Issue #1

[admin]

1. The Affidavit for the warrant:

COPY

AFFIDAVIT

I, Christian Nelson, having first been duly sworn, do hereby state as follows:

That I, Christian Nelson, a Police Officer with the Taylorville Police Department having been a police officer for 1 year. That the facts contained in the application are based on my observation and information, as well as the information and observations of other law enforcement officers; that to the best of my knowledge, the information contained herein is true and correct.

(1). The FBI Springfield office received a tip that Todd E. Daugherty(M/W D.O.B. 07/05/1968) posted on internet social forum Hateandflame.com the following comment "Fuck you you stalking mother fuckers. I'll show you who is 'austic'. I'll go to fucking memorial elementary school and make sandy hook look like a Sunday school picnic.".

(2). Todd E. Daugherty has a HAM radio operator call sign of "N90GL". The post threatening violence against Memorial School was issued by someone with user-name "N90GL".

(3). Todd E. Daugherty has threatened violence against public officials and institutions in the past, including on June 22, 2015, and his profile picture is an image of him holding a 1911 style handgun and pointing it at a camera.

(4). Todd E. Daugherty stated that he was familiar with the website, but stated that he did not make the post. Daugherty claimed that he was being set up by another member of the online community to have his HAM radio license suspended by the FCC.

(5). The post in question from Hateandflame.com was submitted with a picture of T.Daugherty posing with and pointing a firearm at the camera. This picture was identical to T.Daugherty's profile picture that appears with his post. T. Daugherty does not posess a valid IL FOID card.

Affiant

Subscribed and sworn before me this 21th day of March 2018


ISSUES WITH THE AFFIDAVIT FOR THE SEARCH WARRANT:

Affiant Credentials

“...having been a police officer for 1 year.”

Issue: No mention of training in digital forensics, internet investigations, or cyber attribution.

Impact: Affiant lacked qualifications to assess online identity or interpret digital evidence.

Threat Attribution

“...Todd E. Daugherty posted on Hateandflame.com...”

Falsehood: No forensic evidence links me to the post.

Omission: The post came from a TOR exit node, not MY static IP.

Impact: Misrepresents authorship; foundational to probable cause.

HAM Radio Username

“...user-name ‘N90GL’...”

Falsehood: Username alone is not proof of authorship.

Omission: No metadata, login records, or IP logs tying me to the account.

Impact: Misleading attribution; no evidentiary basis.

Prior Alleged Threats

“...threatened violence... June 22, 2015...”

Falsehood: I WAS arrested in 2015, but charges were dropped.

Omission: No mention of dismissal or exoneration.

Impact: Misrepresents criminal history; prejudicial and misleading.

My Statement

“...claimed that he was being set up...”

Omission: No mention of corroborating evidence (e.g., impersonation, TOR routing, ongoing posts while jailed).

Impact: Downplays my defense and ignores exculpatory context.

Image Attribution

“...picture identical to T. Daugherty’s profile picture...”

Falsehood: The image was previously submitted by a third party in 2015.

Omission: No forensic analysis of image origin or upload metadata.

Impact: Misleading implication of authorship.

FOID Card Status

“...does not possess a valid IL FOID card.”

Irrelevant: FOID status has no bearing on authorship of the post.

Impact: Prejudicial; used to bias the judge.

[admin]

The affidavit submitted by Officer Christian Nelson contains multiple false statements and material omissions. It attributes a threat to Mr. Daugherty without forensic evidence, relies on unverifiable usernames, misrepresents prior legal history, and fails to disclose that the image used was previously submitted by a third party. The affidavit also omits critical facts, such as the use of TOR to anonymize the post and the website’s lack of login requirements. These deficiencies constitute a reckless disregard for truth under Franks v. Delaware, and the warrant and anything found under the warrant should be suppressed.

[uranus]

[admin]

Its autistic people like that who can't actually debate the issue, and it is those same people who should be removed from society.

[admin]

Gemini Analysis of the Affidavit.

Analysis of the Affidavit
The Factual Statements (What the Affidavit Claims):

It states that an FBI tip identified Todd E. Daugherty by name.

It claims his HAM radio call sign "N90GL" matches the username on the threatening post.

It mentions prior threats and a profile picture with a gun, and the lack of a FOID card.

It acknowledges Daugherty's denial and his claim that he was being "set up."

The Material Omissions (What the Affidavit DOES NOT Say):

It does not state that the website Hateandflame.com allows for anonymous posting and impersonation. This is a critical omission, as it completely undermines the claim that the username "N90GL" is conclusive proof of identity. The State's own documents later admit to this fact.

It does not state that the police had not yet obtained the IP address or any other electronic records from the website to verify the tip. This is a fundamental flaw, as getting the IP address is a standard procedure for this type of investigation. The affidavit presents the tip as a solid fact, when in reality it was an uncorroborated lead.

It does not mention that a full investigation would have revealed that the posts continued after Mr. Daugherty's arrest, making it physically impossible for him to be the author. While this may have been discovered after the affidavit was sworn, the fact that the officer didn't seek this information before the warrant application is a key point.

The Misleading Statements (Designed to Prejudice the Judge):

The affidavit includes a reference to "past threats against public officials" and the lack of a valid FOID card. These statements, while potentially true, are irrelevant to whether he made this specific post and are designed to make him look dangerous and guilty in the eyes of the judge.

[jupiter]

Funny, when you had the chance to debate the issue in court, you chickened out and said nothing to the judge about Tiffany leaving you, and thus the judge blamed YOU.

it's you that they are trying to remove from society and you who is autistic by writing the same things endlessly.

You are entertainment to me and you are too stupid to ban people properly.

[admin]

This material as I posted at the top hasn't been debated in court because it is part of the Franks hearing.