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GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP’SAPD.SOP 20.20 § 3.4.1 FINAL REPORT REGARDING THE PLANNING, EXECUTION,AND SUBSEQUENT CONDUCT RELATED TO THE “EAGLE RAID”Appointed by The City of Atlanta Law DepartmentPresented on June 27, 2011
 
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INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................... 1ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................................................................ 2METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................................................... 2EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 4SECTION 1: FINDINGS OF FACT............................................................................................... 51.1 The Special Enforcement Section (SES)...................................................................... 51.1.1 The Vice Unit.................................................................................................... 51.1.2 The License and Permits Unit........................................................................... 61.1.3 The Red Dog Unit............................................................................................. 61.1.4 Chain of Command as of September 10, 2009................................................. 81.2 306 Ponce De Leon Avenue, NE.................................................................................. 91.2.1 The Atlanta Eagle ............................................................................................. 91.2.2 Rawhide Leather............................................................................................... 91.2.3 3 Dimensional Layout of the Eagle ................................................................ 101.2.3.1 Deck/Lower Level .......................................................................... 101.2.3.2 Main Level...................................................................................... 111.2.3.3 Upper Level .................................................................................... 121.2.4 Officer/Patron/Employee Locations ............................................................... 131.2.4.1 Deck/Lower Level .......................................................................... 131.2.4.2 Main Level...................................................................................... 141.2.4.3 Upper Level .................................................................................... 151.3 The Initial Complaint.................................................................................................. 151.4 The Investigation ........................................................................................................ 161.5 Planning for the Raid.................................................................................................. 201.6 The Raid...................................................................................................................... 211.6.1 Pre-Raid Briefing............................................................................................ 211.6.2 Undercover Operation..................................................................................... 231.6.3 Red Dog Secures the Eagle............................................................................. 241.6.3.1 Patron/Employee Version of Events............................................... 24
 
(ii)1.6.3.1.1 Lower Deck and Rawhide Leather ............................... 251.6.3.1.2 Main Bar, Hallway and Dance Floor............................ 281.6.3.1.3 Upstairs Apartment and Office..................................... 351.6.3.1.4 Pool Room/Coat Room................................................. 361.6.3.1.5 Back Bar/Club Room.................................................... 381.6.3.1.6 Game Room 401.6.3.2 APD Officer Version of Events and Disputed Facts ...................... 411.6.3.2.1 General Denials of Inappropriate Behavior.................. 411.6.3.2.2 Lower Deck and Rawhide Store................................... 421.6.3.2.3 Main Bar, Hallway and Dance Floor............................ 441.6.3.2.4 Upstairs Apartment and Office..................................... 481.6.3.2.5 Pool Room/Coat Room................................................. 491.6.3.2.6 Back Bar/Club Room.................................................... 501.6.3.2.7 Game Room 531.6.4 Outside the Eagle Afterward........................................................................... 551.6.5 Booking at Jail................................................................................................ 561.7 Aftermath.................................................................................................................... 571.7.1 APD Public Statements................................................................................... 571.7.2 Internal Affairs Complaints and Investigation................................................ 611.7.3 ACRB Complaints and Investigation.............................................................. 611.7.4 “Eagle 8” Criminal Trial................................................................................. 631.7.5 Calhoun v. Pennington Federal Civil Litigation............................................. 631.8 Facts Relating to Record Retention and Preservation................................................. 641.8.1 The Calhoun Lawsuit...................................................................................... 641.9 Preservation of Cellphone Data.................................................................................. 671.9.1 Individual Officer Cell Phone Use and Preservation...................................... 681.9.1.1 Major Deborah Williams................................................................ 681.9.1.2 Lieutenant Tony Crawford.............................................................. 691.9.1.3 Lieutenant Scott Pautsch................................................................. 701.9.1.4 Sergeant John Brock....................................................................... 711.9.1.5 Sergeant Kelley Collier................................................................... 731.9.1.6 Sergeant Willie Adams................................................................... 751.9.1.7 Investigator Bennie Bridges............................................................ 771.9.1.8 Investigator Gregory Dabney.......................................................... 781.9.1.9 Officer Jeremy Edwards ................................................................. 801.9.1.10 Investigator Herman Glass.............................................................. 821.9.1.11 Officer Robert Godwin................................................................... 84

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