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Home My WebLink AboutRequest to Purchase - Sheriff & JailGRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA MEETING REQUEST FORM (Must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board by 12:00pm on Thursday) REQUESTING DEPARTMENT: Grant County Sheriff REQUEST SUBMITTED BY: Terrie Smith DATE: November 21, 2024 PHONE: 509-754-2011 ext 2395 CONTACT PERSON ATTENDING ROUNDTABLE: Undersheriff McMillan CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: ❑YES ONO ❑Agreement / Contract ❑ Bids / RFPs / Quotes Award ❑Computer Related ❑ Facilities Related ❑ Invoices / Purchase Orders ❑Minutes ❑ Policies ❑ Recommendation ❑Tax Levies ❑AP Vouchers ❑ Bid Opening Scheduled El County Code ❑Financial ❑ Grants — Fed/State/County ❑Ordinances ❑ Proclamations ❑ Professional Serv/Consultant ❑Thank You's ❑Appointment / Reappointment ❑ARPA Related ❑ Boards / Committees ❑ Budget ❑ Emergency Purchase ❑ Employee Rel. ❑ Funds ® Hearing ❑ Leases ❑ MOA / MOU ❑ Out of State Travel ❑ Petty Cash ❑ Request for Purchase ❑ Resolution OSupport Letter ❑Surplus Req. ❑Tax Title Property ❑WSLCB Request to pay Chase Bank for the payoff of a 2024 Subaru Impreza that was seized by Grant County Sheriff Office. The amount IsThe proceeds If necessary, was this document reviewed by accounting? ❑ YES documentLEGAL REVIEW: If this 11 • i_l_ ll ! • • i — - -------- - ---- ----- ------------ --- --- ---If necessary, was this document reviewed by legal? W YES ❑ NO -n ftz-q DATE OF ACTION: // � APPROVE: DENIED ABSTAIN D1. D2: D3: j 4/23/24 ONO El N/A DEFERRED OR CONTINUED TO: WITHDRAWN: ❑ N/A RECEIVED I NUS 2 1 2024 GRANT C OUN� 7"Y' C',01vlRIP r-)'* S 10 �,! EP S CHASE Cp JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. PO Box 182055 Columbus, OH 43218-2055 Grant County Sheriff's Office Attn:Terrie Smith PO BOX 37 Ephrata, WA 98823 Case Number: 24GS8990 Vehicle: 2024 Subaru Impreza VIN: JF1 GUHJCOR8282557 Update: Here's the payoff information you requested Dear Grant County Sheriff's Office: 11/20/24 We are responding to your request for payoff information for the vehicle above. The Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (INET) seized it for which JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. is the lienholder or owner. The payoff balance of the account is $20,745.28, which is valid until 12/20/2024. Payment may be mailed to: Chase Auto Attn: Chase Recovery Payment PO Box 901079 Fort Worth, TX 76101-2079 If you have questions, please call us at 877-828-4771; we accept operator relay calls. We're here Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Sincerely, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Esta carta contiene informacio'n importante de la cuenta. Si tiene alguna pregunta, por favor Ilame al 877-828-4771. THIS MATTER having come on for hearing in front of the Grant County Hearing Examiner on November 12, 2024, in the matter of the seizure and intended forfeiture of a' 2024 Subaru Impreza, Oregon License No. 83 IPPN VI N No. JF1 GUHJCOR8282557, and a black Samsung S23 cellphone. The Hearing Examiner, having received and reviewed evidence, hereby submits the following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision-, L FINDINGS OF FACT 1. On August 19, 2024, Grant County issued a Notice of Seizure and Intended Forfeiture to Trey Stone regarding a 2024 Subaru Impreza, Oregon License No. 83 IPPN, VIN No. JFlGUHJCOR8282557,, and a black Samsung S23 cellphone. 2. On August 28, 2024, Trey Stone submitted his appeal and claimed ownership of the seized property. 3. After due legal notice, an open record public hearing by means of Webex video conference was held on November 12,2024. 4. Appearing and testifying on behalf of Grant County was Detective Christ Kottong of the Grant County Sheriffs Department. 5. The appellant, Trey Stone, appeared at this hearing and provided testimony. 6. The following exhibits were admitted into the record,,, 6.1 Ex. I Civil File; 6.2 Ex. 2 Officer Reports; .6.3 Ex. 3 Consent to Search, 6.4 Ex. 4 Inventory Return; 6.5 Ex. 5 Photocopy of Cash; 6.6 Ex. 6 Emails with Chase Bank; 6.7 Ex. 7 County Security Interest Letter to Chase Bank; 6.8 Ex. 8 Proof of Mailing to Trey Stone of Hearing, Date, Time, and Manner; 6.9 Ex. 9 Axon Evidence File with Photographs (x2) and Videos (x7} 6.10 Ex. 10 Materials from Trey Stone *including.