sequence of numbers. These signals are sent by radio, using specifications that are publicly
available. A GPS antenna on Earth can receive those signals. When a GPS antenna receives
signals from at least four satellites, a computer connected to that antenna can mathematically
calculate the antenna’s latitude, longitude, and sometimes altitude with a high level of precision.

d. Internet: The Internet is a global network of computers and other
electronic devices that communicate with each other. Due to the structure of the Internet,
connections between devices on the Internet often cross state and international borders, even
when the devices communicating with each other are in the same state.

e. IP Address: An Internet Protocol address (or simply “IP address”) is a
unique numeric address used by computers on the Internet. An IP address is a series of four
numbers, each in the range 0-255, separated by periods (e.g., 121.56.97.178). Every computer
attached to the Internet computer must be assigned an IP address so that Internet traffic sent from
and directed to that computer may be directed properly from its source to its destination. Most
Internet service providers control a range of IP addresses. Some computers have static—that is,
long-term—IP addresses, while other computers have dynamic—that is, frequently changed—IP
addresses.

19. Based on training and experience, your Affiant knows that drug traffickers
frequently use wireless/cellular phones to carry out their activities. They use cellular phones to
communicate with customers, their associates, and their suppliers. It is often common for drug
traffickers to have multiple phones because certain phones may be used only for certain
purposes. For instance, a trafficker may use one phone just to speak to his supplier, while using
a different phone to speak only to his customers. This is a counter-surveillance technique

intended to make it harder for law enforcement to identify the user of the phones and his

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K.T.:

STROUD:

K.Ts

STROUD:

K.T.:

STROUD:

K.T.z

STROUD:

KT

STROUD:

Kile

HUH? WHAT YOU SAY? I'M [STAMMERS]
EVERYTHING I PULLED OUT OF THE TRUCK IS ON
THE FLOOR.

[VOICES OVERLAP]

[BACKGROUND: VOICES]

[BACKGROUND: VIBRATION SOUND]

THEY HAD TO CAUSE...

[BACKGROUND: UM: WHAT ARE YOU DOING [U/I].]
HELLO?

YEAH, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE
TRUNK, IT'S ON THE FLOOR. [BACKGROUND:
RUMMAGING]

[BACKGROUND: VOICES]

THEY HAD TO BEEN, SHE MUST...

SHE THOUGHT THEY LEFT... THEY... YOU
THOUGHT THEY LEFT SOME WORK IN HERE?

[BACKGROUND: UM: IT'S A [U/I] SHUT UP.]
HELLO?

YEAH.

YEAH. [ASIDE: WHAT?]

MAN, AIN'T NOBODY LEAVING NO
MOTHERFUCKING... MAN, NOBODY LEAVING NO
WORK IN NO CAR. [BACKGROUND: RUMMAGING]
THEY, THEY GETS WORK THEY LOCKING HER ASS
UP.

SO WHERE THE [U/I] AT?

HUH?


Therefore, your Affiant respectfully requests that a search warrant be issued so that investigators

can retrieve the electronic data manually from Subject Device-1 through Subject Device-7.

yp

Task Force Officer” Timothy Maurath
Drug Enforcement Administration

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investigation, HARRIS and STROUD communicated on multiple cellular phones in furtherance
of drug trafficking activity.

8. Throughout the investigations, investigators have determined that STROUD used
multiple phone numbers in furtherance of drug trafficking activity. On March 21, 2017, while
monitoring a court-authorized pen register for telephone number (980) 318-7977, a telephone
number that agents identified as belonging to STROUD, case agents discovered STROUD was
forwarding his incoming calls to telephone number (312) 720-8168, which was a pre-paid
Verizon cellular phone that STROUD used for a short amount of time.

9; Beginning on or about February 28, 2017, DEA obtained court orders authorizing
agents and officers to monitor wire communications occurring over telephone number (937) 838-
7736, a number associated with a cellular telephone belonging to HARRIS. On April 14, 2017,
at approximately 5:03 p.m., agents monitored a communication between phone number (937)
838-7736 and phone number (704) 775-1500, a phone number identified as being used by
STROUD, and that was subscribed to Stroud Enterprise, LLC. The following is a transcription

of the cellular call between HARRIS and STROUD:

STROUD: — "Whats up?"

HARRIS: "Yeah...They ain't told you?"

STROUD: — "Wha?"

HARRIS: "Man, I look like I'm half Black, half Chinese, Man......"
STROUD: — "Oh, what happenin'?"

HARRIS: "huh?"

STROUD: "what happened?"

