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: 6/14/2010: Capt. Hartgrav es: Deputy K Hampton #901: Off duty work: Channels

On Wednesday June 9th 2010 I worked an off duty part time job at "Lost Society", with D eputy J Qu arles, located at2008 Greenville Ave, Da llas TX 75206. Deputy A. Broadnax told me about the part time job, he stated that the ownerwanted someo ne to work eve ry Wednesda y night for the month of June. The location is a night club/restaurant, theowner name is Brian (214) 823-9600. My duties at the establishment were for security and directing traffic only in theparking lot of the business. There was a small area in the front of the business by the curb where the owner parked hisvehicle and an area in the rear of the business for parking. Deputy J. Quarles and I monitored both parking lots from10:00 pm to 2:00 am . There w ere no incidents that occurred at the business that required myself or Deputy J. Quarlesto take any type of action . How ever around closing time when we we re about to leave , there were o ther things goingon across the street and near the Taco Cabana. At this time I could see Dallas Police patrol vehicles with their lights onin the street, but I was unaw are of what was happening by that time. A part time card was turned in prior to working atthe part time job, but it had not been approved by my supervisor. This was the first and only night I worked at this parttime job. Deputy A B roadnax came out to the location to check on Depu ty Quarles and I.

Respectfully Submitted,K Hampton #90 1Sunnyvale/Patrol1st Watch

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MEMORANDUMDALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

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June 14, 2010Captain Jason HartgravesSgt. Russell JacksDeputy Hampton-Off-duty JobChannels

On Friday June 11, 2010 at approximately 7:30 a.m. while reviewing daily paperwork from thelast twenty-four hours I saw where Deputy Hampton had filled out an off-duty card request. Theoff-duty card was dated June 9, 2010 but appeared to have had another day originallywritten butwas marked over with a 9. It showed on the back that Deputy Hampton had worked two nightsprior on June 9th and was requesting permission for approval for several more nights in theupcoming weeks. As f do with all off-duty cards I immediatefy signed it for approval and thenbegan to review the dates and location, as the majority of the off-duty cards my deputies submitare off-duty jobs they work on a consistent, monthly basis. As soon as I had signed it I realizedthis was a location I had never heard of nor seen any of my deputies submit off-duty cards for inthe past. The name of the business was Lost Society and location was 2008 Greenville Avenue,Dallas.I did an internet search and located the businesses web site and saw that it was some sort ofclub but appeared to also serve meals of some sort. I attempted to contact the business toinquire as to what type of business this was but was unable to do so.I contacted a friend of mine with DPD and had him run the address through the ir system to seehow many calls had been answered at that location and the nature of the calls in the past year.This was to decide if thfs was the type o f business that off-duty deputies would be allowed towork as long as it was w ithin our department's guidelines.Dallas PD had responded to that location several times in the past year but the only call thatgained my attention was a cutting on April 18, 2010.I was then contacted by you, Captain Hartgraves, in which you began to inquire as to whether ornot Deputy Hampton had worked off-duty at Lost Society and as to whether or not an off-dutycard had been submitted for approval. It was at this time I informed you as to what I was doingbefore approving him to work at this business on the future dates listed on his card, i alsoadvised you it appeared he had worked the night of June 9,2010 without any supervisorapproval. At you request I contacted Deputy Hampton.


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On June 14, 2010 at approximately 2:32 p.m. I spoke with Deputy Hampton by phone in regardsto his working the off-duty job last Wednesday night June 9, 2010. When asked if he worked anoff-duty job at a business called Lost Society last Wednesday night June 9, 2010 he replied"yes". When asked who gave him permission to work considering his off-duty card wasn'treceived by myself until Friday morning June 11, 2010 he replied "nobody." He then made thestatement that "he knew he should have turned in a card". When asked who he was workingwith he replied "Quarles" and when asked who was the deputy that was there in the markedsquad on-duty he replied "he believes it was Broadnax". He was asked if any incidents occurredthat would require any involvement from any of the deputy's behalf other then them just standingaround and he replied "no". When asked if DPD was out there for any type of incidents headvised "DPD was out there but not for anything going on where he was working".I advised Deputy Hampton he needed to do a memorandum to you, Captain Hartgraves, throughchannels with all the details i just inquired about and to also include any previous dates he hadworked and as to whether or not he received approval for those dates. He was advised itneeded to be in my office by 6:00 a.m. Tuesday morning June 15, 2010.Deputy Hampton then asked if it was OK to work that business. I advised him that all off-dutywork at that business has been suspended pending further investigation and that he is not towork it as he asked for approval for in the upcoming week's.

