of 28 29 northeast 11th Street also present in the room is attempt of Eric Rodriguez also the office of internal affairs is raise your right hand to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes ma'am okay are you aware that the statement is being recorded yes ma'am are you recording the same with any of your personal devices no ma'am please state your name Leandra address about your pet number four one seven zero and your Colonel Simon North District Little Haiti 50 okay do you have a dependent recollection of the incident that occurred on November 18th yes ma'am help me tell me in your words what happened pretty much we were standing outside of her post working on off-duty we see the bouncer talking to the gentleman at some point detective Cassady I recognize them said yeah he's one of us the bouncer looks at us and he says hey he says he's one of you guys and he had this I wish when he lifted up a baggie which looked like it could have been cocaine we went ahead you know we grab them we patted them down or whatever and that's what the sergeant pretty much tip over okay and where's your post what is this post in your talk oh it's basically the entertainment district of downtown basically covers space I think the club is called heart and also 11 okay and where were you guys at specifically when when you were approached we were on the east side of father Club think it's nice right this is a mystery I'm sorry that North Side south side Jesus I'm all over the south side here you have eleven here you have North Miami Avenue here you have 11th Street and can hear there's a little Street another Tuesday and then here is the parking lot and the overpasses yes over here so you can X out where are you guys where our car is it already put here and we were posted somewhere around here is we have four cars or somewhere right here standing outside of your vehicle this one okay so then sign it please [Applause] okay so you guys are standing here where do they approach you from where are they coming from oh I guess there's an exit here on this part of the club and they were standing here in the corner okay indicate that so this is I guess him as a circle in the miniature that we're talking about and this was a bouncer here and then as they were talking to him we were watching the encontre and I'm making sure and then turning in physical or anything else and you know they basically told us the information that he gave us okay so who are you with when you're standing here as me sergeant Vasquez and facto custody yeah okay anybody else they're just like oh okay so when you guys are here who is that that comes out of the club well they didn't okay I guess they were escorting amok because they found whatever they did in front of the club okay and they were just standing there for the outside of the club talking alright so then at some point I guess somebody overheard that you were saying that you were to see my priests officer which point custody acknowledged and then that's what he told us hey look you know he was doing whatever it said the per but we found this on talking with the officer yeah okay and at some point custody a--here's them I don't know if he heard it um you know I just remember him saying yeah he's one of us Kausalya go Sofia okay but did you hear what was being said no I had no clue what they were talking to a deadlock okay and you hear him say it's one of us yeah he's one of us so I don't know if it was that he recognized them and said hey he's one of us or if you know he hears something or they get confirming him okay who is it that was here it was I'm sorry it was the officer and who else yeah it was the officer and then one of the bouncers the security okay do you know the officer no I've never met him before okay now what are you look like light-skinned he was blond remember he's wearing jeans and I go medium haircut I remember he was blonde and light hair that's about it I don't remember his name you did Jeremy leaders bring those blue jeans in a dress shirt about mistake okay a short sleeve dress shirt okay and what was his demeanor very calm I guess weird how calm you us okay at any point did you observe any any substance or anything on his face or on her I didn't see anything not on him around him do anything that I had observed was you know the fact that the bouncer said hey look what I saw it was a baggie okay and were you part of the conversation when the bouncer comes up to you guys no we're completely separate from that okay and at what time who were you with at that point we were standing by the vehicles is me detective Cassady a-- officer Cowell and sergeant Vasquez and who do they approach well they pretty much screamed at how front of everybody so you know they're kind of met us halfway between what we were standing on where they were there and then we pretty much grabbed all of each other from there okay awarded they say specifically that had occurred well that he was inside the club I guess using whatever narcotics he found on and you know they showed us the little baggie at which point you know the surgeon took over made the note proper notifications and oh god I'm sorry and who had the baggie I grabbed it I had grabbed that I put her in evidence back along with his keys and everything else and put on my front seat closed order okay and who had it before you the actual box of the security guard that was talking to the officer outside of the club okay and how did he look ma'am I don't remember if I see him I'll be able to put him up but I don't remember