HARRIS: "T'm losing all my weight"

STROUD: — "That's alright."


associates. Traffickers commonly use prepaid cellular phones to hide their identity as the user
because they generate no billing information, often require little to no identifying information to
activate, can sometimes be activated using an alias, and can be easily disposed of should the
trafficker believe that law enforcement has identified the phone number.

20. Your Affiant also knows that traffickers commonly text message each other or
their customers, such as meeting locations, prices, and other information needed to carry out the
sale of drugs (sometimes in code). They commonly store phone numbers for their associates and
customers in the electronic phone book/contacts list, often under alias or code names. Your
Affiant knows that traffickers, using digital cameras located on their cellular phone, will
sometimes use the cellular phone to take photographs or videos of themselves, their location,
their product, their firearms or their associates, which can be electronically stored on the cellular
phone. Information can also be downloaded from the internet onto the cellular phone, such as
email, social network information (like “Facebook”), travel information like maps or directions,
or photographs. Call data, such as missed calls, received calls, or dialed calls are often
electronically stored in the cellular phone. The information electronically stored on a phone can
also be evidence of who possessed or used a cellular phone at a given time, can contain direct
evidence of drug trafficking acts, and can help identify drug trafficking locations or associates
through GPS data. Affiant is aware that there are tools to extract electronic data from a cellular

phone so that law enforcement can review it for items of evidentiary value

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behaves. Therefore, contextual information necessary to understand other evidence also falls
within the scope of the warrant.

S Further, in finding evidence of how a device was used, the purpose of its
use, who used it, and when, sometimes it is necessary to establish that a particular thing is not
present on a storage medium.

23. Nature of examination. Based on the foregoing, and consistent with Rule
41(e)(2)(B), the warrant I am applying for would permit the examination of the device consistent
with the warrant. The examination may require authorities to employ techniques, including but
not limited to computer-assisted scans of the entire medium, that might expose many parts of the
device to human inspection in order to determine whether it is evidence described by the warrant.

24. Manner of execution. Because this warrant seeks only permission to examine
devices already in DEA’s possession, the execution of this warrant does not involve the physical
intrusion onto a premises. Consequently, I submit there is reasonable cause for the Court to
authorize execution of the warrant at any time in the day or night.

CONCLUSION

25. Based on the above, your Affiant submits that there is probable cause to believe
that Subject Device-1 through Subject Device-3, seized from the vehicle driven by STROUD,
and Subject Device-4 through Subject Device-7, seized from 4450 Buckeye Lane Apt. 407
Beavercreek, Ohio, where STROUD was staying while in Dayton, Ohio, will contain phone
numbers, text messages, and other electronically stored information related to the possession
with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine, and conspiracy to do the same, as well as

information related to drug trafficking associates and other evidence of drug trafficking.

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Subject Devices 4, 5, 6, and 7 were seized from the residence pursuant to the search warrant,
along with one other cellular device, not listed on this warrant application.

17. After STROUD was arrested, agents took the Subject Devices to the non-drug
evidence room at the DEA Dayton Resident Office. The Subject Devices remain at that location,
which is in the Southern District of Ohio. On October 5, 2017, the Honorable Michael J.
Newman, United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, issued a warrant
authorizing the search of Subject Devices 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, along with three other devices
that are not included in the instant application. That warrant authorized the search to commence
on or before October 19, 2017. Pursuant to the warrant, investigators attempted to forensically
examine Subject Devices 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 using forensic examination tools. During the
process, it was discovered that Subject Devices 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 could not be examined
using the forensic examination tools, and that a manual search would be required. Because the
October 19, 2017 date set out in the original search warrant obtained for Subject Devices 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, and 7 has expired, out of an abundance of caution, your affiant is applying for a second

search warrant authorizing the search of Subject Devices 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES, STORAGE, AND FORENSIC ANALYSIS

18. Based on my training and experience, I use the following technical terms to
convey the following meanings:

a. Wireless telephone: A wireless telephone (or mobile telephone, or cellular
telephone) is a handheld wireless device used for voice and data communication through radio
signals. These telephones send signals through networks of transmitter/receivers, enabling
communication with other wireless telephones or traditional “and line” telephones. A wireless

telephone usually contains a “call log,” which records the telephone number, date, and time of

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phone, while on the intercepted live call. In the background conversations, STROUD was heard
giving instructions to a third party to travel to Chicago, check-in to the Omni Hotel, request a
late check-out, and to drive another person’s vehicle (identified as K.T., as discussed below) to a
narcotics transaction. On July 15, 2017, DEA Chicago established physical surveillance of the
vehicle owner (K.T.) and the third party some time later. Surveillance units witnessed the third
party conduct a drug transaction and later conducted a traffic stop on the third party, who was
using K.T.’s vehicle. During the traffic stop, 5 packages of suspected cocaine were located and
seized in a red Macy’s bag during a consent search of the vehicle.

