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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 tt;ue 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?) Through the lost and found at the
front desk at the Third District.
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 rentalofvehicles 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 from 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 recalU 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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