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San Juan County

Adult Detention Center

871 Andrea Drive

Farmington,

NM

87401

Date: Feb,4 2015

to:

Thomas C. Havel

*Adult Detention Adminlstrator

From: Daniel Webb, Deputy Administrator

Re:

Critical lncident Review B-8

December 28,2014 a 4iSlqrbqncqgcSur(ed in B-8. January L4,?:AtS anlncident Review Committee was
assigned.

Fo(nnlitlee Mqm,ber$ Present:

DATE Or INCIQENT; L2/2812OL4 TIME:0218

hourslpsgLisi Facility $8

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Pod

DETENTION STAFF RESPONDING:

TNMATES rpENrlFtEp AS BEENING INVOTVED:

1.

Mqrtin. Alvin
CHJ
{ Arrest Charges:

558Q1 ,Bookine

#,2014-9169

Failure to comply
Battery on a household member

bodily harm)Aggravated battery upon a peace officerAssisting in assault on peace

officerResisting, Evading or Obstructing an Officer

2. Thofnas. Aaron

r'

Arrest

Ctil

Charges:

59763

Bookins # 2OL/I-1O751
Aggravated battery with deadly weapon (2 counts)

bodily harm) Assisting in assault on peace officer Resisting, Evading or Obstructing an Officer

, CllJ 47050 Bookinr # 2014-7934

Arrest Charges:
Aggravated battery on a household member

3. Cheq. Finall4o

Resisting, evading, obstructing

Criminal damage to property

Failure to appear

a peace officer (removing firearm or weapon) Resisting, Evading, Obstructing an Officer

4.

Parrish.

Arrlson

CHJ

51U18

Bookins

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2014-9205

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Arrest

Charges:

Aggravated assault on Peace Officer

Aggravated fleeing, law enforcement

DWI(7)
Tampering with ignition interlock
Second or subsequent open container

Speeding (over 31-35)

Failure to maintain traffic lane
Failure to obey traffic control device

bodily harm) Aggravated battery upon peace officerAssisting in assault on peace officer
Resisting, Evading or Obstructing an officer

Administrative Sancitions

pETAr!.S OF TNCTDENT:

inmates were identified as Selphand Martin.

Parrish struck Officer Yazzie in the face with a closed fist. Two other inmates identified asChee,
and Martin attacked Officer Yazzie.

duty Taser making contact with inmate Parrish. However, the Taser Lead broke; Officers were
unable to gain full control over inmate Parrish.
altercation with Detention Officers.
0200) via facility radio for assistance. Contacted, Sergeant Benyaca retrieved a pepper ball gun

from the armory and responded to B-8.

Of note: Facility video reveals that thineen (13) Detention Staff initially responded to the disturbance;
(approximately) seven (7) were engaged in trying to regain control while the others waited for direction.

assistance from law enforcement already present in the

facility. Officer Archuleta notified

Farmington Police Officers present in Booking at the time, who then responded to B-8.
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Shortly after FPD entered the Pod, inmate Parrish became confrontationalwith FPD Officers and
was restrained by FPD and place in handcuffs; San Juan County Detention Staff had begun to
regain control and were moving inmates to the upstairs pod.
A small group of inmates (approximately five) were left in the lower left cubicalarea due to

arguing with other inmates; they were left with supervision while other inmates were placed

under control.
One injured inmatewas receiving Medical care; identified as lnmate Aaron was cleared by
medical and escorted to Booking where he was placed in a restraint chair due to noncompliance of Detention Staff directives.

lnmate Chee was medically cleared, escorted to Booking and handcuffed to the Booking Bench
waiting reassignment to Pod C-1.
lnmate Martin, Alvin who was actively aggressive, was placed on a medicalgurney and later
transported to San Juan Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) for treatment. (Later that night
returned)Detention Officer Reiff was transported to SJRMC via ambulance for treatment.
Detention Officers conducted a shakedown of the B-8 after the inmates were removed to C-1;
several empty soda bottles?O oz. bottles and one full 20 oz. bottle of a brown liquid was
discovered and determined to be jail house alcohol commonly referred to as "hooch".
Review of facility video revealed four inmates were ingesting Wellbutrinthrough their nosrils
(commonly called "snorting"). The four inmates were identified as:

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Yarnell, Christopher
Betts, Rusty

Burrows, Kenneth

Whittenberg Andrew

The inmates were interviewed and it was discovered that the substance snorted was Wellbutrin,
prescribed to two of the inmates by Facility Medical Contractor. Subsequently, the inmates were placed
in C-1 pending Administrative Sanctions or additional charges.
GOMMTTTEE RECOMTVIEJ{DATTONS:

1. Review operational procedures related to Response Calls and make changes if necessary.
2. Conduct meetings with outside entities and law enforcement agencies that would respond to

3.

the facility in an emergency situation to collaboratively develop an lncident Action Plan

Revise the limits on commissary items available to the inmate population for purchase in
regards to beverage and other containers that could be utilized for storage of liquids.
Backup should only be called by a Sergeant

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Jail Administratof:

will revise commissary

items available to our inmate population and remove all beverage purchase items and other containers
that could be utilized for storage of unauthorized liquids.
I approve the committees' recommendations. Effuctive immediately, commissary

Facility Deputy Administrator will coordinate with our Sheriffs Department to collaboratively develop an
Lncidenl Actipn Plgn. This should be a multi-jurisdictional agencies endeavor for actual situational
training with clear objectives for command and control.

Inmate medications will be administered with our new protocols,

Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
llfr.amas C.

9{ave[- 9r/8A

* C(v

Administrator - San Juan County Adult Detention

MPA - Master of Public Administration
ACA - Certified Corrections Executive
San Juan

County

s7t Andrea Dr.

Farmington,

NM

87401

Contact numbers:
Office: 505-566-45M

Fax

505-324-3A10

EmaiL thavel@ sicounty.net

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