12. After the drug transaction and traffic stop, several more intercepted wire
communications and electronic communications occurring over (704) 775-1500 referenced the
drug transaction and the 5 packages of suspected cocaine. On June 15, 2017, at approximately
1:37 p.m., agents intercepted an outgoing call from STROUD’s (704) 775-1500 number to (312)
619-7968, a cellular number known to be used by an individual herein referred to as K.T., and
that is subscribed to an address in Chicago, Illinois. The following is a transcription of the

cellular call between STROUD and K.T.:

KT WHAT UP?
STROUD: [ASIDE: AIGHT, I GOT YOU.]
[BACKGROUND: VOICES]
HELLO?
[ASIDE: I GOT YOU IN A MINUTE, I GOT YOU IN A MINUTE.]
[BACKGROUND: VOICES]
HELLO?

Kits YEAH?


HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

vn

"But I ain't on nothin’.
"What's been goin on?"
"Nothin’...Chillin’... Watching the news."
"What was that?"

"Huh?"

"What was that?"

"I'm talking about watching the news."
"Say, what happened yesterday?"
"What?"

"huh?"

"Somebody got hit with twenty-one, twenty-one, twenty one squares
Fetty, then 120 bands, a strap, took 4 cars, a square...a square of him, a
square of her.....[ said damn! Caught them in Harrison Twp."

"Somebody told on them, huh?"

"Hell yeah! I said, man...don't nobody get caught like that...they...they
pants were down."

"Nah, nah, looks somebody told on them."
"They pants was down..I said Damn!"
"U/L...somebody said"

"You know it gonna be slow in the neighborhood:"
"Huh?"

"It's about to be slow in the neighborhood."
"Never."

"Huh?"

"Never."

"Shit."

"That ain't shit."

"Somebody..somebody...somebody...Somebody else got, uh, around with
20."


HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

"Yeah. Losing this weight crazy...workin out crazy...They told me you
been slackin..."

"Nah, I mean, uh, thats like this week, a couple times this week... I gotta
do, I just got a do a lot of cardio..... | gotta run a lot...
get the heart rate up"

"You said you gotta get your heart rate up"
"Trun a lot when I work out"
"You don't want to run!"
"No, I been runnin, I run every night"
"Every night?"
"yeah...I run every night."

Mm

"No....You supposed to run in the mornin’.

"I, L..l work out in the morning......U/I...then I work out, then I run at
night."

"Ahhh...Oh.....OK...I went to college...U/I 1 am U/I go to this block party"
"What?"

"A block party."

"Columbus?"

"No Central."

"Oh"

"You know, we don't do no ‘hood stuff"
"It's warm down there?"

"Huh?"

"Is it warm there?"

"Yeah it's hot as hell!"

"Uhhh..."

"It's supposed to rain tonight though, but it's hot. It's supposed to be 80
tomorrow....80 or 84..U/I....something like that.....1 know it's hot right
now, though..."

"yeah..."


calls made to and from the phone. In addition to enabling voice communications, wireless
telephones offer a broad range of capabilities. These capabilities include: storing names and
phone numbers in electronic “address books;” sending, receiving, and storing text messages and
e-mail; taking, sending, receiving, and storing still photographs and moving video; storing and
playing back audio files; storing dates, appointments, and other information on personal
calendars; and accessing and downloading information from the Internet. Wireless telephones
may also include global positioning system (“GPS”) technology for determining the location of
the device.

b. Digital camera: A digital camera is a camera that records pictures as
digital picture files, rather than by using photographic film. Digital cameras use a variety of
fixed and removable storage media to store their recorded images. Images can usually be
retrieved by connecting the camera to a computer or by connecting the removable storage
medium to a separate reader. Removable storage media include various types of flash memory
cards or miniature hard drives. Most digital cameras also include a screen for viewing the stored
images. This storage media can contain any digital data, including data unrelated to photographs
or videos.

on GPS: A GPS navigation device uses the Global Positioning System to
display its current location. It often contains records the locations where it has been. Some GPS
navigation devices can give a user driving or walking directions to another location. These
devices can contain records of the addresses or locations involved in such navigation. The
Global Positioning System (generally abbreviated ““GPS”) consists of 24 NAVSTAR satellites
orbiting the Earth. Each satellite contains an extremely accurate clock. Each satellite repeatedly

transmits by radio a mathematical representation of the current time, combined with a special

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U/There, but with all them niggas and all the niggas that they was fucking
with it's about to get slow"

STROUD: — "No...We'll fuck the city up."
HARRIS: "Huh?"

