COLORtillO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENtR..U
INCIDENT NARRATIVE
04000898A 116

~

FROM:

LT. STEVE LUCERO

DATE:

AUGUST 9,2004

RE:

CCCF RlOT CI-04-000898

ON 7-27-041 SPOKE TO INMATE DAN LARSON 817445 IN THE PROGRA.MS
BUILDING AT CCCF. HE SAID THAT \Vl-:IEK THEY CALLED LOCK DO\VN HE \1,'EKT
BACK TO THE lJNIT BUT COULDN'T GET IN. \1,TIEK HE FINALLY ""'ENT IN THE
UNIT HE SAID HE WASN'T GOING TO BE NOSY BECAUSE THEN YOU'LL ivL·\KE
YOURSELF A TARGET.

\
Page 1 of 1

001777

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
OFFiCE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
LT. DAN FOSTER

DATE

JULY

27, 2004

-~

-

~)

.

,

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE REPORT
REPORTED BY

•............

;':.'

CASE NUMBER

2004·000898

SUPPLEMENT NUMBER

DJF·11

.'

...

-

,.-

"

PAGE 1

DOCUMENT RELEASE
Batts, Kenneth ##92246

Form I
Form
Type ~ Description
CDOC

Interview

I

J

jlnvestigator

Lt. Dan Foster

Pages
1

Released By

Synopsis
Lives in Unit 2A 4143 and said
he went to the yard and talked to
"a few cats" but couldn't provide
me with any of their names. Said
he saw the inmates throw the
weights over the fence. Said
when it "kicked off' he went to
the unit dayhall and saw inmates
tearing stuff up. Not very
cooperative. Follow-up on his
story
and activities are
requested.

I Date of Supplement

Lt. Dan Foster

I

July 27.2004

001805

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE REPORT
REPORTED BY

LT. DAN FOSTER

DATE

JULY 27,

2004

I CASE NUMBER

I SUPPLEMENT NUMBER

2004·000898
I

DJF-12

PAGE

1

DOCUMENT RELEASE
Chavez, Isreal #98354

Form

Form

Type

Description
Interview

CDOC

Pages
1

Synopsis
Released By.
Lives in Unit 2A 41 ~14. Claims he
was in the Unit and his cell Lt. Dan Foster
during the riot. Couldn't identify
anyone because the inmates
were masked, however, stated
the damage came from the
outside
from
Washington
inmates. Said from Day One the
Washington inmates have been
challenging guards. They have
been disrespectful and have
---!
been verbally a ~using_s_ta_ff_._ _-:--

i Date of Supplement

July 27, 2004

001806

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
-- OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE REPORT
REPORTED BY

~~;~;~~:TEL.OFFICER I CASE NUMBER

DATE

JULY

SUPPLEMENT NUMBER

27,2004

2004·000898
DJF·22

PAGE

1

DOCUMENT RELEASE
Lopez, Michael #57261

Form
Type

coDe

Form
1
I
Description \ Pages
Interview
II
1

I

____---:

Investigator

.J

Lt Dan foster

Synopsi~
R_e_l_e_as_.e_d_B.1.y----'
Claims he went went to dinner
and returned to his cell. Stated Lt. Dan Foster
that he called his mother around
7:30 pm and heard an inmate
yell "whoever doesn't participate
in this shit is next".
He said that some of the inmates
that live in Unit 3 were trapped in
the foyer and broke the door
down. He said that a "Tall white
guy" was trying to break into the
case managers office. He said
he would be willing to identify
this inmate through a photo
lineup.
Lopez stated that the Surenos
307 is doing whatever they want
at the facility and staft are
a_l_lo_w_in.. .9<.-i_t.
.
-i--'

..

