Opinion ID: 808741
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Heading: Borneisen is Charged and Arrested

Text: On April 14, 2008, Agent Morefield filed a criminal complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The complaint and accompanying “Affidavit in Support of Complaint and Arrest Warrant” alleged that Borneisen made a “telephonic bomb threat” in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(e).2 After reviewing the complaint and affidavit, a U.S. magistrate judge found probable cause and issued a warrant for Borneisen’s arrest. On the morning of April 15, 2008, three days after Borneisen’s threatening phone call, the FBI arrived at the Borneisens’ residence in Tampa, Florida, to effect Larry Borneisen’s arrest. When law enforcement arrived, Borneisen came outside and told law enforcement “that they were armed trespassers and that they needed to remove themselves from my property.” The officers stated that they had a warrant for Larry Borneisen’s arrest, and Borneisen warned them not to “manhandle me” because he had shoulder and back problems. Law enforcement officers arrested Borneisen without incident. In his deposition, Borneisen conceded that the officers “actually . . . were very gentle with me.” No one from 2 Section 844(e) provides: “Whoever, through the use of the . . . telephone . . . willfully makes any threat . . . to kill, injure, or intimidate any individual or unlawfully to damage or destroy any building, vehicle, or other real or personal property by means of fire or an explosive shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years or fined under this title, or both.” 18 U.S.C. § 844(e). 8 Case: 11-15337 Date Filed: 09/18/2012 Page: 9 of 19 Capital One was present at the scene or even aware that Larry Borneisen had been arrested. While effecting Larry Borneisen’s arrest, the law enforcement officers also asked Sherry Borneisen for consent to search the Borneisens’ home and vehicles. Sherry Borneisen signed a consent-to-search form allowing the officers to search the Borneisens’ home and vehicles.