STROUD: _ "No, it be alright."

HARRIS: "You gonna see..."
STROUD: _ "It'll be alright..."

HARRIS: "I'm like..... man! but they didn't even talk about them like that.... They
talking about..about.. they talking about...about ..about...my boy..I say
these niggas got caught with 21...he got caught with 2....(Call drops
abruptly)"

END OF CALL

10. Based on training, experience, an knowledge in this investigation, your A ffiant
believes this conversation involves HARRIS and STROUD discussing a recent drug raid in
which 21 kilograms of Fentanyl, $120,000.00, a firearm, 4 vehicles, | kilogram of Heroin, and 1
kilogram of Cocaine were seized. (“Twenty one squares Fetty, then 120 bands, a strap, took 4
cars, a square...a square of him, a square of her.....[ said damn! Caught them in Harrison Twp.”)
HARRIS references drug sales slowing down as a result of the drug raid and STROUD reassures
HARRIS that drug sales will not slow down and that the drugs seized were small compared to
the amount of narcotics that STROUD distributes. STROUD reassures HARRIS that they will
sell large amounts of narcotics. (“No...We'll fuck the city up.").

11. Beginning on or about May 31, 2017, DEA obtained court orders authorizing
agents and officers to monitor wire and electronic communications occurring over telephone
number (704) 775-1500, the phone number that was identified as being used by STROUD and
that was subscribed to Stroud Enterprise, LLC. On June 15, 2017, agents monitored
communications occurring over phone number (704) 775-1500. On that date, several calls were

intercepted in which STROUD could be heard communicating on an unknown second cellular

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ATTACHMENT A
ITEMS TO BE SEARCHED

The following devices seized on July 11, 2017, and located at the Drug Enforcement
Administration, 1 Prestige Pl, #450, Miamisburg, Ohio:

1. VERIZON CELLULAR PHONE (flip) MEID: A0000047769498 (“Subject Device-1”);

2. SAMSUNG GALAXY S7 CELLULAR PHONE IMEI: 357751076659132 (“Subject
Device-2);

3. LG VERIZON CELLULAR PHONE SN: 609UTKE0053093 (“Subject Device-3);

4. SAMSUNG CELLULAR PHONE Model: SMB311V, SKU: SMB311VZPP, HEX:
A00000477AB03 (“Subject Device-4);

5. SAMSUNG CELLULAR PHONE Model: SM-B311V, SKU: SMB311VZPP, HEX:
A00000476A33 (“Subject Device-5);

6. SAMSUNG CELLULAR PHONE Model: SMB311V, HEX: A00000477043B3
(“Subject Device-6);

7. SAMSUNG CELLULAR PHONE Model: SMB311V, SKU: SMB311VZPP, ID:
A3LSMB311V, HEX: A0000047768585 (“Subject Device-7).


AO 106 (Rev. 04/10) Application for a Search Warrant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2!7 Koy 29 AH 9: 55
for the nies
Southern District of Ohio

In the Matter of the Search of

(Briefly describe the property to be searched
or identify the person by name and address)

SUBJECT DEVICES 1 through 7, identified in
ATTACHMENT A, located at the Drug Enforcement
Administration, 1 Prestige Pl, #450, Miamisburg, Ohio

APPLICATION FOR A SEARCH WARRANT.

Case No. 3 : 4 q mj 549

emer

I, a federal law enforcement officer or an attorney for the government, request a search warrant and state under
penalty of perjury that I have reason to believe that on the following person or property (identify the person or describe the

Prgperty te be searched and give its location):

located in the Southern Districtof Ohio. _, there is now concealed (identify the

person or describe the property to be seized):
See Attachment B

The basis for the search under Fed. R. Crim. P. 41(c) is (check one or more):
evidence of a crime;
of contraband, fruits of crime, or other items illegally possessed:
® property designed for use, intended for use, or used in committing a crime:
1 a person to be arrested or a person who is unlawfully restrained.

The search is related to a violation of:

Code Section Offense Description
21U.S.C. 841(a)(1) Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances
21 U.S.C. 846 Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled
Substances

The application is based on these facts:
See Attached Affidavit

& Continued on the attached sheet.