not off the top of my head maybe I'm not any distinguishing feature that do you remember anything at all how he looked I remember there was a tall and skinny a black male taystee I don't know if he was the one that saw him inside the club Murphy was the one that brought us to things because it was like two three people there's over there I know the manager the club his name is Tom here I remember the name is sergeant would know what he was pretty much like the coordinator of the club overviews out there too and someone else I don't remember there's a dippers that I remember you have to see his face and then you put it in your and what okay well let's rewind where exactly how did Hart was was the was a narcotics packaged I was in a clear of plastic baggie okay I was it just our was there anything else no as far as that it was just about me okay and so what kind of evidence bag did you package in one of the property evidence bags that dear ones are clear possible okay and then what happened no no we just stood by we left him there in the back of the car you know we waited for you know the major in the Mossad and everybody else to show up whose car was he placed in my ok nothing pretty much left him there by himself nobody talked to nobody interviewed oh we left them there and then you know and then attend the major and everybody else took over with and took a step back let him take over okay and did you turn in the dorks I do not um there was somebody from internal affairs that came up and they grabbed their everything's do you remember how this person knew it was a female I remember oh shut up might have been sergeant Jacobson but I'm not 100% sure don't call me on that and you handed it to them yeah do you know what they do with it look I didn't just see them but don't anyone give a 21 or anything okay and did you see anybody else in the area that also works for those same families Department no that was another one of his friends and he kept walking by it but I don't know if you worked with us or not okay I did that person I'm sure that can't remember his white black here kind of short he was wearing a jacket marilla's dress jackets and all those jeans or slacks wake up walking back and forth I got Cena's questions of what was gonna happen to so they're pretty much sold on the old leaf not supposed to ad did he say who he was at a new point no what was he asking I guess it was somebody that was with him during I guess when they went to the club and he's just asking for his well-being and what was gonna happen to him both you know we pretty much told them look we can't give you any information as it now and totally is there anything that I haven't asked you that do feel don't work have you seen anybody involved ever since that's in it no has anybody talked to you about this since entering our essence okay how many understood all other questions yes ma'am is everything you taught me to save and the truth yes ma'am have you been treated fairly yes ma'am in accordance of for 601 4 plus 5 3 3 because in almost going investigation you're licensed disclosing information or discuss any details into the case policy understand this yes ma'am okay think you're gonna taking that time to speak with me this will conclude your statement and the time is now 14:59 hours good afternoon today's date is December 28th 2017 and the time is now 15 10 hours my name is sergeant Yvonne Valdes and I'm assigned to the office of internal affairs I'm here to take a statement from officer Cowell who is a witness officer regarding internal affairs case media a 17-0 14 the statement is there are four so allegations of misconduct which occurred on November 18 2017 at approximately zero three thirty hours at Columbia Evan located at 29 northeast 11th Street also present is sergeant frank enstein also the office of internal affairs please raise your right hand do you swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth okay are you aware that the statement is being recorded yes ma'am are you recording with saving with any of your own personal devices it's normal okay okay state your name my name is officer Lewis count your current assignment Fernan aside to Little Haiti problem solving team and your idea for one six seven okay were you working on the morning of November 18 2007 teen yes my okay and were you on duty or were you working an extra to day job thanks for duty do something okay and what was where were you working what was your job function basically we were working on the Miami entertainment district which is on located work Club eleven is I'm basically high visibility were taxed with on make sure there's no fights just basically okay so on that order that morning butter said what is your recollection of what occurred well basically we were parked on the east side of the building of globulin right by the intersection which point the manager and a security guard they stepped up through the rear exit of the building okay which will be is putting this off-site at that point they came out with a gentleman they were talking I assume that while he was doing that he was just gonna get kicked off at which point I had a visual make sure that everything one smoothly at that point the manager tells us he wakes a baggie of on suspected cocaine and he tells us that he said hey you know he says you through you guys he says he's NPD so we walked up with her we asked him the gentleman said yeah he gave his name's IBM and I believe you worked or something at that point on sergeant Vasquez was there we placed them in on