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IN THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT - ALL DEPARTMENT

IN AND FOR SALT LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
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AFFIDAVIT FOR SEARCH WARRANT
STATE OF UTAH )
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County of Salt Lake )
The undersigned affiant, Detective BRIAN DAVIS of State Bureau of Investigation,
upon an oath or written affidavit subscribed under criminal penalty, declares:
That your affiant has reason to believe:
THAT
On the premises known as Utah State Bureau of Investigation
Evidence Warehouse
3509 S 300 W
South Salt Lake, UT 84115,
On the vehicle(s) described as: 2005 Chrysler Town and Country mini-van with
VIN/2C4GP54L15R189315
MN Lic/187 BHE;
In the City of South Salt Lake, County of Salt Lake, State of Utah, there is now certain
property or evidence described as:
Your affiant is requesting a daytime announced search warrant be granted for
the aforementioned Chrysler Town and Country mini-van for items related to
the death of A.R. including but not limited to automobile, house, storage locker
or safety deposit box keys; a wallet belonging to A.R. and contents contained
therein; a landline telephone phone; a knife or similar object/weapon capable
of causing puncture or lacerating wounds; any and all blood-like substances,
bodily fluids, biological samples or DNA samples; soiled clothing or materials
capable of retaining bodily fluids, biological or DNA samples; any and all latent
fingerprints; photography and videography evidence depicting the scene;
any and all computers, mobile telephones, tablets, removable media and all
electronically commingled data contained therein; beer cans; misc. tools from
license plates and journals/diary/notes, items of identification, receipts, and

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credit cards. This evidence will assist with identifying person(s) who may be
responsible for the death of A.R.
and that said property or evidence:
Was unlawfully acquired or is unlawfully possessed;
has been used or is possessed for the purpose of being used to commit or
conceal the commission of an offense; or
is evidence of illegal conduct.
Affiant believes the property and evidence described above is evidence of the crime
or crimes of Homicide.
The facts to establish the grounds for issuance of a Search Warrant are:
Your affiant, Agent Brian Davis, is employed by the Utah Department of Public
Safety, State Bureau of Investigation and is currently assigned to the Major
Crimes Unit. Your affiant has been given the responsibility to investigate general
criminal offenses occurring in the State of Utah including but not limited to death
investigation, officer involved critical incidents, fugitive apprehension, federal
firearm violations, violent crimes, sex offenses, fraud, forgery, public corruption,
and identity theft.
Your affiant has been a police officer since 1999, and has worked in a variety
of assignments such as, State Trooper, Alcohol Enforcement Task Force, ATF
Task Force, FBI Violent Crime/Gang Task Force, US Marshal Fugitive Task Force,
Officer Involved Critical Incident Task Force, FBI Public Corruptions Task Force.
Your affiant has received a variety of continuous basic, and advanced training.
This training includes: Advanced Drug Interdiction, Field Training Officer,
Crime Scene, Interview and Interrogation, Fraudulent Document Recognition,
National Liquor Law Academy, Narcotic Investigations, Gang Enforcement,
Fugitive Apprehension, US Department of Justice-Firearms Trafficking, Homicide
Investigations, Financial Investigations, Force Science Certified, and Childrens
Justice Center-Forensic Interviews for Child Victims.
Your affiant has investigated and assisted in a variety of investigations including
homicides, violent crimes, fraud, forgery, theft, narcotic trafficking, interrogation of
suspects, gang crimes, sexual assaults, and federal firearm and narcotic crimes.
The following probable cause was submitted to your affiant, Agent Brian Davis
with the Utah State Bureau of Investigation, by Detective Chris Millard with Eden
Prairie Police Department, Minnesota.

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The facts to establish grounds for issuance of a warrant are as follows:

Your affiant is a Detective with the City of Eden Prairie Police Department and is
currently assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division. Your affiant has been a
sworn police officer in the State of Minnesota since 1988 and a Police Detective
for 9 years. It is your affiants responsibility to investigate criminal offenses that
occur in the City of Eden Prairie. Your affiant is currently assisting with conducting
a criminal investigation into the suspicious death of a 74 year old male.
Your affiant learned that on 07-22-16 after 1521 hours Eden Prairie Police Officers
were called to the residence at 7960 South Bay Curve in the City of Eden Prairie,
State of Minnesota to check on the welfare of the 74 year old male resident
(A.R.). Officers made entry into the residence and discovered A.R. was deceased.
A.R. appeared to have lost a large volume of blood and was found in the master
bedroom. It was discovered shortly thereafter that a vehicle belonging to A.R., a
2005 Chrysler Town and Country mini-van with VIN/2C4GP54L15R189315 was
missing. Officers noticed that an older Dodge van in the garage was displaying
the license plate for the Chrysler and that the Dodge license plate was missing,
The license plate for the Dodge van was MN Lic/187 BHE.
There appeared to be a missing landline telephone that appeared to have been
pulled and severed from the cord to the wall. A.R.s cell phone was located
and analysis on the device indicated that A.R. had had no incoming or outgoing
telephone calls since the morning of 07-19-16 and all calls since 07-20-16 were
listed as missed calls. Mail was left uncollected in the mailbox appearing to have
been there for several days.
An autopsy was performed on A.R. on 07-23-16. There were injuries consistent
with a homicide discovered on A.R. including defensive cuts on the back of his
right hand, superficial incisions on the back of the left forearm and two puncture
wounds on the left and right side of his neck.
Your affiant entered the missing Chrysler van as stolen on July 24, 2016. After
the vehicle was entered into the national database for stolen vehicles your affiant
noticed several delayed inquires were made by law enforcement on the license
plate 187 BHE. Of note were three inquires by the Utah State Highway Patrol
made between July 22 and July 24, 2016. Your affiant called the Utah State Patrol
and learned that the missing vehicle had been discovered abandoned on July 22
around 2200 hours MDT on US Interstate 15 near mile marker 286 in Draper,
Utah. The vehicle was marked as such and left there. On July 24 the Utah State
Patrol impounded the vehicle and left it in a secure impound lot.
Application 1-2(b)