G1 Delayed notice of days (give exact ending date if more than 30 days: ) is requested
under 18 U.S.C. § 3103a, the basis of which is set forth on the-attached sheet.

We 7 _

Sworn to before me and signed in my presence.

pae: [1-29-17 _

City and state:_Dayton, Ohio



STROUD:

KTs

STROUD:

KT:

STROUD:

Kr

STROUD:

K.Ts

STROUD:

Ks

STROUD:

KT.:

STROUD:

KT

STROUD:

KT:

STROUD:

[VOICES OVERLAP]
HUH?

[BACKGROUND: VOICES]

NOT A MACY'S BAG IN HERE.

[ASIDE: IS A WHAT?]

IT'S NOT A MACY'S BAG IN HERE.

[VOICES OVERLAP]

IT'S A PAPER BAG.

[RUMMAGING] HEY, WHAT'S IN THE PAPER BAG?
YOU GET THE PAPER BAG?

[U/I] I'M IN THE TRUNK MAN. [RUMMAGING] IN THE TRUNK.
IT SHOULD BE FIVE (5) OF THEM THINGS.

HUH?

IT SHOULD BE THEM THINGS IN THE TRUNK.

NAH, AIN'T NOTHING IN THE TRUNK. [RUMMAGING]
[BACKGROUND: VOICES]

[ASIDE: HUH?]

THEY AIN'T NOTHING IN THE TRUNK.
[BACKGROUND: RUMMAGING]

[BACKGROUND: VOICES]

[ASIDE: NAH.]

YOU HEAR ME?

[u/y]

dd


STROUD:

K.T.:

STROUD:

Ks

STROUD:

KT

STROUD:

Keres

STROUD:

Kir2

STROUD:

KT

STROUD:

KT

STROUD:

KT

HEY , WHERE YOU AT?

ON THE BLOCK.

OH GET YOU, GET OUT THAT CAR MAN, GO TO GO
[STAMMERS] TO... YOU [STAMMERS] ON... WHERE YOUR CAR
PARKED AT?

IN FRONT OF MY MOMMA'S HOUSE.

GO TO THE TRUNK.

RIGHT.

POP THE TRUNK AND LOOK IN THAT BAG. YOU
FUCKED, OH MAN!

[BACKGROUND: NOISES]

GO IN THE TRUNK AND LOOK IN THE BAG?
YEAH.

AIGHT, WHAT KIND OF BAG?

MAN, JUST GO TO THE TRUNK, MAN.

1AM, YOU JUST GOT TO TELL ME WHAT KIND OF
BAG.

JUST LOOK IN THERE.

[BACKGROUND: CAR BEEPING]
[BACKGROUND: RUMMAGING]

IT'S DIFFERENT BAGS, FUCKING BAGS [U/I].
[ASIDE: ASK HER WHAT KIND OF BAG IT WAS.]
[BACKGROUND: UM: A MACY'S BAG]

A MACY'S BAG.

AIN'T EVEN A MACY BAG IN HERE.

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STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

STROUD:

HARRIS:

"Yeah, that ain't shit."

"Man..you didn't hear about that shit in Greene county?"
"nuh uh"

"They got the 20 suspects with the hunnid charges."
"huhn uh"

"Their slow...it's gonna get slow."

"Nah..never."

"Watch, Pop..I'm tryin to tell you."

"Huh?"

"I'm tryin to tell you right now, theres not so many niggas jumping, thats
why i'm saying that...so whoever they was...(walked over by Pops)"

"Tt ain't cuz of that though! It ain't cuz of that!"
"I'm talkin'about whoever hand they was hittin' its about to get slow"

"Nah , cause if it was, they wouldn't a had.... They must a just got it....they
was only givin' them like 1"

(Laughter)
"Had to been..."

(laughter) "thats what i said..."

"They wasn't... They wasn't doing no good....U/I....Even if U/I
"you talking about..."

"If somebody met..U/I they wouldn't a had all that....U/I...all that...cause
that ain't shit"

"Uh..."
"For real!"

"I'm sayin’, you know, niggas down here ain't jumpin like that...There ain't
too many niggas that's, that's, that's, thats rockin’ like that"

"Yeah... Yeah.."

"The Fetty ain't rockin like that....thats what I'm sayin like...you know
what I'm sayin? ain't too many niggas...Thats what i was tellin
Joey...Even with that they was probably dishing about 3 here..... ten here,

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21. Based on my knowledge, training, and experience, your Affiant knows that
electronic devices can store information for long periods of time. Similarly, things that have
been viewed via the Internet are typically stored for some period of time on the device. This
information can sometimes be recovered with forensics tools.