a ball it's vehicle and a broad retreat the baggie of suspected cocaine and started in the bus Poznan five field Riverton he responded he made the appropriate notifications did you see then exit the club at what point do you get a visual on them once they exit or when you guys yeah a zero outside okay and from the moment that they exited that they come right to you guys or was there no they just stayed by own not like by the building and you know we were by the median where vehicles are parked okay and then a board of we're up saying is how long was it from when they came out to when they make contact with you guys like they were just talking and I want to say in the last less than two minutes more than like ten seconds okay yeah and who is it that approaches you guys you say a manager yeah they're mine well he said it from far away you know for more he was done he told us on hate he said he's with you guys he's MPD because of his word son that's when we walk over time okay and it was just the manager the officer and a security person yes ma'am it's the manager is a heavyset man wallet in the street guard it's a black man okay tall black man okay and then the officer white man okay do you ever go anywhere I know I won't say jeans and shirt okay and do you know the name of the manager or for the security or anybody you're terrible okay that's mine so he told you guys that he has this person he and then he said that he took out he had a baggie okay and where did he have this baby I can recall where he says often but you just want to remember was the he wait there like that in dear he was like 80 did you see him take it out from anywhere at a new point no nothing so you just something ready on you saw him did you remember what hath he was waving to with a town called okay and then what and then he at that point do you guys walk over to them or do they walk over to you walked over done okay and at a new point did you speak to the officer oh boy yeah we were all there president and we just asked them hey you know do you work do you work woods and he said yeah he said his name his bad doing he said where he works tell me and do you remember what exactly was his information than he told you know I know it was his name-o his IBM and like where he worked but I can't recall exactly work okay and who was with you you said we who's we it was officer bot officer I saw you okay myself and Sergeant Vespas okay and what was the officers demeanor call did you notice any white powdery substance on his face no do you remember looking at it and not seeing anything or you just can't remember if there was anything there no other see anything and [Music] then he is paste in officer BOTS car yes ma'am and where were their narcotics case an officer what's wrong okay did he play some just checked out or did he place him in something else and then place them in the car I would have to ask officer what but that you were under oh no no okay and until when were you guys there um on see are you particularly on to 7:00 in the morning with that what that it didn't you know what you had to wait no working on to something with the incident on we had to wait for field duty we waited for the major to respond and we waited for our internal affairs okay and then you still stay there did you care after that after we stayed there don't know if I missed it but new setup manager came out and you described that he basically put his hand up in the air and held a baggie of suspected cocaine lives are at eye level and then he just said he says he's with you MPD yeah did he say anything like I found this on him or that something that happened later i disgust him to happen later were you privy to that no my camera now when you saw that and he's made that statement about the officer what did you think basically what the manager stated was that they were personal because on never do what he was doing he was sniffing the power inside the club so they approached him and then that's when they kicked him up okay that's what was relayed to us explain you guys are taquito one somebody in particular I think I believe you told all of us right so that's when he when you got the approached she gave you this indicate told you yeah okay and I'm sorry cameras I remember if it was the managers on where with a security guard yeah one of the folk song and approached them and you said you didn't you don't know the manager or the security boy all right have you yeah yeah I mean I don't know their exact ten-foot boy if I see my opinion over there yeah and all that during the time that you were there on the scene that anybody comments Pete or tried to speak to the officer took into they detained no not to me I don't know there's other officers did you see any other officer networks in the city of Miami in that area or walking around the rhythmic related that he was with him no I mean like given I my short career I've always worked in north and I didn't recognize him until he said that he was a police officer so you know so many new faces a and did he ever ask to speak to somebody to hear asked to speak to so many particular or to give a message to somebody else but let's say now that I recall is there anything that I haven't asked you that you feel it after officer about got custody of the the suspected cocaine what happened to it after that did he turn it in or did he give it to somebody else don't be gave it to on the internal ferries on sergeant nominee she responded how does she look Oh black hair Oh female just kind of already okay that's fine