Respectfully subm itted

Sgt. Russell Jacks # 337

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MemorandumDallas County Sheriff's Traffic Division: 06-15-10: Capt. C. Turner, Commander, Memal Affairs: Capt. J. E. Hartgraves #474, Traffic: ReqiKiSt for Investigation - Unauthorized Off Duty: Channels

On 06-14-10 it was brought to jtay attention that deputies assigned to Traffic may hate been working unauthorizedoff duty jobs at Lost Society Bar On Greenville Ave. on June 9* ^010. This activitywas discovered after an articleposted to the website Barkingdogs.orgmentioned that two off duly Deputy Sheriffs were working the above location,along with a deputy in a marked Sheriffs sqiiad Car, The.article idetttffied one of the deputies aS Hamilton #901, andanother deputy who identified himself only aS-^Q".Knowing that no permission had been given to work the LoM Society Bar, and no requests ha d been received, aninitial investigation was conducted to determine it Traffic personnelhad been workmg the location withoutauthorization. It was detennined that the deputy originally thought to be Hamilton was actually Hampton #901.Deputy Hampton provided a memo admitting owdrkidg lie locatidn on June 9*, and that &ep. Quarles had beenworking with him. Hampton also stated that the'deputy in the marked squad car was on-duty deputy A. Broadnax,who had given Hampton the off dutyjob. Art offduty request wa receivedfromHampton by Sgt Jacks on FridayJune 11* after he had already worked the job, Tbe date on the card also appears to have been altered. An off dutycard for the same location was also submittedftyDep. Quarles on June 12^, but did not list June 9^ as a date towork. StatementsfromQuarles and Broadnax are'pejicflng dueto regular days off.I request that this matter be investigated to determine if tbe Dept's Off Duty Employment policy has been violated byDeputies Hampton and Quarlesfor violation of Gen. Orders Chapter 3.4 Section I, (D) for failing to submit anApplication for Special Duty prior to working the job.I further request an investigation in to the actions and presence of on-duty Dep. A. Broadnax for possible violationsof Gen. Orders Chapter 3.4, Section I , (H) 1. (a ) & (b), as he appears to be the job coordinator based onHampton's memo.

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^ M" MEMORANDUMPatrol SectionDateToFromSubjectThru

: 6/14/2010: Capt. Hartgraves: Deputy K Hampton #901: Off duty work: Channels

On Wednesday June 9th 2010 I worke d an off duty part time job at "Lost Society", with Deputy J Qua ries, located at20 08 Greenville Ave , Dallas TX 75206. Dep uty A. Broadnax told me about the part time job, he stated that the ownerwanted someone to work every Wednesday night for the month of June. The location is a night club/restaurant, theown er name is Brian (214) 82 3-960 0. My d uties at the establishment were for security a nd directing traffic only in theparking lot of the b usiness. T here w as a sm all area in the front of the b usiness by the cu rb where the ow ner parked hisvehicle and an area in the rear of the b usiness for parking. Deputy J. Qu arles and I monitored both parking lots from10:00 pm to 2:00 am. There were no incidents that occurred at the business that required myself or Deputy J. Quarlesto take any type of action. However around closing time when we were about to leave, there were other things goingon across the street and near the Taco Cabana. At this time I could see Dallas Po lice patrol vehicles w ith their lights onin the street, but I was u naw are of what was h appening by that time. A part time card wa s turned in prior to working atthe part time job, but it had not been approved by my supervisor. This was the first and only night I wo rked at this parttime job. Deputy A Broadnax came out to the location to check on Deputy Quarles and I.

