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SHERIFF
Officer ID:
05070
Address:
KING COUNTY
Name (Last, First, Middle):
Johnson, Christopher T.
King County Sheriff's Office
CaseNbr:
07-120588
DateReportTaken:
06/28/07 12:50
To:
Case File
StatE~ment:
Subject:
Ryan Olson Interview on 06/28/07
THE FOLLOWING IS A REPORT OF A PHONE INTERVIEW WITH SUSPECT RYAN OLSON ON 06/28/07 AT
AROUND 1250 HOURS.
Received call back from Ryan Olson. He said he in California, staying at a friend's house. He gave me the
following address: 218 Walnut ST; Needle, CA. He would only tell me that his friend's name is Matt.
I received the call on my cell phone, but I was in SDPA Hobbs' office. I told Olson that I would call him right back.
I then called him from SDPA Hobbs' phone, and we conducted an interview on speaker phone. SPDA Hobbs was
present when I interviewed Olson. Olson told us the following in response to questions:
He was hired by ACORN in June or July 2006. He was in downtown Tacoma at the time and one of the ACORN
workers got him the job. Olson said he was interviewed and hired by Anita Latch.
Olson said he was trained by Clifton Mitchell. The training consisted of Mitchell showing him how to get people to
register to vote. He said he worked in Pierce County, going to placed where they were told to go. He gave some
examples: transit centers, welfare offices and malls.
Olson said he worked with Mitchell, Brianna Debwa, Jayson Woods, Tina Johnson, Kendra Thill and Robert
Greene. (As a note, Olson didn't always know the last names of these individuals, but when I said the last names
he would recall those to be correct). Olson said that he remembered seeing Kendra Thill around, but he never
worked directly with her.
When Olson went to King County he went with Mitchell, Greene, Woods and Johnson. He thinks they went to
King County three to four times. He said they traveled by bus, but confirmed that Debwa may have driven them
there once, and picked them up at least a few times.
Olson said he and the other workers were told by Debwa and Mitchell to do whatever is necessary to get cards.
Olson said that he was supposed to be a team leader, but that it never happened. He said he was never given a
raise.
Olson said Mitchell trained him how to get cards, and Mitchell planned which areas they would go to get the cards.
Olson said at the everything started going downhill. He said they were told that the office may be closed because
the workers were not getting enough cards. They were maybe three weeks to a month before closing down the
office.
Olson said Debwa said things like get a felon registered to vote, do what you have to do.
Olson said he didn't verify cards at the end of shift. He said that was Debwa's job.
Olson said that they put their initials on the cards at the end of shift, usually when they got back to the office.
Sometimes Debwa would tell them not to worry about initialing the cards if there was not enough time left in the
Reporting Officers Name:
Johnson, Christopher T.
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