INCIDENT/INVESTIGATION

Agency Name

Gainesville Police Department

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T
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A
T
A

ORI

Case#

REPORT

09/10/2016 21:51 Sat

FL0010100

Last Known Secure

Location of Incident

Premise Type

2222 W University Ave, Gainesville FL 32603Crime Incident(s)

#1

Crime Incident

#2 Trespass
TRES

Zone/Tract

09/10/2016 19:40 Sat

Weapon / Tools HANDS, FEET, FISTS, SPITTING

Entry
Exit
Security

Activity

( Com )

Weapon / Tools

Activity

Entry

Crime Incident

Home Of Vi - Other

09/10/2016 19:35 Sat

At Found

( Com )

Battery (simple)
BASI

#3

02-16-016758

Date / Time Reported

Exit

Security
Activity

Weapon / Tools
Entry

Exit

Security

MO
# of Victims

Type: INDIVIDUAL

Injury: Not Applicable

Victim/Business Name (Last, First, Middle)

V
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T
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M

V1

LEPPLA, NORMAN ROBERT

1,2

DOB

01/25/1970
Age 46
W

Resident Status

Military
Branch/Status

Resident
Home Phone

352-318-1145

6310 NE WALDO RD , Gainesville, FL 32609Business Phone

Employer Name/Address

Mobile Phone

EW BURCH CONTRACTORS (CONTRACTOR)

Make

Model

Style

Color

CODES: V- Victim (Denote V2, V3) O = Owner (if other than victim)
Type: INDIVIDUAL
Code Name (Last, First, Middle)

IO

Lic/Lis

VIN

R = Reporting Person (if other than victim)

Injury:
Victim of
Crime #

BURCH, EARNEST WILLIAM 3

DOB

Race Sex Relationship

To Offender

02/08/1970
Age 46
W

Resident Status

Military
Branch/Status

Resident

Home Address

Home Phone

2222 W University Ave Gainesville, FL 32603

352-372-4515

Employer Name/Address
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V
O
L
V
E
D

Domestic: N

Race Sex Relationship

To Offender

Home Address

VYR

O
T
H
E
R
S

Victim of
Crime #

Business Phone

Type:

Mobile Phone

Injury:

Code Name (Last, First, Middle)

DOB

Victim of
Crime #

Race Sex Relationship Resident Status

Military
To Offender
Branch/Status

Age
Home Address

Home Phone

Employer Name/Address
L = Lost

S = Stolen

Status
VI
# Code Frm/To

Business Phone

R = Recovered D = Damaged Z = Seized B = Burned

("OJ" = Recovered for Other Jurisdiction)
Value

OJ QTY

C = Counterfeit / Forged

Property Description

Mobile Phone

F = Found
Make/Model

Serial Number

P
R
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P
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T
Y

Officer/ID#
Invest ID#

ELLIS, T. (0943)
(0)

Status Complainant Signature

Printed By: GPD0719,

Supervisor
Case Status
Sworn Complaint

Case Disposition:

09/10/2016
Sys#: 247451

OWENS, C. R. (0661)
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Additional Name List

NameCode/#

1 ) WI 1
Address

Victim of
Crime #

Name (Last, First, Middle)

BERRY, PENNY LYNN

DOB

05/12/1969 47

3421 Todd Country Pl , Plant City, FL 33566-

H:
B:

Empl/Addr

Mobile #:

R_CS7NC

Age Race Sex

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W F

334-343-7660
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L = Lost

S = Stolen

UCR Status

Case#

R = Recovered

Quantity

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Gainesville Police Department

Status
Codes

By: GPD0719,

D = Damaged

Type Measure

Z = Seized

B = Burned

C = Counterfeit / Forged

Suspected Type

02-16-016758

F = Found
Up to 3 types of activity

D
R
U
G
S

Assisting Officers

Suspect Hate / Bias Motivated:

Narr. (cont.) OCA: 02-16-016758

None (No bias)