I Date of Supplement I

July 27. 2004

001816

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
OFFiCE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE REPORT
REPORTED BY
DATE

DAN FOSTER

CSP/CCF )NTEL.
JULY

OFFICER

27, 2004

CASE NUMBER

2004·000898

SUPPLEMENT NUMBER

DJF-28

PAGE

1

DOCUMENT RELEASE

Kingsbury, Joseph #114205
Form

Type

CODe

Form
Description
Interview

Pages
1

I

Synopsis
Released By
I Claims he was on the weight pile I
, when they called Yard Closed; Lt. Dan Foster
and returned to his cell.
I
J

L

)

!Investigator

Ilt Dan Foster

Date of Supplement

I

July 27, 2004

I

001822

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE REPORT
REPORTED BY

LT. DAN FOSTER
CSP/CCF INTEL OFFICER
JULY 29,

DATE

2004

CASE NUMBER

2004-000898

SUPPLEMENT NUMBER

DJF-38

PAGE

1

DOCUMENT RELEASE

Lesperance, Isaac #117952
Form
Form!
Description
Type

I

CDoe r

Interview

!
I

,I
i

I
i

Investigator

Lt. Dan Foster

Pages

Synopsis

1

Lives in Unit 4A "Honor Pod",
Claims he went back to the Unit
when
Yard
Closed
was
announced
and
eventually
helped other inmates hold off
rioters
from
entering
the
dayroom and helped put out
ftres.

Date of Supplement

Released.By
Lt. Dan Foster

July 29,2004

001832

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE REPORT
REPORTED BY

LT. DAN FOSTER

CSP1CCF INTEL

OFFICER

JULY 29,2004

DATE

CASE NUMBER

2004-000898

SUPPLEMENT NUMBER

DJF-48

PAGE

1

DOCUMENT RELEASE
Stevens, Karvelas #90671

I

Form
Form
Type j Description
Interview
CDoe

r
j

I

I
I

Pages !
1

Synopsis
Claims him and his celly
. (Augustus Morton) were in their
i cell when the riot broke out and
! didn't leave.
Said he was the
i damage done in the dayroom but
: didn't recognize any of the
inmates involved.

Released

By

Lt. Dan Foster

I

Investigator

Date of Supplement

I July 29.2004
001842

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE REPORT
REPORTED BY
DATE

LT. DAN FOSTER

I CSP/CCF
JULY

INTEL. OFFICER

30, 2004

I CASE NUMBER

! 2004·000898

I SUPPLEMENT NUMBER

DJF·56

PAGE

1

DOCUMENT RELEASE

Pickett. Steve #854100
Form

Type

CDoe

Form
Description
Interview

'--_ _'"-

Investigator

Pages i
Synopsis
--+-_R-::e_l_e_a...,..s_ed-'---..::B.Ji.Y-;
1
Washington inmate. Ciaims he Lt. Dan Foster
had band practice the evening of
the riot and \vent with fellow
! band member Brian Skinner.
States that a C/O was in the
band room until he heard LockDown over the intercom and left.
Said the four band members and
an inmate in the computer room
were in the band room until
about midnight when some
inmates busted them out
because they were going to
torch the woodshop. He said the
band members went to the
basketball court and layed down.
Stated that earlier in the day
while in the canteen line he
heard two inmates talking about
rioting that evening and that
anybody that didn't go to the
---;-_ _-.,-.1?rd would be beaten.

It Dan FeSler

I Date of Supplement

July 25,2004

001850

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE REPORT
LT. DAN FOSTER

REPORTED BY

CSP/CCF INTEL. OFFICER

DATE

JULY

30,2004

I CASE NUMBER
SUPPLEMENT NUMBER

2004-000898

IDJF-58

PAGE

1

DOCUMENT RELEASE
Smith, Herbert #284507

Form
Form
Type . Description ! Pages •
Synopsi.~
1
i Washington inmate. Claims he
CODe
Interview
. went to Med-Line and while
walking back to his Unit noticed
the groupings in the yard. Said
some inmates told him that they
were going to make a stand
because of the Graham incident.
Closed
wa s
When
Ya rd
announced he said he stayed
. with
the
group
because
everyone stayed. He said he
was by the weight pile with
inmate Sholoff. He said that after
the second announcement him
and Scoloff were headed to the
Unit but were pelted by rocks
from the inmates that was
making the stand, so they stayed
on the yard.

Investigator

It Dan Foster

Date of Supplement

R-:-e_le_a_s,-e_d~B.J...Y---'
Lt. Dan Foster

j July 29, 2004

001852

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE REPORT
REPORTED BY

DATE

LT. DAN FOSTER

CSP/CCF INTEL. OFFICER
JULY

30, 2004

CASE NUMBER

I

;,•

....