- 6.10.1 OSCU Paystubs 6.10.2 Car Ownership Supporting Documents Trey Stone 24GS09990 Page 1 of 3 6.10.3 Ford Focus Payout Letter from Jessica Stone 6. 10.4 OSCU Car Savings Transfers. 7. The Hearing Examiner would specifically note that Exhibit 9 contains an interview with Mr. Stone by Detective Kottong that was video recorded. The Hearing examiner has reviewed this video recording. 8. Detective Kottong testified that he was part of undercover operations to conduct drug purchases at the Gorge Amphitheater on August 16, 2024. There were several other officers on this team. He received information from the officers assigned, undercover, that a purchase had been made from Mr. Stone. Mr. Stone had sold the undercover officers LSD "tabs". The LSD tabs were on the person of Mr. Stone. In the video recorded interview of Mr. Stone, Mr. Stone states that he had acquired the LSD tabs in Oregon, and that he had driven from Oregon to the Gorge Amphitheater in the seized 2024 Subaru Impreza. Mr. Stone had traveled to the Gorge Amphitheater with 16 tabs of LSD intending to sell some of these tabs. 9. Based upon Mr. Stone admitting he had transported, in his vehicle, illegal drugs which he intended to sell, the vehicle was seized. Officer Kottong also seized his cellphone planning to get a search warrant, but ultimately did not get a search warrant. Officer Kottong stated that the cellphone should be returned to Mr. Stone, 10. Mr. Stone testified that his car was not involved in the drug transaction. He denied admitting bringing the LSD tablets from Oregon to Washington. However, his primary argument was that the car was not involved in the drug transaction with the undercover sheriffs deputies. He also testified that he had the legal funds to buy the car., 11. The Hearing Examiner finds that there is no question that the sole owner of the 2024 Subaru Impreza *identified above was Trey Stone. 12. It is also undisputed that the ' black Samsung S23 cellphone was not involved in this drug transaction and may be returned to Mr. Stone. 13. The Hearing Exam iner finds that there is a preponderance of evidence that the 2024 Subaru Impreza was used to transport illegal drugs from Oregon to the Gorge Amphitheater with the intent by Mr. Stone that the drugs be sold. The 2024 Subaru Impreza. was properly seized pursuant to RCW 69.50.505. 14. The Grant County Hearing Examiner considered all the evidence within the record in rendering this decision. 15. Any Conclusion of Law that is more correctly a Finding of Fact is hereby incorporated as such by this reference. 1. The Hearing Examiner has been granted authority to render this decision. 2. The current, lawful owner of the above referenced 2024 Subaru Impreza and black Samsung S23 cellphone is Trey Stone. 3. The black Samsung S23 cellphone was not part of the drug transaction and may be immediately returned to Mr. Stone. 4. Grant County has proven by a preponderance of evidence that the seizure and forfeiture of the 2024 Subaru Impreza,.Oregon License No. 83 IPPN VIN No. JFlGUHJCOR8282557, identified above was properly seized pursuant to RCW 69.50.505 (1)(d). Trey Stone 24GS09990 Page 2 of 3 5. Any Finding of Fact that is more correctly a Conclusion of Law is hereby 'incorporated as such by this reference. Based upon the above Findings of Fact and Conclusion of Law, the seizure and forfeiture of the 2024 Subaru Impreza, Oregon License No. 831PPN VIN No. JFIGUHJCOR8282557 referenced above is hereby AFFIRMEED. The seizure and intended forfeiture of the black Samsung S23 cellphone, is hereby REVERSED pursuant to the request of Grant County and the cellphone may be immediately returned to Trey Stone. day of November, 2024. Dated this r GRAN OUNTY BEARING EXAMINER il A raw L. Kotdarnp RCW 34.05.461(3) ADVISAL: For a default order, you have seven (7) days after service of a default order to "file a written motion requesting that the order be vacated, and stating the grounds relied upon." RCW 34.05.440. You may also appeal this decision to the court within thirty days of service of this order. RC W 34.05.542. Trey Stone 24GS09990 Page 3 of 3