Editor's note: The Sun Journal has redacted portions of the probable cause affidavit in support of the arrest of Pierre Musafiri to protect the identifications of juveniles.
Editor's note: The Sun Journal has redacted portions of the probable cause affidavit in support of the arrest of Pierre Musafiri to protect the identifications of juveniles.
Editor's note: The Sun Journal has redacted portions of the probable cause affidavit in support of the arrest of Pierre Musafiri to protect the identifications of juveniles.
‘STATE OF MAINE, UNIFIED CRIMINAL COURT
ANDROSCOGGIN, 35. ‘CRIMINAL ACTION
DOCKET NO. CR-
STATE OF MAINE, )
)
we ) PROBABLE CAUSE AFFIDAVIT IN
) SUPPORT OF ARREST OF PIERRE MUSAFIRI
PIERRE MUSAFIRI )
[MR.U, CRIMP 4A (6)2) initial determination of probable cause]
TO: Any Judge of the Unified Criminal Docket
1, John L. Kyle, I being duly sworn, depose and says as follow: Iam a Detective forthe Maine
State Police, Major Crimes Unit (South, with twenty years of cumulative service with the Mane
State Police a a Trooper and Detective. My primary responsibility asa Detective with the
‘Maine State Police isthe investigation of homicides, suspicious deaths and other serous cries.
1
Based upon the following facts, circumstances and information fiom my owa pera
knowledge or relayed to me by other law enforcement persoanel involved in the
investigation ino the death of DONALD GIUSTI, Jon or abou Jane
12, 2018 in the City of Tewiston, Andsoscogein ‘Maine, Thave probable exis fo
believe that PIERRE MUSAFIRI id committe offense of Ase,
Class D in violation of 17-4 MARS. §207, (IXB).
The basis of my probable cause is as follows
On June 12, 2018 at approximately 10:45 pm. the LEWISTON POLICE
DEPARTMENT received a call of a large fight in progress in the area of KNOX St.
‘and SPRUCE St. When Lewiston Police Deparment OFF. THOMAS CURRY,
JAMES AVERY, WAYNE CLIFFORD, ANDREW JAMES, CARLEY CONLY,
DARREN JACQUES and KEVIN GAGNE arived on scene they found several people
involved in a steet fight. Most of the subjects involved fled the scene as soon at ey
arived,
OFF. THOMAS CURRY was one of the fist officer to ave on scene of theses
Sek. When heaved, he stared down Kao Stes and late se see ag
isthe sret with blood coming fom ts hea OFF. CURRY ieslaed te pets
DONALD CIUST. AMID wc he ioew fer preteens
cefoctet encounters An Undeniet ety n the are sted GUST had beg
struck in he head witha rook: According o OFF CURRY the rock as og eg
GUSTT'S lee.3. OFF. TRAVYS FECTEAU reported that when he arrived on scene people were fkeing
in all directions and he observed several people with injuries, OFF. FECTEAU had
contact with
reported that he had contact with
‘old OFF, FECTEAU that she saw the Nght taking place and saw a"male Hcing
GTUSTI while he was on the ground.
4 OnJune 1S, 2018 DONALD GIUSTI was pronounced dead at Central Maine Medical
Center in Lewiston.
5. DET, MICHAEL CHAVEZ attended the autopsy of DONALD GIUSTI on Ju 18,
2018 at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Dr. LISA FUNTE Deputy Chie
Medical Examiner, performed the autopsy. Dr. FUNTE noted two areas of signicant
ttauma to DONALD GUIST’s head/brain and advised DET. CHAVEZ thatthe use
of death was blunt force trauma. DR. FUNTE also observed a patterned injuy on
DONALD GUISTI's let shoulder and a broken clavicle. Dr. FUNTE also obneved
finctue to his left rear 12* ri,
6. ‘On June 18", 2018, DET. COREY JACQUES of Lewis D.and DET HE}
LEIGHTON interviewe ka
“Sal He provided te fMfowing information to them dung er inerewe
AQ QRMRBpeeted that he watked tothe area ofthe disturtiance on Knox
Stet and was uot eats the ight Was going to take place.
BMRB ate nest he “wit gy” ha a ick toe a
which struck te white guy” inthe head eausing hima ofl tthe
round. (MMMM lsined thatthe incident happened approximately 2-
S0fet in rot of him
C. Hestated thatthe “white guy” was running backwards and stumbled
backwards almost falling over. According to the white male
‘caught himself from falling with his hands and appeared to get back on his
feet wien he was struck in the head with the “brick” which eaused him to
fall othe saa ‘When be fell tothe ground after being hit with the
“brick ated that they (referring to the Somali / Congo group)
“stomped” him for about ten (10) seconds before everyone took off
running.
i Mhout 30 Somalia and Congo people were fighting egiast
15 white people
E, He resalled several ofthe partes involved had sticks, b-b guns and even a
sed his cellular phone video camera to record part ofthe
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fight. He also used the social media “app” Snapchat to save the video to
cloud based storage.
isang OREYIACOUES ws on
had bce provided vido oe Dott
resulted in the death of DONALD GIUST. MIM stated that ‘he did not know who had
nso media, The dean
{taken the video originally but tat it had been shared
aa laken using the Snapchat social media “app” and had the Snapchat tece ono
MRD i he corer ofthe video, The video shows a potin ofthe ston fee Kao
jeget anda young man canbe seen towing arock. The rock appear ose se,
eugetiedas DONALD GIUSTL. This vdeo vas later shown to witnesses to hip
identify subjects involved inthe fight
Bi June 198, 2018 your affiant and DET. ROLAND GODBOUT of Lewiston Police
Department interviewed EMMANUEL KNURUNZIZA. KNURUNZIZA wi trate
{as on Knox Street and involved inthe fight on June 124, 2018, He said that he et
mmm 52 8"? of ponte during the fight. He Iter esned Fog
tthe rock he had thrown struck DONALD GIUSTT in the hea
On June 26°, 2018 DET. JENNIFER KING was granted warrant for the
Snapehat account o As aresult of tht
Scatch warrant Snapchat Ine. provided video ofthe fight on Knox Stret, This vides
shows a portion ofthe stret fight on Knox Street, DONALD GIUSTI ean be secs athe
rag tn i Kicked by several people. This video was ater shown to witnesses tn in
‘entify subjects involved tate fight
On December 7, 2018 your affant interviewed
as atthe fight on Knox Street on June 12°, He stated he az
EMMANUEL KNURUNZIZA throw a rock and bit DONALD GIUSTI int
“head vas show the video that was taken by
He identified ‘the person that kieked DONALD GIUSTI
Sting him inthe same area that he suffered a broken clavicle, He also identified
Traini; MUSAFIRI in the video asthe person that kicked DONALD GIUSTI sting
tim in the lower lft side of his ibeage inthe same area he suffered a broken rio whit he
‘was lying on Knox Stree.
is Desembct 7, 2018 Detective len King interviewed PIERRE MUSAFIR
DET. Kin shoved MUSAFIRI the vida that had been obese
Shapeat search waren served acount. He
identified EMMANUEL NKURUNZIZA in the video and sated KNURUS ed
{hxow arock tht hit GIUSTI while GIUSTI as sanding. MUSATIRE ose og
KNURUNZIZA tow fckatGIUSTIa second me Wile GRIST! ws rage ae
found. MUSAFIRI told Deteciv King tate ad Kicked DONALD Cateer ot
identified himself onthe video. MUSAFIRI als ideatied aoncnig es
sth ov ta Kicked GUST inthe aea ofthe clavicle MUSALIRoon es oe
‘cov MMMM: name bt that he isa stidentat te middle school wd eee
his hers name