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Detective Stevie Hughes, a peace officer employed by the:- rCpu.y --gF, Peoria, Illinois, appears before the undersighecf judge ana ieqirtetEb A lS the issuance of a search vrarrant to search the premises, in the City and the County of Peoria, State of Tllinois, Iocated a:Li 1220 N IIni\tFrcilV qi hainn r nr:rr rrinr,'l ei dorl m,rlr- i larral <innlo family residence,
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Complainant states that he does be.l-ieve that the above listed items to be seized are now l-ocated on the premj-ses described above, because: On Wednesday, March 1,2'", 2014, Mayor Ardis discovered that an unknown person had created a Twitter account uLilizing Mayor Ardis' name, information and photograph. The Twitter account was titled "Gpeoriamayor". In addition to the creation of the @peoriamayor Twitter account, Mayor Ardis discovered that the individual had creaLed "tweers" impersonating Mayor Ardis. These "tweets" implied Mayor Ardis utilizes iIlegal drugs, associates with prostitutes, and utilized offensive j-nappropriate language. In

was a hand holding a razor blade which was separating a white powdery substance. Upon discovery of the account, Mayor Ardis reported the account to the Peoria Pofice DepartmenL. During that report, Ardis stated that he had not created nor authorized anyone to create the account using his personal photograph, or information from his e.l,ected office, Additionally, he wished to pursue the incident. On Wednesday, March L2, 2014, this affianL accessed the
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Tenth Judlci-al associate Judge Schoebein issued a search warrant for digital storage media owned and operated by Twitter requiring Twitter to provide subscrj-ber information for the @peoriamayor account. Suh-pequently that search warrant was served upon Twitter. On March 27'n, 2014 Twitter provided information purs-uant to the search warrant the Internet Protocol address used to create the @peoriamayor account was 50.158.I8I .236 utilized on 3-9-2014 at 2L:22:08 +0000. A Whois search was conducted of the i-nternet protocol address 50.158.I9L.236. That search indicated that Comcast CommunicaLions Inc. owns and leases that Internet protoco-I address. On March 29"", 2014 Tenth Judiciaf .fudge Wilson issued a search warrant for digital storage media owned and operated by Comcast vvrLuLLur t-! \-cr L-LLrrrs, -LrrL. to provide subscriber inf ormation for Internet Protocof address 50.158.I9L.236. Subsequently that search warrant was served upon Comcast Communi-cations, Inc. On Aprj-1 1"., 20I4 Comcast Communications Inc. provided information pursuant to the search warrant the subscriber name is Jacob EI]-iot. i,220 N University St, Peoria, Illinois 6L606.
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Complainant has been a Pofice Officer j-n the state of Ilfinois for over 5 years, and is currently assigned to the Criminal Investigations Drvision, Property Crj-mes Unit, j-n the peoria pofice Department. Based on complainants training and experience as a

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On Lhe 15th day of April 2014, at 5:16 p.m. I, Detective Stevie Huohes of thc Paori,e Pol ir-e Dcnarfmcnl-- executed a search warrant signed by Judge K.L. Kefley on the 15th day of April 2014, at 12:34

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paraphernalj,a, books, papers, records, photographs, recordings, documents, computers, computer systems, computer disks, computer tapes or other software, computer photographs, cell-ular telephones, any digital storage media, and rel-ated peripherals, the contents thereof; any microscopic or trace evidence, or other things which have been used in the commission of, or which constitute evidence of the offense of Fafse Personation, j-n viofation of '120 Ilfinois Compiled Statute, 5/17-2(b) (2), 201,3, as amended.
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Various pieces of ma j-l for residence verification taken from the front table by the front door. Names on the mail incl-ude Leon Elliott, Michael Brumleve, CaroL Al-torfer, Michel-fe Pratt, Jonathan Daniel, Daniel- Brown, Luck Heimeshoff, and Troy SettIes. 2.) Laptop (Delf) Inspiron N5050 W/cord - focated on floor in front of TV in living roorn Seria.I# HY4HRRI Express

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service code 39068697 211 3.) White IPhone 4 (cracked on back) unknown owner - serj-aL nrraF,ar rrnLnar.'^ r.cated On CabineL LO l-he ri crhl. of TV .i n living room. 4.) Jacob Elliot IPhone 5 l-ocated j-n his right pant pocket IMEI/MEID 0T342500L162560, serial number DNQL1H1UFH19 5.) IPhone 4 Michelle Pratt received from Michelle Pratt WITH seriaf number unknown. 6. ) Green Xbox 360 w/cord - located in dining room second sheff from bottom. Serial number 322819413305
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Serial- # CNH52 51BLS 8.) BIue/Gray Defl CPU tower Model- Dimension XPS, SeriaI # FWGBR41 - focated on TV stand in room to the riqht off kitchen.

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9.) IPad with green protective cover w/cord focated on bed in bedroom to the left off kitchen. Seriaf# DMPLVS5SFK11. 10.) Broken black ashtray with green seedy substance l-ocated on bed of the bedroom to the l-eft off kitchen. to the left off kitchen. 12.) 2 mul ticolored glass pipes Iocated in the top dresser drawer in bedroom to feft off kitchen.
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f9.) Gray IPod located on poker tabfe in right room of basement. Serial number unknown. 20.) Medium size yellow/orange/blue g-Iass pipe found in far Ieft side top drawer of TV stand in basement. 21,.) White Xbox w/cord located upstairs 1"t bedroom to the right. SeriaI #01.41 4328 4405 22.) Emachines CPU tower Serial # XGM8460001070 modef Emachines W3650-l-ocated right side of bed between bed & TV stand of upstairs 1" bedroom on the right. 23.) Black Iphone 8GB- Iocated on top shel-f next to bed in rnsf^i rs heciroom at the end of haII be'l oncino fo Danipl rrrY !v Brown (passport focated on left side of TV on top of
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