Respectfully Sub mitted,K Hampton #901Sunnyvale/Patrol1st Watch

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MEMORANDUMDALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

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June 14, 2010Captain Jason HartgravesSgt. Russell JacksDeputy Hampton-Off-duty JobChannels

On Friday June 11,2010 at approximately 7:30 a.m. while reviewing daily paperwork from thelast twenty-four hours I saw where Deputy Hampton had filled out an off-duty card request. Theoff-duty card was dated June 9,2010 but appeared to have had another day orlglnsflly written butwas marked over with a 9. It showed on the back that Deputy Hampton had worked two nightsprior on June 9th and was requesting permission for approval for several more nights in theupcoming weeks. As I do with all off-duty cards I immediately s igned it for approval and thenbegan to review the dates and location, as the majority of the off-duty cards my deputies submitare off-duty jobs they work on a consistent, monthly basis. As soon as I had signed it I realizedthis was a location 1 had never heard of nor seen any of my deputies submit off-duty cards for inthe past. The name of the business was Lost Society and location was 2008 Greenville Avenue,Dallas.I did an Internet search and located the businesses web site and saw that it was some sort ofclub but appeared to also serve meals of some sort. I attempted to contact the business toinquire as to what type of business this was but was unable to do so.I contacted a friend of mine w ith DPD and had him run the address through their system to seehow many calls had been answered at that location and the nature of the calls in the past year.This was to decide i f this was the type of business that off-duty deputies would be allowed towork as long as it was w ithin our department's guidelines.Dallas PD bad responded to that location several times in the past year but the only call thatgained my attention was a cutting on April 18,2010.I was then contacted by you, Captain Hartgraves, in which you began to inquire as to whether ornot Deputy Hampton had worked off-duty at Lost Society and as to whether or not an off-dutycard had been submitted for approval. Itwas at this time I informed you as to what I was doingbefore approving him to work at this business on the future dates listed on his card. I alsoadvised you it appeared he had worked the night of June 9, 2010 without any supervisorapproval. At you request I contacted Deputy Hampton.


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On June 14, 2010 at approximately 2:32 p.m. I spoke with Deputy Hampton by phone in regardsto his working the off-duty job last Wednesday night June 9, 2010. When asked if he worked anoff-duty job at a business called Lost Society last Wednesday night June 9, 2010 he replied"yes". When asked who gave him permission to work considering his off-duty card wasn'treceived by myself until Friday morning June 11, 2010 he replied "nobody." He then made thestatement that "he knew he should have turned in a card". When asked who he was workingwith he replied "Quarles" and when asked who was the deputy that was there in the markedsquad on-duty he replied "he believes it was Broadnax". He was asked if any incidents occurredthat would require any involvement from any of the deputy's behalf other then them just standingaround and he replied "no". When asked if DPD was out there for any type of incidents headvised "DPD was out there but not for anything going on where he was working".I advised Deputy Hampton he needed to do a memorandum to you, Captain Hartgraves, throughchannels with all the details I just inquired about and to also include any previous dates he hadworked and as to whether or not he received approval for those dates. He was advised itneeded to be in my office by 6:00 a.m. Tuesday morning June 15, 2010.Deputy Hampton then asked if it was OK to work that business. I advised him that all off-dutywork at that business has been suspended pending further investigation and that he is not towork it as he asked for approval for in the upcoming week's.

