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Cleveland Division of Police
Internal Affairs Unit
Investigative Report
(Who gave you those instructions?) Lieutenant Barrow.
(Why did you use Jonathan Sledge's driver's license to rent vehicles for the covert rental
program?) To maintain the covertness of my identification - to protect my true identity as
a police officer.
(Did you get permission from Jonathan Sledge to use his driver's license to rent these
vehicles?) No.
(How did you obtain Jonathan Sledge's driver's license?) TIrrough the lost and found at the
front desk at the Third District.
(Under whose authority did you use Jonathan Sledge's driver's license to rent vehicles for
the covert rental program?) No one's. I was under the impression that as a police officer
performing a police function that it was appropriate and legally permissible to do this.
(Was Lieutenant Barrow aware that you had rented vehicles using another's driver's
license?) I am not sure, but we provided the paperwork at the end of the tour of duty.
(Did Lieutenant Barrow suggest you use other people's driver's license to rent vehicles for
the covert rental program?) Not to me.
(Did Lieutenant Barrow order you to stop renting vehicles using another's driver's
license?) We just stopped using the program, he never ordered me to stop using other
people's identification regarding car rentals.
On Friday, November 19, 2010, while accompanied by Sergeant Michael Rybarczyk #9911, I took a
written Garrity statement from Detective Anthony Spencer #936. His statement included the following:
(What form of instruction did you receive regarding the rental of vehicles from
as part of the covert rental program?) There was nothing formal or in writing.
We were prepped that the program would be open to us. There would be one person who
worked at the rental car place who would know who we were. We were told that we were
to rent vehicles fron from the office located
We were asked by Lieutenant Barrow from where we
would like to rent the cars, and that was the office we selected. I do recall that we were
part of a "front" construction company. We did use some type of credit card to pay.
Lieutenant Barrow gave us our instructions regarding the rentals.
(Why did you use Branden Bryson's driver's license to rent vehicles for the covert rental
program?) Just to have an ID in my hand. I did not trust the employees of"
to know my actual personal information while I was renting a vehicle for covert
operations. When I am undercover I don't want anyone to know who I am.
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