PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Case Master Report SO20-60478

Date Initiated 02/24/2020

Primary Information
Agency: PINELLAS CO SHERIFFS OFC
Bureau: Judicial Operations
Division: COURT PROCESSING
Squad: COURT SECURITY SECTION
Lead LEO: HAIMES, IAN S DEP (57009 / COURT SECURITY SECTION / PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)
Type Of Case: PCSO - INCIDENT
Total Time: 0:30

Case Status
Case Status: CLOSED
Case Status Date: 02/25/2020
Disposition Code: SOLVED NON-CRIMINAL
Disposition Date: 02/25/2020
Dissemination: System Wide

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 PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
PCSO - INCIDENT SO20-60478
Report Date: 02/24/2020

Primary Information
Incident Type: TRESPASS WARNING
Occurrence From: 02/24/2020 11:28
Occurrence To: 02/24/2020 11:28
Source Of Call: ON VIEW
Dissemination Code: UNCLASSIFIED
Shift: ALPHA - EARLY
Reporting LEO: HAIMES, IAN S DEP (57009 / COURT SECURITY SECTION / PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)
Backup LEO: GARCIA, ANITA K BAIL (56299 / COURT SECURITY SECTION / PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)
Report Status: Approved
Report Status Date: 02/25/2020
Approved By: HARTIGAN, BILL SGT (57489 / PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)

Response Information
Time Call Received: 02/24/2020 11:28
Time Dispatched: 02/24/2020 11:28
Time Arrived: 02/24/2020 11:28
Time Completed: 02/24/2020 11:28

Addresses
Relationship Address
OCCURRED 14250 49TH ST N PINELLAS COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER, CLEARWATER, Florida 33762 UNITED STATES

Subjects
Relationship Name Bio DOB
SUBJECT MCLYNAS, JAMES E (PERSON) 61 yr. old, WHITE, MALE 11/14/1958

Analysis Information
Sick Or Injured: NO
MHU Referral for Follow Up: NO
Suspicious P/V: NO
Marchman Act: NO
Disturbance: NO
Alarm: NO
Baker Act: NO
Electronic Identification: NO

Narrative
On 02-24-20 at approximately 1100 hours while working in the Pinellas County Justice Center (PCJC) at 14250 49th Street North, a
call came out on the radio for Deputies to respond to an upset white male (later identified as James McLynas 11-14-58) on the
second floor in the Digital Court Reporter's Office (DCRO) refusing to leave.

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 PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
PCSO - INCIDENT SO20-60478
Report Date: 02/24/2020

Narrative - Continued

Upon my arrival at approximately 1103 hours, I spoke with Deputy Garcia who was already on scene. Deputy Garcia explained to me
that she spoke with Christine Hawthorne, who is a Digital Court Reporter for the DCRO. James was requesting a copy of an audio
proceeding. When he was informed that the fee was $25.00, he then stated he did not need to pay the fee but was legally allowed to
listen to the audio in the (DCRO). It was explained to him that the (DCRO) did not have a facility to accommodate that and it was not
in their policy to allow for the listening of any proceeding in the (DCRO) or allow public citizens into the secure area of the (DCRO).
He began to argue and bang on the window and the service bell requesting that his legal rights be supported. Due to his aggressive
behavior, inability to follow directions and disruptive behavior in the lobby of the (DCRO), Building Security was notified and
Deputies were requested to respond. Christine wrote a statement of the events and a copy of that statement is attached to this
ACISS report for reference.

After being informed of the situation with Deputy Garcia, I spoke directly with James. It should be noted that during this entire event
he was holding his phone up with his right hand, making a video recording. I explained to James in case there was any
misunderstanding that his request to listen or view audio inside the (DCRO) secure area was not allowable. James then began
arguing that it was his legal right according to "Title 10" that he be allowed to audio inside the (DCRO). I once again clarified that
they do not allow for that and specifically that he was not authorized personnel allowed to enter the (DCRO) back area. He continued
arguing about his "Title 10" legal right to do so. I explained to James that he could pay $25.00 and receive a copy of the audio he
wanted to listen to and listen to it at his convenience. He continued to explain to me that "Title 10" authorizes him to listen to the
audio on location when requested.

Corporal VanAllen intervened and told me she was going to handle the situation and told me I was no longer needed to stand by. I
began to leave the area and was called back approximately two minutes later and told that he was going to be given a trespass
warning. Upon my return I spoke with James who was still recording video and explained to him that I needed him to stand by a
minute. This was to give Christine a moment to arrive and verbally trespass James from the (DCRO). James attempted to leave the
area and enter another office unrelated to this event, at which point I stopped him and explained to him that he was not free to leave.
He asked if I was detaining him, and I explained that I was going to be issuing him a trespass warning and he was not free to leave at
that time. Christine arrived a minute later and verbally told James, "You are being trespassed from the Digital Court Reporter's
Office." I then asked for his name and date of birth which I had not been able to get up to that point and Sergeant Hartigan informed
me that he had his information and it was not needed. I told him that he is allowed to conduct any business he needed to at the
courthouse but would not be allowed to enter the (DCRO) from this point on. Any further business would need to be conducted by
telephone, mail, or internet.
A photograph of James from a previous booking at the Pinellas County Jail listed on SOPICS was used to further verify his identity.
That photograph is attached to this ACISS report for reference.

Disposition: Case Closed, Solved Non-Criminal

Record Status Information

Record Origination Operator: System, ACISS (PINELLAS CO SHERIFFS OFC / PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)
Record Origination Date: 02/24/2020 11:30
HARTIGAN, BILL SGT (57489 / COURT SECURITY SECTION / PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S
Last Update Operator:
OFFICE)
Last Update Date: 02/25/2020 07:04

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