Supplement Incident 2023-07962.055 Padron, Daniel 2936_Redacted

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$ EXOOHW FRUH ZDV ORFDWHG ZLWKLQ WKH VXVSHFW V FORWKLQJ 6DQWD $QD 3ROLFH 'HSDUWPHQW &6, )RUHQVLF 6SHFLDOLVW 6 Vazquez #3817 took photographs of the suspect at the hospital. 7KH VXVSHFW ZDV VXEVHTXHQWO\ LGHQWLILHG DV 0DUYLQ 5LFDUGR 0HOJDUHMR '2% 0HOJDUHMR ZDV D GRFXPHQWHG %LVKRS 6WUHHW JDQJ PHPEHU ZLWK WKH PRQLNHU RI 6DLQW 0HOJDUHMR KDG SULRU DUUHVWV IRU LOOHJDO ILUHDUPV possession. A female, subsequently identified as (DOB ), arrived on scene and identified Melgarejo as her son. Officer Santaella provided a public safety statement indicating he fired his service weapon six times in a northbound GLUHFWLRQ IURP 5RVHZRRG $YHQXH DQG %LVKRS 6WUHHW 7KHUH ZDV RQH RXWVWDQGLQJ VXVSHFW ZKR ZDV WKH GULYHU RI WKH vehicle and was armed with a handgun. The items at the scene where Melgarejo was located consisted of a cell phone and clothing cut from Melgarejo's person by paramedic personnel. A male identified as (DOB ), who resided at , reported hearing five JXQVKRWV DQG REVHUYLQJ WKH VXVSHFW GLVFDUG DQ LWHP LQWR WKH EDFN\DUG RI D QHLJKERULQJ UHVLGHQFH 6DQWD $QD 3ROLFH Department Patrol Officer M. Marignoli #3858 recovered a black baseball hat with a white "B" logo in the backyard of 1048 W. Myrtle Street. Sergeant Barragan then concluded the briefing. I subsequently returned to the Santa Ana Police Department with Sergeant Sarabia and Corporal McClasky. 2243 hours: &RUSRUDO 0F&ODVN\ DQG , SURFHHGHG WR ,QWHUQDO $IIDLUV IRU WKH RIILFHU SURFHVVLQJ 7KH SURFHVVLQJ ZDV FRQGXFWHG E\ 2UDQJH &RXQW\ 6KHULII&RURQHU 'HSDUWPHQW )RUHQVLF 6SHFLDOLVW 6 (VSLQR]D 3UHVHQW GXULQJ WKH RIILFHU processing were Santa Ana Police Department Internal Affairs Division Sergeant S. Gutierrez #3066, Orange County District Attorney's Office Investigator D. Melnyk, Attorney Corey Glave, Corporal McClasky, and I. Officer Cofer is a member of the Santa Ana Civic Center Patrol Team. Officer Cofer was wearing a blue, long-sleeve polo T-shirt, blue jeans, and black boots. The polo had a printed Santa Ana Police Office badge on the left chest, SULQWHG 6DQWD $QD 3ROLFH SDWFKHV RQ WKH VKRXOGHUV DUHD RI ERWK VOHHYHV DQG WKH ZRUGV 6$17$ $1$ 32/,&( ZULWWHQ on the back of the polo. Officer Cofer also had a body-worn camera (BWC) magnetically affixed to the center of his FKHVW DQG D SROLFH UDGLR WUDQVPLWWHU FOLSSHG WR WKH EXWWRQ SRUWLRQ RI KLV SROR Officer Cofer was wearing a black nylon Sam Browne belt and his duty 9mm Glock 17 handgun (used in this incident) RQ KLV 6DP %URZQH EHOW DW WKH WLPH RI WKH 2,6 2IILFHU &RIHU LV ULJKWKDQGHG DQG KDG KLV GXW\ ZHDSRQ SRVLWLRQHG RQ WKH ULJKW VLGH RI KLV KLS )RUHQVLF 6SHFLDOLVW 6 (VSLQR]D H[DPLQHG DQG SKRWRJUDSKHG WKH *ORFN LQ 2IILFHU &RIHU V KROVWHU 7KH KDQGJXQ contained one cartridge in the chamber and eight cartridges in the magazine, which was inserted in the magazine well. The magazine had a capacity of 17 cartridges; however, a magazine extender was added, allowing additional FDUWULGJHV IRU WKLV PDJD]LQH The two magazines in the magazine pouch contained 17 9mm caliber cartridges in one pouch and 17 9mm caliber FDUWULGJHV LQ WKH VHFRQG SRXFK 7KHVH PDJD]LQHV KDG D FDSDFLW\ RI FDUWULGJHV 7KH KHDGVWDPS RQ DOO WKH FDUWULGJHV ZHUH +RUQDG\ PP OXJHU EUDQG )RUHQVLF 6SHFLDOLVW 6 (VSLQR]D FROOHFWHG WKH *ORFN DQG WKH FDUWULGJHV 5HIHU WR KHU VXSSOHPHQWDO UHSRUW IRU details under FR # 23-430030-3. 2319 hours: I observed the processing of Officer Santaella in the Internal Affairs Division conference room at the Santa Ana Police 'HSDUWPHQW 7KH SURFHVVLQJ ZDV FRQGXFWHG E\ 2UDQJH &RXQW\ 6KHULII&RURQHU 'HSDUWPHQW )RUHQVLF 6SHFLDOLVW 6 Espinoza in the presence of the aforementioned personnel. Officer Santaella is a member of the Santa Ana Civic Center Patrol Team. Officer Santaella was wearing a blue, long- sleeve polo T-shirt, blue jeans, and black boots. The polo had a printed Santa Ana Police Office badge on the left FKHVW SULQWHG 6DQWD $QD 3ROLFH SDWFKHV RQ WKH VKRXOGHUV DUHD RI ERWK VOHHYHV DQG WKH ZRUGV 6$17$ $1$ 32/,&( Santa Ana PD 2023-07962 11 of 12