22. Forensic evidence. As further described in Attachment B, this application seeks
permission to locate not only electronically stored information that might serve as direct
evidence of the crimes described on the warrant, but also forensic evidence that establishes how
the subject devices were used, the purpose of its use, who used it, and when. There is probable
cause to believe that this forensic electronic evidence might be on the subject devices because:

a. Data on the storage medium can provide evidence of a file that was once
on the storage medium but has since been deleted or edited, or of a deleted portion of a file (such
as a paragraph that has been deleted from a word processing file).

b. Forensic evidence on a device can also indicate who has used or controlled
the device. This “user attribution” evidence is analogous to the search for “indicia of
occupancy” while executing a search warrant at a residence.

CG A person with appropriate familiarity with how an electronic device works
may, after examining this forensic evidence in its proper context, be able to draw conclusions
about how electronic devices were used, the purpose of their use, who used them, and when.

d. The process of identifying the exact electronically stored information on a
storage medium that are necessary to draw an accurate conclusion is a dynamic process.
Electronic evidence is not always data that can be merely reviewed by a review team and passed
along to investigators. Whether data stored on a computer is evidence may depend on other

information stored on the computer and the application of knowledge about how a computer

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e. SAMSUNG CELLULAR PHONE Model: SM-B311V, SKU: SMB311VZPP,
HEX: A00000476A33 (hereinafter referred to as “Subject Device-5);

f. SAMSUNG CELLULAR PHONE Model: SMB311V, HEX: A00000477043B3
(hereinafter referred to as “Subject Device-6);

g. SAMSUNG CELLULAR PHONE Model: SMB311V, SKU: SMB311VZPP,
ID: A3LSMB311V, HEX: A0000047768585 (hereinafter referred to as “Subject
Device-7);

4, This affidavit is intended to show that there is sufficient probable cause for the
above-described search warrant and does not purport to set forth all of my knowledge of, or
investigation into, this matter. The facts and information contained in this affidavit are based on
my personal knowledge, my training and experience, my interviews of various witnesses,
including law enforcement personnel who participated in the investigation, and my review of
certain records and documents. For purposes of this Affidavit, I have not distinguished between
information of which I have direct knowledge and that of which I have hearsay knowledge.

5. A list of the specific items to be seized from the above-described items is attached
hereto as Attachment B, and Attachment B is incorporated herein by reference.

6. Based on my training and experience, as detailed above, I believe that there is
probable cause to believe that the items listed in Attachment A will be found on the above-
described devices.

INVESTIGATION

7s From February 28, 2017, to July 12, 2017, the DEA Dayton Resident Office,
pursuant to court orders, monitored communications occurring over multiple telephones used by

Carlton Dion Harris II (“HARRIS) and Robert Wilton Stroud (“STROUD”). During the


STROUD:

Kis

STROUD:

KTe

STROUD:

Ks

STROUD:

Ko:

STROUD:

SO WHERE'S THE [U/I] THEY GET?

YEAH, THEY GOT IT. WHAT THE FUCK YOU
MEAN?

[ASIDE: ASK [U/I]. HUH?]
HUH?

HELLO? [ASIDE: ASK HER DID THEY UM... [U/I].
[U/T] ME.]

[BACKGROUND: UM: [U/I].]
[ASIDE: [U/I].]

YEAH. [BACKGROUND: UM:{U/I].]
[BACKGROUND: DOORS SLAMS. ]
NOTHING IN THIS MOTHER FUCKER.
YOU SURE? [BACKGROUND: UM: [U/I].]

HOW DID SHE KNOW WHAT KIND OF BAG IT WAS
THEN?

[BACKGROUND: NOISE]
HUH?

[BACKGROUND: UM: [U/I].]

[ASIDE: SO THEY DIDN'T POP THE TRUNK AT ALL?]
[BACKGROUND: RUMMAGING.]

[ASIDE: HEY TELL HER TO TEXT EVERYTHING THAT
HAPPENED TO THIS... ON YOUR PHONE. TYPE IT IN...TELL HER
TO TYPE IT ON YOUR PHONE FUCK THAT]

[BACKGROUND: RUMMAGING.]

SHE SAID THEY DIDN'T GET IT.

[BACKGROUND: RUMMAGING.]