Respectfully submitJecL

Sgt. Russell Jacks # 337

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DALLAS COUNTY S HERIFF'S DEPARTMENTINTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISIONInternal Investigation Warning

According to Dallas County Sheriffs Department General Orders Chapter 4.1, Sections VI, C, the InternalInvestigation Warning will be given either verbally or in writing to the Sheriffs Department member prior tothe taking of a sworn affidavit from the member by Internal Affairs.4s a Sheriff's Department member, you are required to give testimony and/or answer questionsspecifically directed and na rrowly related to the performance ofthe you r official duties and /or fitnessforduty.As a Sheriff's Department member, you are required to give testimony and/or answer questionsspecifically directed and narrowly related to any official Departmental investigation regardingallegations of misconduct which you may have witnessed and/or have knowledge of.Any such required testimonycould be used against you in Departmental disciplinary action or civilproceeding. The testimony would not be admissible in any State criminal action, with the exceptioof criminal liability incurred by any false testimony given by yo u during the investigation.Furthermore, you are hereby notified that this is an ongoing administrative investigation. In accordance withthe Dallas County Sher iffs Department Code of Conduct 8.16, you are ordered not to discus s any detailof this interview or reveal any information regarding the subject investigation to anyone other than arepresentative of the Internal Affairs Division orwithout prior permission from this division. You are orderednot to submit any paperwork pertaining to this case through your chain of command. You are to personallyhand carry any correspondence to the Office of Internal Affairs. Failure to ab ide by this order will resultin disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from the Dallas County Sheriffs Department.I. Keyc;>i HftMg-roivi , understand that as a member ofthe Dallas County Sheriffs Department,I am entitled to all the rights and privileges guaranteed by the law and the Constitution o f this State and theConstitution ofthe United States, including the right not to be compelled to incriminate myself. However,as a condition of employment, I am required to provide testimony concerning internal departmental matters.I understand that if I refuse to testify or answer questions regarding acts of m isconduct that I may havewitnessed or of which I have knowledge, I will be subject to Departmental charges which cou ld result in mydismissal from the Dallas County Sheriffs Department. If I do answer, neither my statement nor anyinformation or evidence which is gained by reason of such statements can be used against me in anysubsequent criminal proceedings, with the exception of any criminal liability incurred due to a false statementthat I make. However, these statements may be used against me in relation to subsequent Departmentaladministrative charges.I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS WARNING.

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AFF IDAV IT IN ANY F A C TTHE STATE OF TEXASC O U N T Y O F D A L L A SBEFORE ME. rX pA ^T /'/A ? '/ A Notary Public in and for saidCounty, State of Texas, on this day personally appeared, Keyon Hampton, who after beingby me duly sworn, on oath deposes and says:

My name is Keyon Hampton. I have been employed w ith the Sheriffs Department for 3years. I am currently assigned to 1st Watch Patrol Division.On Wednesday June 9 th 2010 I worked an off duty part time job at "Lost Society, withDeputy J Quarles, located at 2008 Greenville Ave, Dallas TX 75206. Deputy A Broadnaxwas the one who told me about the part time job. Deputy A Broadnax told me about the jobon the 8 th of June. He told me the owner wanted someone to come out and work everyWednesday night for the month of June. The location is a night club/restaurant. Theowners name is Brian. My duties at the establishment were for security and directingtraffic only in the parking lot of the business. There was a small area in the front of thebusiness by the curb and there was parking at the back of the business. For the entire timeI was at the business I monitored both parking lots. The entire time I was at the businessthere were no incidents that took place where I had to take any type of action. Aroundclosing time there were other things going on across the s treet near the Taco Cabana. Icould see Dallas police squad cars in the street with there lights on. I was unaware of whatwas going on because it was so far away. While I was in the front o f the business near thecurb someone came up to Deputy Quarles and I asking us what was our name and badgenumbers and did we have the necessary paperwork to be working the part time job. I didnot say anything to him, I was going to get his name and ask him who he was but he thenbegan to talk to Deputy Quarles, he looked at my class D uniform which displayed myname and badge number. When he looked at my uniform he wrote down my name andbadge number. When he began to ask Deputy Quaries his name Deputy Quarles startedto question him asking who he was. Then the guy stated he had the right to know who hewas. Deputy Quarles talked to the guy for about 5 to 6 minutes. I don't know what theywere talking about because it was loud. A part time card was turned in that night prior toworking. I came to the substation and filled out the part time card on June 9 th in theevening. The part time card was turned into the box at the Sunnyvale substation, but it wasnot approved by my supervisor due to the fact, that he was not going to be able to see thepart time card being that my supervisor is at work during the day, I did not contact mysupervisor to let him know I was going to work the part time that night. The part time cardwas not turned in at a reasonable time because ofthe short notice and the time I found outabout the part time job. This is the first and only time I have ever worked this part time jo bor anything like it. On my part time card it appeared that the date had been changed. I amaware of the change on the card. I traced over the card making the part time card show thecorrect date I turned in the card. Deputy A Broadnax came out the part time job. I believehe was out there for about 15 to 20 minutes, but I am unsure as to how long he was outthere because I was paying more attention to the people around me.