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Your affiant called the impound lot and spoke to an employee that confirmed the
vehicle existed in that lot. The employee also confirmed the license plate and VIN
number as matching those as of the missing vehicle from A.R.s garage. Your
affiant then made contact with Agent Brian Davis of the Utah State Bureau of
Investigation. Agent Davis told your affiant that he would secure the vehicle in a
locked state storage area until a search warrant could be obtained to process and
search the vehicle.
Your affiant is requesting a daytime announced search warrant be granted for
the aforementioned Chrysler Town and Country mini-van for items related to
the death of A.R. including but not limited to automobile, house, storage locker
or safety deposit box keys; a wallet belonging to A.R. and contents contained
therein; a landline telephone phone; a knife or similar object/weapon capable
of causing puncture or lacerating wounds; any and all blood-like substances,
bodily fluids, biological samples or DNA samples; soiled clothing or materials
capable of retaining bodily fluids, biological or DNA samples; any and all latent
fingerprints; photography and videography evidence depicting the scene; any and
all computers, mobile telephones, tablets, removable media and all electronically
commingled data contained therein; beer cans; misc. tools from license plates
and journals/diary/notes, items of identification, receipts, and credit cards. This
evidence will assist with identifying person(s) who may be responsible for the
death of A.R.
.
This affidavit has been reviewed by Tony Graf of the Salt Lake County DA Office, and
it has been approved for presentation to the court.
WHEREFORE, your affiant prays that a Search Warrant be issued for the seizure of
said items.
I declare under criminal penalty of the State of Utah that the foregoing is true
and correct.
Executed on: 26th day of July, 2016 @ 10:23 AM by /s/ BRIAN DAVIS

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IN THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT - ALL DEPARTMENT
IN AND FOR SALT LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
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SEARCH WARRANT
No. 1468154

COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH

To any peace officer in the State of Utah:
Proof by Affidavit made upon oath or written affirmation subscribed under criminal
penalty of the State of Utah having been made to me by Detective BRIAN DAVIS of
State Bureau of Investigation, this day, I am satisfied that there is probable cause to
believe
THAT
On the premises known as Utah State Bureau of Investigation
Evidence Warehouse
3509 S 300 W
South Salt Lake, UT 84115,
On the vehicle(s) described as: 2005 Chrysler Town and Country mini-van with
VIN/2C4GP54L15R189315
MN Lic/187 BHE;
In the City of South Salt Lake, County of Salt Lake, State of Utah, there is now certain
property or evidence described as:
Your affiant is requesting a daytime announced search warrant be granted for
the aforementioned Chrysler Town and Country mini-van for items related to
the death of A.R. including but not limited to automobile, house, storage locker
or safety deposit box keys; a wallet belonging to A.R. and contents contained
therein; a landline telephone phone; a knife or similar object/weapon capable
of causing puncture or lacerating wounds; any and all blood-like substances,
bodily fluids, biological samples or DNA samples; soiled clothing or materials
capable of retaining bodily fluids, biological or DNA samples; any and all latent
fingerprints; photography and videography evidence depicting the scene;
any and all computers, mobile telephones, tablets, removable media and all

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electronically commingled data contained therein; beer cans; misc. tools from
license plates and journals/diary/notes, items of identification, receipts, and
credit cards. This evidence will assist with identifying person(s) who may be
responsible for the death of A.R.
and that said property or evidence:
Was unlawfully acquired or is unlawfully possessed;
has been used or is possessed for the purpose of being used to commit or
conceal the commission of an offense; or
is evidence of illegal conduct.
Affiant believes the property and evidence described above is evidence of the crime
or crimes of Homicide.
YOU ARE THEREFORE COMMANDED:
to make a search of the above-named or described person, vehicle, item, and/or
premises for the herein-above described property or evidence and if you find the same
or any part thereof, retain such property in your custody subject to the direction of a
prosecutor or an order of this Court.

Dated: 26th day of July, 2016 @ 10:40 AM /s/

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RETURN TO SEARCH WARRANT

NO. 1468154
The personal property listed below or set out on the inventory attached hereto was
taken from the person of Utah State Bureau of Investigation
Evidence Warehouse
3509 S 300 W
South Salt Lake, UT 84115
2005 Chrysler Town and Country mini-van with
VIN/2C4GP54L15R189315
MN Lic/187 BHE, by virtue of a search warrant dated the 26th day of July, 2016, and
issued by Magistrate RANDALL SKANCHY of the THIRD DISTRICT COURT - ALL
DEPARTMENT:
Front and rear license plate
Multiple food wrappers, containers, water bottles
Sleeping bag
Towel
Multiple liquor bottles
Soft rifle case (empty)
Spit sunflower seeds
Cigarette butt
DNA swabs of vehicle interior
Vehicle floor mat's
Carpet from rear of van
I, Detective BRIAN DAVIS of State Bureau of Investigation, by whom this warrant was
executed, do swear that the above listed or below attached inventory contains a true
and detailed account of all the property taken by me under the warrant, on the 26th
day of July, 2016.
All of the property taken by virtue of said warrant will be retained in my custody subject
to the order of this Court or of any other court in which the offense in respect to which
the property, or things taken, is triable.

I declare under criminal penalty of the State of Utah that the foregoing is true
and correct.
Executed on: 27th day of July, 2016 @ 12:14 PM by /s/ BRIAN DAVIS

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