The Court's ruling on the motion:
02/10/2026: SA, DEFENDANT WITH ATTY WYKOFF. COURT HEARS DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO SUPPRESS. COURT HEARS THE ARGUMENTS OF THE PARTIES. COURT NOTES THE FACTUAL BASIS IS AS FOLLOWS: A WARRANT WAS ISSUED ON 3/21/2018 TO SEIZE ANY AND ALL COMPUTER EQUIPMENT CONTAINED AT THE DEFENDANT'S RESIDENCE. THOSE COMPUTERS AND ITEMS SEIZED WERE TURNED OVER TO FBI ON 4/04/2018. ON 4/16/2018 THE STATE DISMISSED THE PRIOR CHARGES AND QUASHED ALL WARRANTS (EXHIBIT I). THEREAFTER THE FBI CONDUCTED A INVENTORY OF THOSES ITEMS ON 4/16/2018 AND THEN SEARCHED THOSE ELECTRONIC DEVICES THREE DAYS AFTER THAT AND FOUND EVIDENCE IN QUESTION 7 DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTS HAD BEEN QUASHED. A FEDERAL WARRANT WAS THEN SOUGHT 2 YEARS LATER. COURT FIRST FINDS AFTER 4/16/2018 WHEN THE CASE WAS DISMISSED AND SPECIFICALLY THE WARRANT WAS QUASHED THE FBI DID NOT HAVE LAWFUL AUTHORITY TO RETAIN THESE ITEMS LET ALONE TO BEGIN A SEARCH OF THOSE ITEMS 3 DAYS LATER AND SUBSEQUENTLY FINDING EVIDENCE 7 DAYS LATER IS A CLEAR VIOLATION OF THE DEFENDANT'S 4TH AMENDMENT RIGHTS. MOTION TO SUPPRESS IS GRANTED AND CASE IS DISMISSED. COURT ORDERS ANY REMAINING BALANCE BE REFUNDED MINUS CLERKS FEES.
02/10/2026: SA, DEFENDANT WITH ATTY WYKOFF. COURT HEARS DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO SUPPRESS. COURT HEARS THE ARGUMENTS OF THE PARTIES. COURT NOTES THE FACTUAL BASIS IS AS FOLLOWS: A WARRANT WAS ISSUED ON 3/21/2018 TO SEIZE ANY AND ALL COMPUTER EQUIPMENT CONTAINED AT THE DEFENDANT'S RESIDENCE. THOSE COMPUTERS AND ITEMS SEIZED WERE TURNED OVER TO FBI ON 4/04/2018. ON 4/16/2018 THE STATE DISMISSED THE PRIOR CHARGES AND QUASHED ALL WARRANTS (EXHIBIT I). THEREAFTER THE FBI CONDUCTED A INVENTORY OF THOSES ITEMS ON 4/16/2018 AND THEN SEARCHED THOSE ELECTRONIC DEVICES THREE DAYS AFTER THAT AND FOUND EVIDENCE IN QUESTION 7 DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTS HAD BEEN QUASHED. A FEDERAL WARRANT WAS THEN SOUGHT 2 YEARS LATER. COURT FIRST FINDS AFTER 4/16/2018 WHEN THE CASE WAS DISMISSED AND SPECIFICALLY THE WARRANT WAS QUASHED THE FBI DID NOT HAVE LAWFUL AUTHORITY TO RETAIN THESE ITEMS LET ALONE TO BEGIN A SEARCH OF THOSE ITEMS 3 DAYS LATER AND SUBSEQUENTLY FINDING EVIDENCE 7 DAYS LATER IS A CLEAR VIOLATION OF THE DEFENDANT'S 4TH AMENDMENT RIGHTS. MOTION TO SUPPRESS IS GRANTED AND CASE IS DISMISSED. COURT ORDERS ANY REMAINING BALANCE BE REFUNDED MINUS CLERKS FEES.