INCIDENT/INVESTIGATION REPORT
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NARRATIVE

1. AO: On Saturday, September 10th 2016, at approximately 1940 hours, I was dispatched to 2222 W University Ave, in reference to a
Battery. I was in uniform driving a marked police car.
2. INV: Upon arriving on scene I spoke with the victim (Norman Leppla) who stated he was hit in the throat by Warren Keith Perry. The
victim stated he had removed a political sign temporarily from his gate to minimize vandalism. Upon him removing the sign the victim
stated a woman came up to him yelling at him to put it back. Norman stated a man then joined the woman in yelling at him to put the sign
back. Norman stated the suspect told him he had permission to put the sign up and demanded he put it back. Norman then noticed that the
suspect he was arguing with was the man on the sign he took down. Norman then stated he offered to put the sign back up but while
putting the sign back the suspect was rude to him. So Norman took the sign back and put it against the door of the house and the suspect
continued to call him names. Norman said he told the suspect to leave multiple times and the suspect refused to leave the premises. The
suspect then hit the victim with an open hand against the left side of his neck against his will.
The altercation was caught on video and it shows the suspect Warren Keith Perry identified by the victim of past knowledge of Sentor
Perry.
I attempted to contact Perry however was unsuccessful in making contact.
OFC Clark spoke to Penny Berry by phone who was a witness to the altercation. Berry told OFC Clark that she saw a guy hit another guy
in the face at a house. Berry added that it was the senator guy from the sign who hit the other guy while he told the senator to leave his
property. Berry provided the victim with her phone number.
The owner of the house Ernest Burch Jr. stated he gave Senator Keith Perry permission to post his signs at the location.

3. EV: Video Surveillance was submitted into Gpd evidence. Ofc.Clark submitted sworn statements from the victim and the home owners
son who was at the back of the residence during the altercation.
4. SCA: I submittd a sworn complaint against Warren Keith Perry.
5. VEH: N/A
6. ADD: See Ofc. Clark`s supplement. Later on around 00:40hrs we were dispatched back to the location of the incident. There was
allegations that LEO were not given permission to enter the house. The victim Norman Leppla and the residence owner`s son stated that
they gave law enforecement full access to the residence and the video surveillance. Both stated that they called law enforcement out and
wanted them to enter the residence on several occasions when LEO were at the residence the second time. The victim became unsure of
whether he wanted to press charges. The victim finally decided he did and would advise at a later date if he wanted to complete a

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Narr. (cont.) OCA: 02-16-016758
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complaint withdrawl. DET Davis assisted PIO notified.

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Incident Report Suspect List

Gainesville Police Department

OCA: 02-16-016758

Name (Last, First, Middle)

Also Known As

Home Address

2505 NW 71ST PL
GAINESVILLE, FL 32653
352-373-2724

PERRY, WARREN KEITH

Business Address
DOB.

PERRY ROOFING, 2505 NW 71ST PL

Age

12/03/1958

57

Race

Sex

Eth

Hgt

Wgt

Hair

Eye

Skin

Driver's License / State.

602

P600891584430 FL

Scars, Marks, Tattoos, or other distinguishing features

Reported Suspect Detail

Weapon, Type
VehYr/Make/Model

Feature

Suspect Age
Make
Drs Style

Race

Sex

Model

Height
Color

Color

Notes

R_CS8IBR

Eth

Weight
Caliber

Lic/St

SSN
Dir of Travel
Mode of Travel
VIN

Physical Char

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CASE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT

Printed: 09/14/2016 09:14

OCA: 0216016758

Gainesville Police Department

THE INFORMATION BELOW IS CONFIDENTIAL - FOR USE BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY

Case Status: SWORN COMPLAINT

Case Mng Status: NA

Occurred: 09/10/2016

Offense: BATTERY (SIMPLE)

Investigator: CLARK, M. Z. (0904)

Date / Time: 09/14/2016 02:06:07, Wednesday

Supervisor: OWENS, C. R. (0661)

Supervisor Review Date / Time: 09/14/2016 03:16:06, Wednesday

Contact:

Reference: Supplement

On 9/10/2016 at approximately 1940 hours, while on uniform patrol in a marked GPD unit, I responded to 2222 W
University AVE, reference a battery.

I was flagged down by Norman Leppla. Leppla told me that as he was taking down political signs, a male and
female approached him and started an argument. Leppla eventually realized that the male subject was Warren Keith
Perry from the sign he removed. Leppla stated that after telling Perry and the female to leave multiple times, Perry
struck Leppla`s neck with an open hand.

I spoke to Penny Berry by phone who was a witness to the altercation. Berry told me that she saw a guy hit another
guy in the face at a house. Berry added that it was the senator guy from the sign who hit the other guy while he told
the senator to leave his property. Berry provided the victim with her phone number.

Leppla and Earnest Burch III (the son of the homeowner) allowed OFC Ellis and I into the residence, where Leppla
signed into the camera system. I viewed a video of the incident.

I collected written statements from Leppla and Burch III and placed them into GPD records.

This concludes my involvement in this case.

Investigator Signature

Supervisor Signature
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