- A search warrant was issued to investigate an alleged threat against a school.
- That warrant was a general warrant—it failed to specify what evidence was being sought and did not establish any connection between the seized computers and the alleged crime.
- The warrant was quashed by court order on April 16, 2018, rendering it legally void.
- Despite this, the FBI searched the computers on April 23, 2018, using a warrant that was no longer valid, and allegedly discovered one computer-generated image.
I am now being criminally charged based on an image found a full week after the warrant was quashed. This is not just improper—it’s unprecedented. There are no known cases in U.S. legal history where evidence obtained under a quashed warrant has been used to prosecute someone. It violates the Fourth Amendment and undermines the integrity of the judicial process.