is there anything else that I haven't asked you that you feels important there's no or any information that you don't that's important to this case have you understood on my question yes mom is everything you told me today to the truth yes what have you been treated fairly yes ma'am and according to state that two to four to six section 112 25 33 as this amount does this is an ongoing investigation you're not to disclose any details or speak about the case and suppose close do you understand yes ma'am okay thank you for taking the time to speak with me this is a complete your statement and the time is now 15 to 21 hours today's date is December 20th 2017 the time is approximately 7:20 a.m. my name is sergeant Christine Moline I'm assigned to the office of internal affairs I'm here at the internal affairs office to obtain a statement from an officer or detective Carlos cows idea IBM for one seven nine five he is a witness officer regarding internal affairs case number a DM 17-0 run for it's in reference to an allegation of misconduct which occurred on November 18 2017 and approximately zero 130 hours also in the room is detective Dixon Rodriguez IBM number five nine he's also assigned to the office of internal affairs please raise your right hand you swear that test you swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth for the record state your full name your IBM number and your current assignment Cardinals custodia four one seven nine five robbery okay November 18th were you working and the morning of November 18th just good okay where were you working for Simon that day I was an off-duty miami-dade them indistinct okay working specifically at any one location or what were your duties that day my duty was off-duty its reference to the area of Miami entitlement district is clubs eleven Basehart that area okay and what were you supposed to be doing that day there's a how to read it's between our hours of 2300 hours too soon 700 hours okay and do you have any specific tasks that you're supposed to be engaging in there and other words do you look for traffic violations or anything like that just make sure that the security just make sure that everything goes smooth any problem that the closeout they do is being attacked okay okay so at some point you came in contact with the manager of Club eleven just one okay tell me what happened with that the he was with another individual at the points that I worked with us okay so tell me how you came in contact who was the employee of Club 11 that you spoke with or were there when he was speaking with officers okay the individual I gotta come up with those is the head of security okay he came in contact with us and at the points they have on individual visitors a reserve police officer and he works with you guys okay the individuals next kneepointer and he said this individual what we do this I don't I don't know in money but I recognize his face that I've seen another one is actually yes I see me at that point uh he he shows a clear body with a some type of powder inside okay describe the powder it's a white white butter inside okay and based on your experience as a police officer what did it appear to be it appeared to be suspected okay okay what did Adam tell you first described Adam for me [Music] heavyset individual vault and white wait ma'am right now okay and you said you know him as the manager of the security manager yes thanks for those secure ok so you've spoken with him before in the past yes ok you deal with it ok very good so he shows you this baggie of what appears to be suspected cocaine what is the conversation what does he tell you he said that individual it was with him that he brown house I was inside I guess consuming this ok do you remember his exact words compel the remains that warbles he was from is in the anatomy of the reason he is constantly inside that ain't got no son okay did he tell you how he knew that he was consuming this I guess he didn't see it but some of his employees on brother to his attention and that's why okay so did you tell you any conversation that he had with this individual do at this point do you know who this officer is or this this person he brought out I don't know whose name I had known that I've seen before okay so do you know his name now I don't know what's it what's the thing the last name is something sent us okay so officer Santos so he tells you that it was brought to his attention that officer Santos was somehow doing this powder cocaine so he brought him outside what does he tell you after that does he take anything else no do you see anything else okay did you have a conversation with the officer no did you ask him his name nobody Natsu's me okay did you recognize him yes what's his face by his face okay so at that point did you ask him anything not the point nothing did you ask him where he worked or if he was still working anywhere yes I did ask me if he's still working because I remember that they were working flag at me and I used to work in flam and he said yes okay so have you worked with them before I just seen him in passing or how is it that you knew he worked up for gaming I work out I know I don't look for how many because I know people have flat on me and I guess by grow up or something okay had you read a conversation with him before no the who else was with you working mm-hmm who else was with you working that heard this conversation or observe the same thing that you did there we were all sergeant Vasquez Janos first name Marty okay officer Louis cop and officer