Detective B said that he was investigating a case where the adult suspect was communication with a person he believed to be a year-old female. Further, there was a conversation that took place concerning sex and the transmission of images.
As a result, he asked me to obtain a search warrant for the residence. On April Detective J obtained a search warrant for the location. Detective J subsequently informed Detective B that the search warrant was obtained and agreed to execute it with him the following day.
On April 13, Detective W was assigned to a surveillance post at the residence. At approximately p. At that point, Detective W identified himself and told the defendant that he had a search warrant for the residence. Detective J arrived on scene and spoke with the defendant in front of the residence. Detective J explained to the defendant that I had a search warrant for the residence and that a detective with another agency was en route to the house and would explain everything in detail to him once he arrived.
Detective J explained to the defendant that it would be about 25 minutes before the detective arrived and if he wanted to wait for him he could. The defendant was very cooperative and said that he wanted to wait for the detective because he wanted to speak with him about the case. The defendant was free to leave and was never placed in handcuffs but voluntarily chose to stay. Detective J spoke with the defendant in front of the residence and told him what he just told his father. Detective J told the defendant that he was not under arrest and that he only had a search warrant for the house.
He also said that he wanted to wait for the detective to find out more information about the case. The defendant was never placed in handcuffs or told where to stand but voluntarily chose to stay at the residence. Detective B also interviewed the defendant in the kitchen area. The defendant admitted that he uses the chat room that Detective B was in at the time of the conversation and that he remembered sending several pictures of his body, including pictures of a penis, to a person he believed to be a 14 year old female.