2004-000898

SUPPLEMENT NUMBER/ DJF-60

PAGE

1

DOCUMENT RELEASE

Pollard, Carroll #271998
Form

I

Form

Type ! Description
CDoe if Interview

Pages

Synopsis

1

Washington inmate. Claims he
went to the yard about 7pm and
hung out at the horseshoe pit on
the West vard. Said he heard
staff directions to return to the
yard but he said he didn't cause
he figured the cell house would
be locked anyway. Claims there
was a lot of inmate pressure to
remain outside.

, Date of Supplement

Released By
1

j

!
i
I

Lt. Dan Foster

I
j

I
i
1

July 3D. 2004

001854

,
.

. ~ ;.
.•.....
;, ....

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

~

....•

~

-

-

,

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE REPORT
REPORTED BY
DATE

LT. DAN FOSTER
CSP/CCF INTEL. OFFICER
JULY

30, 2004

CASE NUMBER

2004·000898

SUPPLEMENT NUMBER

DJF-G4

PAGE

1

DOCUMENT RELEASE

Dofy. Scott #962619
Form j

Form

Type I Description
CDDC

I'

i

j

Interview

i
j

!

i

Pages
Synopsis
1 , Washington inmate. Claims he
Ii heard the announcement that
. Yard was Closed but claims he
I couldn't get back in Unit 6. He
! said he wasn't threatened if he
I went back to the Unit and said
I ''I'd kill someone if they called
i me a punk!" Claims that he
I witness the "Hispanic SORT
i SGT " disrespect a black guy
I (Graham) in the pod and it
carried out into the yard. He said
. for that reason I chose to stay
j out on the yard because "I was
I curious as to what was going to
i go down".
.1

Released By

Lt. Dan Foster

I

Investigator

Lt. Dan Foster

Date of Supplement

July 30.2004

001858

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

..
•.....
;
"

". ' "

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE REPORT
REPORTED BY

LT. DAN FOSTER

CSP/CCF INTEL. OFFICER
JULY 30,2004

DATE

/ .. ,

.....•..

~.

<••".".,."".,.

CASE NUMBER

2004·000898

SUPPLEMENT NUMBER

DJF-65

I.

PAGE·1

DOCUMENT RELEASE

Delgado, Chris #796293

i Form I
I Type I

Form
Description
I COOC! Interview

I

I

Investigator

It. Dan Foster

Pages
1

Synopsis
Washington inmate. Stated he
was out in the yard during the
riot then 2sked me "Do I have to
answer these questions?" I told
him yes and he replied "I aint
saying nothing to you".

Date of Supplement

Released By
Lt. Dan Foster

July 3D, 2D04

001859

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

J"

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE REPORT
REPORTED BY
DATE

LT. DAN FOSTER

CSP/CCF INTEL. OFFICER
JULY

30,2004

.CASE NUMBER

2004-000898

SUPPLEMENT NUMBER

DJF·67

PAGE

1

DOCUMENT RELEASE
Wilshusen, Ty #828897

Form
Type

Form
I Description
!

cooc 1

Interview

,i

Investigator

Synopsis
Pages I
1
I Washington inmate. Claims he
, went to the yard and was aware
! of Officers t;Ying to disperse the
i crowd and heard the Yard
Closed announcement. Said he
stayed outside as a protest to
the conditions at the facility but
didn't think it would go that far.
Stated ''I'm doing a lot of time
I now, give me the time, just put it
. on my tab!"
\ (Very
emotional
and
I confrontational)

I Date of Supplement

Released By

Lt. Dan Foster

July 3D, 2D04

001861

COLORADO DEP..~.RTMEl\l OF CORRECTJOJ\S

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GEN"'ER..A...L
INCIDENT NARR~TIYE
04000898A 333

07-29-2004
Interview with inmate:
ESPAL1N, Vincent # 83740
Unit 4A - 6145
Inmate claims he was in the music room when everything went down. Says he was there with 4 or 5 other
inmates, and did not hear any announcements because the band was playing. Thought something was
wrong at about 8:30 or 9:0D P.I'Ii. when no one came to get them. Knew it was aher the usual count time.
Ala 11 :30 PJ"t, inmate claims he heard noises coming from the wDodshop, where some inmates came in
and were trying to set the lace on fire. The five inmates from the band room then left the area. -S- claims
there were issues with poor food quality and small portions. Arso cites ay discrepancies between
Washington, Colorado and Wyoming inmates as an issue. End of interview.
Ron Zenisky