[BACKGROUND: LAUGHS.]
[BACKGROUND: VOICES. ]
HOLD ON BIG FELLA.
[CALL DROPPED]
[END OF CONVERSATION]

[END OF CALL]

13. Based upon experience, training and knowledge of this investigation, as well as
court-authorized interception of communications over STROUD’s phone, your Affiant believes
that in the above call STROUD instructs K.T.to search K.T.’s trunk for the 5 packages of
cocaine in a paper Macy’s department store bag. K.T. can be heard rummaging through his
vehicle and tells STROUD the cocaine (“work”) is not there. K.T. further tells STROUD if the
police had found the “work,” they would have locked up the third-party that was driving K.T.’s
vehicle.

14. On October 11, 2017, Affiant received the laboratory test results of the 5
packages of suspected cocaine from the DEA North Central Laboratory, which yielded the drug
exhibit having a net weight of 4,887 grams and consisting of Cocaine Hydrochloride.

15. On July 11, 2017, a traffic stop of STROUD was conducted by Ohio State
Highway Patrol (OSHP). During the traffic stop, Subject Devices 1, 2, and 3 were seized from
the vehicle in which STROUD was the sole occupant, along with two other cellular devices, not
listed on this warrant application. STROUD was taken into custody on that date.

16. On July 11, 2017, a federal search warrant was executed at 4450 Buckeye Lane,
Apt. 407, Beavercreek, Ohio. DEA surveillance of STROUD showed that STROUD had stayed

at 4450 Buckeye Lane, Apt. 407, Beavercreek, Ohio, from July 8, 2017, through July 10, 2017.

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(c) Functioning as a case agent which entails the supervision of specific aspects of drug
investigations; and

(d) The tracing and tracking of monies and assets gained by drug traffickers from the
illegal sale of drugs.

PURPOSE OF THE AFFIDAVIT

Bs Along with other agents and task force officers of the DEA, I am currently
involved in an investigation of the distribution of controlled substances, including cocaine and
fentanyl, by Robert Wilton Stroud (“STROUD”). I make this affidavit in support of an
application for a search warrant for the following devices, as there is probable cause to believe
that evidence of a crime, contraband or fruits of a crime, and property designed for use, intended
for use, or used in committing a crime—namely, violations of 21 U.S.C § 841(a)(1) (possession
with intent to distribute and distribution of controlled substances) and 21 U.S.C. § 846
(conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute controlled substances)—exists and
can be found on these devices, which are currently located at the DEA office at | Prestige Pl,
#450, Miamisburg, Ohio:

a. VERIZON CELLULAR PHONE (flip) MEID: A0000047769498 (hereinafter
referred to as “Subject Device-1”);

b. SAMSUNG GALAXY S7 CELLULAR PHONE IMEI: 357751076659132
(hereinafter referred to as “Subject Device-2);

c. LG VERIZON CELLULAR PHONE SN: 609UTKE0053093 (hereinafter
referred to as “Subject Device-3);

d. SAMSUNG CELLULAR PHONE Model: SMB311V, SKU: SMB311VZPP,
HEX: A00000477AB03 (hereinafter referred to as “Subject Device-4);


ATTACHMENT B
ITEMS TO BE SEIZED

Evidence of crimes—namely, violations of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (possession with intent to
distribute and distribution of controlled substances); and 21 U.S.C. § 846 (conspiracy to
possess with intent to distribute and to distribute controlled substances). Items to be seized
include, but are not limited to, the following documents, digital media, electronic data and
records:

1. Call histories, voicemails, contacts or other call logs and information relating to or
concerning drug trafficking activity or the sale of illegal drugs including, but not limited to:
drug quantities; drug prices; drop locations for money or narcotics; the location of stash
houses or bank accounts; the identity or contact information for coconspirators; the purchase,
possession or acquisition of assets such as cars, homes, or jewelry; directions to meeting
locations.

2. Text messages, SMS, or other written communications or information concerning or relating
to the trafficking or distribution of narcotics, including, but not limited to: drug quantities;
drug prices; drop locations for money or narcotics; the location of stash houses or bank
accounts; the identity or contact information for coconspirators; the purchase, possession or
acquisition of assets such as cars, homes, or jewelry; directions to meeting locations.

3. Photographs, videos or other electronic media relating to or depicting the trafficking or
distribution of illegal drugs, including, but not limited to: firearms, bulk cash, illegal drugs,
associates or other coconspirators, homes or potential stash houses.

4. Evidence of user attribution, including any matter establishing indicia of ownership or use of
the cellular telephones, including, but not limited to, photographs, videos, text messages,
contacts, call history, logs, phonebooks, saved usernames and passwords, documents, and
browsing history.

