State v Jones

Alexis Rylee

Date: 8/19/2025

Judge Name: Morgan Luna-Schofield

Clerk(s): Alexis Rylee

DAO: SASO (BCSO)

Defendant: Sydney Jones

Investigation #: 7874

Charges:

Accomplice TO Obstruction of Justice x1 (PLEA: NOT GUILTY)
Possession of Gov't Equipment (PLEA: NOT GUILTY)

Findings + Reasoning:

Morgan Luna-Schofield

Verdict:

Although this State does not recognize verdicts that may have been reached by other judges as precedent, the first thing that came to my mind when I saw these charges and this report today was specifically the State v. Mount trial, which I sat in on as a protege judge. It is true, that in that case, the judge did come to the verdict that the defendant was guilty of possession government equipment by way of her badge, because she was no longer part of SAMS and should not be holding onto the badge. You see, there's a concern when it comes to people hanging on to badges from their former government positions, and that is that they can go on to impersonate a government official and take advantage of people who do not know otherwise. They aren't usually checking on current employment statuses or expiration dates. So, keeping a badge in your possession, ESPECIALLY on your person, after you are no longer employed by that agency is a huge public safety concern.

So, for possession of government equipment, I am going to find you guilty for having government equipment on you, when you are not currently employed by a government agency.

Now, for obstruction of justice, Captain Sinclair testified that the Lost MC Members jumped over the wall of their compound all together and surrounded them. Mr. Jones also testified that his group approached the deputies, and even said that they were arguing with the deputies, which, right there, shows me that they were interfering with their duties and preventing a punishment from being given in the form of citations. It further deteriorated from there and a gun fight broke out, which is crazy to me, since they were only getting parking tickets, but I guess the times are changing out on these mean mean streets of Mirror Park. Since the defendant himself testified that there was arguing and a gun fight, both of which got in the way of the discovery and punishment of the crime at hand, I am finding the defendant guilty of obstruction of justice as well.

That is my verdict. Court is adjourned.

Morgan Luna-Schofield

Official Transcript as Transcribed by Judge Morgan Luna-Schofield

Captain Jodi Sinclair

Narrative:

I was on patrol. I was doubled up with Alexis Riley patrolling around the city looking for crime, and I noticed six or seven of them parked illegally on the sidewalk outside the Lost MC Compound. I thought "That's a lot of illegally parked bikes, so we shoudl ticket them." We pulled up and initially no one was around and we inspected the bikes and then a crowd of people wearing Lost MC Kuttes climbed over the walls of the compound and onto the sidewalk. Sydney was one of them in this group and they surrounded us and asked what we were doing. We said we were going to ticket the bikes because they were illegally parked. Some of them got agitated and heated and they escalated and were using bad words like "fuck" - gasp. One of them who seemed to be a ring leader said to go back to our jobs somewhere in the city. I informed them this is my job. Several members in the group pulled out guns and started shooting. I returned fire and they shot me down.

S You mentioned the group was aggressive. Was the defendant part of that group?
J Yes he was
S Was one of his bikes parked outside
J I do not recall, but I can check.
Morgan: You can check.
D: Obj facts not in evidence
Morgan Sustained
S are you a member of the organization?
J Yes.
S when you have left that org, what are you supposed to do with your equipment?
J Hand it in and be checked
S Do you remember anything the defendant was shouting, specifically?
J No.
S Did it interrupt your ticketing the bikes?
J Yes.
S Did you search him and find the badge?
J No
S Are you aware of it?
J Yes
S Can you describe it?
J It was a SAMS badge.
S Is he part of any government org?
J I don't believe so, no.

D Let's go b ack to ticketing the bikes in front of the lost compound
J Yes, I was going to ticket them
D When did you encounter my client at that time
J Shortly after we approached and he climbed over the wall onto the street with his fellow gang members
D What were his actions towards you?
J The surrounded myself and Riley and inquired us as to what we were doing.
D I asked what my client did.
J He surrounded me, and I don't recall what he said, because everyone was talking at once.
D Did he specifically do anything to obstruct you, him himself?
J No, he did not.
D Can you read out for me the possession charge?
M We are all aware of the definition
D Are you aware that the charge ends with "does not includes equipment legally distributed to government employees?"
J Yes, I am aware
D During the time in the cells, did the mention of the badge ever pop up?
J I was not in there during processing.
D From your knowledge, was my client given his badge by SAMS?
J I have no idea.
D Are badges like these usually provided by the government entity that they belong to?
J No, they are not.
D Does the hospital issue hospital badges to their employees?
J No, they don't.
D Does the hospital give permission to the clerks at City Hall to give badges to employees?
J Yes.
D Are you aware of any other way to obtain a badge that has your name on it apart from getting it from the clerk?
J Yes.
D What would that be?
J You can steal it.
D Would that badge have your name on it?
J It's a hypothetical, I don't know.

Recross
S: Do get a badge, do you need to be employed by a government agency?
J Yes
S Are you aware of any agencies that the defendant is part of?
J No
S You earlier said the defendant did not PHYSICALLY obstruct you. Elaborate?
J he did not partake in the shooting or physically touch, tackle or punch me.
S So is it still true that he blocked you by being in the circle with the other gang members?
J Yes
S And it is also your testimony that through his verbal shoutings, it was also distracting you from ticketing?
J Yes. I would say they were trying to intimidate me to leave?

Highlighted Evidence: Current definition of the law State v. Mount is precedent?

Sydney Jones

Judge informed him of his fifth amendment rights.

D What made your day not great?
Syd I got arrested for a crime I didn't commit.
D Can you tell me more about that?
S Yes, I was meeting friends in Mirror Park. WE lost our keys because Derek hadn't been around in awhile, so we tried to get ahold of him. We parked our bikes. WE approached to see what was going on. Two deputies showed up, we walked up to them to see what was going on, to which they said they were going to ticket the bikes. During which time, some of the others were arguing with them, but at some point during that conversation. The deputy with the eyepatch turned to me and asked why we hadn't parked inside the compound. Which is when one of the things I said was that we had lost our keys. After that, I don't know what happened after that bc I had to step away from the huddle to take a phone call. When I turned around to go back, people were being shot at, and I put my hands up and was put in cuffs and they said I was obstructing.
D Did you say anything else to her?
S I only answered questions she asked.
D Would you say you were in deputies personal space
S she said I was too close behind her, so we both took steps away from each other, but aside that, no.
D Were you employed by Gruppe Six, contracted to performed security tasks at the hospital?
S How did you happen to be in possession of the badge?
D I was told to get one when I was employed by Groupe 6
S Where did you get it?
D The courthouse
S Were you told you were fired from the org?
D Nope.

S Can you tell me the org name on the badge?
D SAMS
S Are you part of SAMS
D No.
S Are you ware that the badge you have is expired?
D No.
S DO you have any other equipment given to you by the state when you were part of SAMS?
D No.
S If you were given equipment from SAMS, do you believe you should keep it?
D I don't understand.
S If you were a paramedic and you were given bandages by the state, do you believe that you can keep those bandages if you are no longer part of SAMS?
D Yeah, I guess in your example. I think. I am not sure. I would assume so.
S SO you would assume you would keep them?
D NO, I assume I would give them back. I don't know how that works. (Were you previously employed by SAMS?, Did you return your other equipment? Were you instructed to return that equipment?)

Recross

D Do you see a difference between medical equipment and a badge with your name on it?
State: Objection relevance
Morgan: Sustained

Highlights? No.