The Grover Beach Police Department and San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's Office's reports on the July 12, 2017, fatal shooting of 58-year-old Kenneth Alan Eustace.
The Grover Beach Police Department and San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's Office's reports on the July 12, 2017, fatal shooting of 58-year-old Kenneth Alan Eustace.
The Grover Beach Police Department and San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's Office's reports on the July 12, 2017, fatal shooting of 58-year-old Kenneth Alan Eustace.
Grover Beach Police Department
MEMORANDUM
Date: February 27, 2018
Subject: Internal Affairs Report 17-05 (Table of Contents)
Iter Section
Deadly Force Review Memorandum, Narrative
2) Grover Beach Dispatch CAD Report ¥
3) Grover Beach CAD reports for prior contacts 3
4) Grover Beach Police Report 4
5) Pismo Beach Police Report 5
6) Arroyo Grande Police Report 6
7) San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Report 7
8) San Luis Obispo Coroners Report 8
9) Autopsy Report 9
10) MAIT Report 10
11) State Parks Police Report il
12) San Luis Obispo District Attomey Memorandum 12
14) CD containing Officer Monteiro’s Interview 4
15)CD Containing Sergeant Leon’s Interview 15
16) Three Flash drives containing 16
Photographs of Crime _
- Photographs of Officers
- Photographs of firearms
- Witness Interview of Lopez- Vasquez
- Witness Interview of RC Foster
Witness Interview of Molina
POR ITR I INARRATIVE
(Deadly Force Review
Memorandum)Grover Beach Police Department
MEMORANDUM
Date: February 26, 2018
To: John Peters, Chief of Police
From: Tim W. Miller, Commander
Subject: Internal Affairs IA17-05 (Deadly Foree Review)
INVOLVED PERSONNEL,
Sergeant Juan Leon Involved
Officer Matthew Monteiro Involved
Executive Summary:
Note: This is a confidential administrative investigation protected by section 832.7 of the
California Penal Code pertaining to the confidentiality of Peace Officer Personnel Records
On July 12,2017 at approximately 2218 hours, Officer Monteiro and Sergeant Leon
responded to 1061 Brighton Ave for a report of a disturbance. They were advised by dispatch that
Kenneth Eustace was at the residence 0f Q@ARaQ@ReaiBil-causing a disturbance.
Mr. Eustace began threatening to kill officers with a 2 foot long metal pipe. The pipe was 1%
inches in diameter with a nail affixed to one end and a rope to the other end. Officer Monteiro
deployed his Taser striking Mr. Eustace after giving him several warnings to drop his stick and to
stay back. The Taser had only affected Mr. Eustace momentarily before he broke the wires by
swinging the metal pipe.
‘Mr. Eustace then turned his attention back towards the residence in an attempt to get access through
awindow. The Officers gave repeated wamings to Mr. Eustace not to go in the residence. Mr.
Eustace then tumed his attention to Sergeant Leon. Mr. Eustace continued swinging his pipe in
an aggressive manner, threatening the officers as he began to walk towards Sergeant Leon
Sergeant Leon gave several warnings to Mr. Eustace to stop and drop the pipe. At one point
Sergeant Leon shined his flash light into Mr. Eustace’s eyes in an attempt to stop him from
aggressing with little affect.
Sergeant Leon retreated and positioned himself towards the rear of a vehicle parked in
the driveway of the residence, putting a protective barrier between himself and Mr. Eustace. Mr.
Eustace then started striking the vehicle, smashing its windshield. Both Sergeant Leon and Officer
Monteiro continued to warn Mr. Eustace to stop and drop the pipe but he continued to swing the