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    Page THOMAS 4. MILLER F ADDRESS FEPLTO: nts a AY sone, THOMAS i MILER : ager gem PUT APOE COREEAL Towa Department of Justice aebogeblemon September 25, 2009 Ms. Janet Lyness Johnson County Attomey 417 §. Clinton P.O. Box 2450 Jowa City, IA 52240-2450 RE: John Bior Deng death investigation ‘Dear Ms. Lyness: On the evening of Fuly 24, 2009, Johason County Deputy Sheriff Terry Stotler, hile on duty, and inthe line of duty, shot and killed John Bior Deng. That same evening, an investigation of this incident was initiated by the Towa City Police Department, assisted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. ‘On July 27, 2009, you referred this matter to the Attorney Generel. During the ensuing days and weeks, we have consulted with the investigating detectives, visited the soente of the shooting, and reviewed a vatiety of investigetive materials including videotaped juterviews, witness statements, reports of interviews, transcripts of interviews, 911 audiotapes, squad car videos, an autopsy report, and crime lab reports, This week we received a final written report and final bricfing on the results of the investigation. Today ‘we report our findings and conclusions. ‘THE INCIDENT Deputy Terry Stotler’s assignment is “civil deputy.” His duties eopsist primacily of serving civil process pepers throughout Johnson County. As required, Deputy Stover cives oa unmarked sherif's vehicle and works in plain clothes. He wears a fanny pack jn which he camries a cell phone, « departineat-issued handgun and a wallet containing his badge and identification. i Shortly after 7:00 pm. on Friday, July 24, 2009, Deputy Stotler attempled service of process at an edarese on South Lucas Street in Iowa City. He then left shat location to ‘eavel back to the Sheriff's Office by the most direct soute via Bowery, Gilbert, and Prentiss Strets, Ms, Janet Lyness Page 2 Proceeding wesi-bound, downhill on Prentiss from Gilbert at approximately 7:15 pan, Deputy Stotler observed pessons standing on either side of Prentiss Street. On the eputy’s left be saw two adult males engaged in 2 physical altercation in the parking area immediately in front of City Bieciric, 2 business located at 315. Prentiss Street. He ‘observed a white male (later identified as John Bohnenkamp) with a large blood stain on kis shirt and a black male (later identified as Joh Deng) with a knife in bis and. Deputy Stotler execuied.a U-turn. As hie turned, be radioed a report to the Johnson County * dispatcher stating that he was dealing with a fight at that location. He parked and exited hisear. He removed his handgun and yeiled, “Sheriff's Office!" as he approached the two individuals. White Deputy Stotler was altempting service of process on South Lucas Stree, Jotn Bobnenkanmp and his wife were exiting Hawkeye Hideaway, a tavom on Prentiss Street. They walked atoss Prentiss Street te the area in front of City Blecttic where the Bohnenkamps" vehicle was parked. At that sate time, John Deng was walking across {he street in the same direction, approximately half a block to the east of the ‘Bohnenkamps, caxrying four gubage begs filled with empty cans and bottles. As Deng walked across the street, bottles began to spill frovt one of his bags. Bobnentcemnp notioed this and shouted al Deng. He approached Deng, complained about the bottles spilled on the street, and told Deng to pick thom up. The two confronted ome another. Deng opened a small knife.

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