On March 27, 2020, Carl Reed (who is my 2nd cousin) wrote a note to his son inside the Correctional Industrial Facility that talked about trafficking drugs into the prison according to Investigative Intelligence . This note was confiscated, and the handwriting was said to match Carl Reed’s.

On June 7, 2020, Carl Reed called his father, Howard Croom (who is my 1st cousin 1x removed) from the Correctional Industrial Facility and then Howard called me. While on this phone call, Carl Reed asked me about a specific correctional officer and my reply was “she is not on anything” and no further discussion was had about any institutional activity.

On June 10, 2020, acting on a suspicious activity claim, the Indiana Parole Division 3 and Investigative Intelligence officer Stephenson from the Correctional Industrial Facility came and searched my house on suspicion of trafficking. During the search, they found notes from a Load Board, which is a Logistics tool used to connect shippers/brokers/carriers with freight that needs to be moved from point A to point B. They claimed these notes were a “drug ledger.” $5,600 cash was found during this search, which was proven to be my daughters-grandmother’s money, which was to be used for an AC unit in which the Home Warranty quote was also produced to show what the money was to be used for. A small teaspoon amount of marijuana was found in a dresser drawer in a room that I do not occupy or access. Latanya Clay admitted that that was her dresser and her marijuana in a separate room from mine. The search also revealed a second phone, which was not reported to my Parole Officer, that I used when conducting carpentry and home repairs for clients, as the phone calls and messages showed. In this phone, I received a text message asking if I knew someone who wanted to buy ladders. Investigative intelligence said that ladders were a code for a drug called Xanax. The sender of that message, Timothy Holmes who also works in carpentry and construction, later testified at my parole hearing on November 4th, 2020, (0:48:38) that we were talking about step ladders used in construction and everyday use.

On June 11, 2020 I went to Parole District 3 to retrieve my phones that were seized in the home search. Internal Affairs questioned me about the relationship between Howard Croom and the correctional officer who was mentioned on the phone call. My response was “ I don’t know anything about their relationship.” Internal Affairs then proceeded to tell me that if I don’t provide them any information they would make sure my parole is violated and I do the remainder of my sentence. I was informed to contact their office on June 22nd.

On June 22, 2020, I reached out to Internal Affairs as instructed and again was asked about the relationship between Howard Croom and the correctional officer mentioned on the phone call. I again explained that “I don’t know anything about their relationship.”

On August 12, 2020 I was told to report to Parole Office 3, I complied and was taken into custody for what they stated to be a felony offense of trafficking and for violating Rule #7 of the Parole Release Agreement which states “do not engage in conduct prohibited by federal or state law or local ordinance.” I waived my preliminary hearing during this time.

On September 30, 2020 Parole Board member Thor Miller signed for the parole warrant to be lifted and voided because it was shown I did not violate a federal or state law or local ordinance.

On October 1, 2020 I was released from RDC back on Parole.

On October 14, 2020 I was served an order to appear before the Parole Board on November 4, 2020.

On November 4, 2020 the Parole Board found me guilty of trafficking and to support their decision they used a new conviction and admission of guilt. I was never charged with a crime and therefore was not convicted of a crime.