5. GPS history or applications that have map functions or provide driving directions, which may
provide information relating to the location of stash houses or the locations of conspirators.

6. Records evidencing the use of any Internet Protocol address to communicate with any
website, including records of Internet Protocol addresses used and records of Internet
activity, including firewall logs, caches, browser history and cookies, “bookmarked” or
“favorite” web pages, search terms that the user entered into any Internet search engine, and
records of user-typed web addresses.

As used above, the terms “records” and “information” include all of the foregoing items
of evidence in whatever form and by whatever means they may have been created or stored,
including any form of computer or electronic storage (such as flash memory or other media that
can store data) and any photographic form.


IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION

IN THE MATTER OF THE SEARCH OF:

SUBJECT DEVICES 1 through 7, identified in Case'No.
ATTACHMENT A, located at the Drug

Enforcement Administration, 1 Prestige Pl,

#450, Miamisburg, Ohio

AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION FOR SEARCH AND SEIZURE
WARRANT

I, Timothy Maurath, being duly sworn, hereby state:

INTRODUCTION
1. Your Affiant is a Task Force Officer with the United States Drug
Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) within the meaning of Title 21, United States Code
CU.S.C.”), Section 878. That is, an officer of the United States who is empowered by law to
conduct criminal investigations of and to make arrests for offenses as detailed in Title 21 U.S.C.
§ 878. Your Affiant is a law enforcement officer and has been employed by the Huber Heights
Police Department since July 2007, and is currently assigned to the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) Task Force Dayton Resident Office.
2. By virtue of Affiant's assignment with the DEA, he performs and has performed
various tasks which include, but are not limited to:

(a) Functioning as an undercover agent for the primary purpose of obtaining intelligence
on drug trafficking and the inner working of drug organizations;

(b) Functioning as a surveillance agent for the primary purpose of observing
and movements of drug traffickers and those suspected of trafficking in drugs;


Kore I'M IN THE TRUNK, NIGGA, WHAT THE FUCK.
[BACKGROUND: RUMMAGING]

YOU HEAR ME?

STROUD: | HUH?

KT: I'M IN [AUDIO GLITCH] NOTHING IN THE TRUNK.

STROUD: — IN YOUR CAR?

K.T.: I'M IN MY CAR.

STROUD: IT'S A BAG IN THERE, MAN.

K.T.: MAN, I'M IN IT... MAN LOOK, I'M IN HERE.
[BACKGROUND: RUMMAGING.]}
[BACKGROUND: SHUT UP NIGGA.]
[BACKGROUND: RUMMAGING.]
[BACKGROUND: DOOR SLAMS SHUT.]
[BACKGROUND: UM: MAN... NO, NO
[LAUGHS] AIN'T NO MACY'S BAG.

STROUD: IT'S A BAG IN THERE.

[BACKGROUND: VOICES]
K.T.: [BACKGROUND: RUMMAGING.]

[BACKGROUND: UM: [U/I] FUCKING BAG]
[BACKGROUND: RUMMAGING]

THEY.... WHAT, HEY IF IT'S A BAG, THEY TOOK IT. IT AIN'T IN
HERE.

STROUD: _ [ASIDE: ASK HER IF SHE'S SURE THEY DIDN'T
TAKEIT.]


[BACKGROUND: UM: SOMEBODY AIN'T GONNA GET [U/I].]
HELLO?

KT. YEAH?
[PAUSE]

STROUD: WHAT THE HELL YOU DOING?

KT. HUH?

STROUD: WHAT THE HELL YOU DOING?

K.T.: 1 AIN'T DOING NOTHING, SHIT. AIN'T NOTHING IN
HERE. [BACKGROUND: NOISE] YOU TOLD ME TO
LOOK IN THE TRUNK, NIGGA, I, | GOT A BIG
TRUNK. BUNCH OF GARBAGE IN HERE, BUT...
AIN'T NO MACY'S BAG IN HERE. [BACKGROUND:
RUMMAGING.]

STROUD: | BACKGROUND: UM: [U/I].]
[ASIDE: YEAH? HUH?]
[BACKGROUND: RUMMAGING.]
HELLO? SO YOU LOOKED THROUGH EVERYTHING?

KT: HUH?
[VOICES OVERLAP]

STROUD: YOU LOOKED THROUGH EVERYTHING?

KT: YEAH.
[BACKGROUND: VOICES. ]

STROUD: — [ASIDE: HEY, WHY YOU SO LOUD MAN?]
[BACKGROUND: RUMMAGING.]

[BACKGROUND: VOICES.]

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