Page 1 of 1

001880

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GE]\'~R.A..L
INCIDENT NARRATIVE

04000898A 339
07-29-2004
Interview with inmate:
WILUAMS, Ricky'# 68189
Unit 48 - 6218
Inmate says he was in his own cell, not a participant in t1e disturbance of Oi-20-2004. He also claims there
are issues with staff Gmistreating' inmates, bad food with small portions made in a dirty kitchen. He also
says there is a lot of tension between inmates and staff, and issues like having to shower in front of female
staff and waiting 2 - 3 hrs. for a count to clear as the source of even more tension. End of interview.
Ron Zcnisky

Page 1 of]

001886

•,

COLOR.WO DEPI\RTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERA.L
L~CIDENT NARRATn'E
04000898A 344

...•••.

,. . . . '

Case #C!·04-000898

07-29-2004
interview with inmate:
POLLARD, Paul # 66360
Unit 48 - 6239
Inmate ciaims to have beer in his celi trying to get away from the smoke of the fires. He claims the
treatment of inmates and disparity between inmates from the different states all as possible causes of the
disturbance of 07-20·2004. He also has issues with medi::al, and has heard rumors of a possible assault on
an inmate by staff. End of interview.
Ron Zenisk"y

Page 1 of 1

001891

COLoR.ADo DEP.A.RTMEl\l OF CORRECTIONS

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GE1\iERA.L
L~CIDENT NARRATIVE
04000898A 348

•

07-29-2004
Interview with inmate:
MARTINEZ, Edward # 95544
Unit 4C - 6334
Inmate claims he was in the East yard when he observed a commotion in the West yard. He says he did
not actually see anything. Says he was cuffed up with fiex cuffs, and tha: poor food preparation, small food
portions andstafffinmate relations were all contributing factors to the disturbance. End of interview.
• : 8y the fact the -S- was cuffed u in the yard with flex-cuffs, it is possible the he did not return to his
unit when ordered. He was NOT given his Miranda warning.
Ron Zcnish:'

Page 1 of]

001895

COLORADO DEPART1\1ENT OF CORRECT10NS

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GEN13RA.L
INCIDE:NT NARRATIVE
04000898A 354

07·29-2004
Interview with inmate:
GRIFFIN, Kenneth # 118879

Unit 1B - 3231
inmate GRIFFIN states he was in the lobby of Building 1 before (they) un\o:ked the doors. Claims he
couldn't get back into the buiidlng. He says he was sitting on the blea:hers by the baseball field, and
was nottnvolved. Says he l;stoDd out of the way" and kept inmates out of his room, Inmate GRIFFIN
also says he took his file and returned it to the Case lvlanager's office because he didn'1 want to bum
the file. He then went back to his room. He states that he cannot or will not identify the Surenos in the
pod. They are the ones who "did" inmate LUJP,N,
End of interview.
•

NOTE: Due to the inconsistencies and gaps in inmate GRIFFINS story, and by the fact he did take
possession of his file and by his own admission returned it to the Case Manager's office, ! beiieve
him to be more involved then he lets on. He has NOT been given a Miranda warning.
Ron Zenisky

Page 1 of 1

001901

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECT10NS

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GE:N"ERAl
L~CIDENT

NARRATIVE
04000898A 355

07-29-2004
Interview with inmate:
MACKEY, Kenneth # 99951
Unit 1B- .3225
inmate says he stayed in his room and d:dn'l go out the door into the pod. He claims that problems with
inmate and staff communication played a large part in this disturbance. End 01 interview.
Ron Zcnish")'

1~~',.D'AT~~t;~i·<i .
;,"""

Page 1 of 1

0019D2

COLORWO DEPARTJ\,iENT OF CORRECT10NS

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GE:N~RA.L

LNCIDENT NARRATIVE
04000898A 361
07·29·2004
Interview with inmate:
WRIGHT. David # 111930
Unit 1B- 3240
Inmate says he was in his house with 4 other inmates. They came in from the VVest yard, He says he
heard noise and breaking glass etc. He has nothing else to add, End of interview.
Ron Zenisky

Page 1 of 1

001908