about Union and they were you were all working the same detail that's correct did you hear officer Santos make any comments no did you hear anybody question him regarding anything either was he a police officer or regarding anything that transpired at the scene no did anybody eat well either you sort of ask was there cow or officer but did you or any of them ask him anything pertaining to what the allegation was me or the allegation made by Adam not that I remember okay when he showed who was animal speaking to specifically anybody in particular no we were all together there what photos were like them okay so he brings to your attention that he that officer Santos was using this suspected cocaine does how does he show it to you do you remember where he he did not any sound he just show it to us like this do you remember which and that right uh believe us right right okay and so he tells you this and who does he give that cocaine to they put her in a wave-like property clear I'm sorry but from his car and he put it up in the car and he said the plastic property back and he put her in his car until so what was an evidence bag that officer Bob retrieved just did he do you know if he not wouldn't touch it okay so it was put in that bag do you remember put in the evidence bag I don't repay the same bag but I brought peace property the officers probably whatever he got fallen a gleeful wallet well after that sergeant's asked us to put it on the back seat of the car and he contacted okay don't call that our house there so specifically yeah we'll put it down really quick do you remember who patted him down I was there putting it down you pet it if that are you physically petted him if you don't recall yeah so he was placed in the back seat of whose vehicle and you said if he was patted down did you guys find anything else on no other than personal belongings yeah no okay was he given any instructions officer Santos no that's this would be just a way to just figure it out what was the next step okay was he handcuffed no did he make any comments or requests to you at that time no no listen okay so from the time that he was placed in a car and an officer of Bob's car was he removed from that vehicle at any point without my you guys know what oh he was removed by did he make any requests to you guys while at the same I'll he was in the backseat of the car oh did anyone come up and talk to him I believe a wonder tannerite just have a brief conversation with it but we don't know what Moses okay so you didn't hear anything that do you know who the lieutenant was Cooper did lieutenant Cooper say anything to you guys after you have this conversation with officer Santos okay do you know what what lieutenant Cooper did after that after you had the conversation I believe you all just stopped to eat okay so no you're not aware of any other conversations that anyone may have had with officer Santos the evidence bag what happened to the evidence bag after the items were placed in it with officer I put it in his car until I believe was giving it to you okay and do you recall where he placed that bag did you see her place it I think he was put in a fun touch that one so the front of his policeman he does drink a lot but it was alright No thank you guys with a sponsor here making phone calls didn't make them walk off anything was in the back did anybody came and tried to speak to him besides lieutenant Cooper any friends or near the police I'll get you if I try to speak ma'am no no no what nobody okay have you understood all of my questions this is everything that you told me today Ben the truth yes and have you been treated fairly yes okay as you know this is an ongoing investigation so you're not to discuss it per state statute not allowed to discuss it with anybody else that will end the statement that time is zero 733 m okay we're back on the tape is 741 did we have any conversation regarding the case from the time that we ended the last statement to this time no okay so if you're back under oath and what I wanted to ask you was when Adam came up to you with a googol of you or called you over and how did that happen did were you guys standing there and he came out and brought him to you excuse me or did he call you over no you could read it to us you're not standing outside a can aside with all the DeSantis hey where were you guys standing by of course okay and where are the curves Burke I'm just read my own report okay and what entrance is that near entrance or exit is the Nexus and the exit comes out to Miami Court and what I don't know okay so he brings him over to you guys do you observe anything officer Santos okay and are you aware that somebody else did I heard that yes I think it did okay and how did you hear that and how did you what did you hear I think so I didn't thought so I don't know it was lieutenant I think I think it's one Milton arrived thing was to tell him somebody else he was saying that I hear something officer Santos okay and what was it that he observed some white powder distance - Jose merci - okay and so you believe that it was lieutenant Cooper that he told that sergeant fastboys told it to I believe so okay and do you remember how you heard that conversation or how you heard about it I don't want to say how I know that he's mentioned something I had that it looks like selfies asunto her son Rosie don't you say you actually heard sergeant Vasquez say that okay that's what I wanted to clarify okay um that'll end the statement thank you the time is approximately 740 three hours