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DALLAS COUNTYSHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTCOMPLAINT LOG

INTERNAL AFFAIRSDate: 6/21/10COMPLAINANT OR REPORTING PERSON INFORMATIONNAME: Capt. J. Hartgraves RACE/SEX: D.O.B.HOME ADDRESS: TrafficHOME PHONE: WORK PHONE:EMPLOYEE INFORMATIONNAM E: Hampton, Keyon RACE/SEX: RANK: D-IASSIGNM ENT: Traffic ALLEGED MISCONDUCT: SeriousTYPE OF COM PLAINTEXTERNAL INTERNAL X GRIEVANCE FORMAL X INFORMALRECEIVED BY: Mosley DATE & TIME: 6/15/10 3:46pmHOW RECEIVED: LetterNATURE OF COMPLAINT (INCLUDE DATE & TIME)Working Unauthorized Off Duty Jobs

CASE INFORMATIONDETECTIVE ASSIGNED: Tillery DATE ASSIGNED: 6/21/10DISCIPLINARY ACTION: DATE COMPLETED:FINAL DISPOSITION:

AUTHOR ITY: CONTROL NUMBER: IA10 202


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M E M O R A N D U MDALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

D A T E : S e p t e m b e r 2 , 2 0 1 0TO : Deputy Johnny QuarlesFROM : Jesse Flores, Executive Chief DeputySUBJECT : Disciplinary Action, Re: IA 10 201It was found that on June 9, 2010, you failed to submit an off dutyjob card request to your supervisor regarding working a part timejob at the Lost Society Bar.Your actions are in violation of the Sheriff's Department Code ofConduct, Section:

4.01 Dereliction of Duty: Dereliction of duty on the part ofany employee detrimental to the proper performance of thefunctions of the Sheriff s Department is cause fordisciplinary action. The offender will be disciplinedaccording to the degree of the severity of the violation,the results brought about by the dereliction and theeffect it has upon the discipline, good order, and bestinterest of the Sheriff's Department. The followingsubsections constitute dereliction of duty:2. Failure to observe and give effect to the policies,rules and guidelines of the Sheriff s Departmentand the County as well as the State and federallaws.

Your actions are in violation of the Dallas County Sheriff'sDepartment Civil Service Rules and Regulations:Chapter III Personal Conduct and Affairs3.00 Compliance with Code of Conduct and General OrdersAll Department employees shall obey the rules and regulations ofthe Department by complying with the current Code of Conduct andGeneral Orders Manual, Division, or Bureau Standard OperatingProcedures which are all incorporated into this document as ifprinted herein.


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As a direct result of your actions, you are hereby suspended fromthe Dallas County Sheriff s Department for one (1) working dayleave without pay. This suspension will begin at 10:00 p.m.,September 5, 2010 and will end at 8:00 a.m., Monday, September 6,2010. (Regular days off are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.)Any further violation by you of the Rules and Regulations of theDallas County Sheriff's Department will result in the appropriatepenalty for such violation, up to and including dismissal from thisDepartment.Any appeal of this disciplinary action must be done in accordancewith Section 306 and following of the Dallas County Sheriff'sDepartment General Orders.A copy of this letter of disciplinary action will be distributedandafiled in accordance with appropriate policy.

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M E M O R A N D U MDALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

ToDate: August 27, 2010

: Deputy Johnny QuarlesFrom Audrey Williams, Detective, Internal AffairsSubject : Disciplinary Hearing, Re: IA 10 201The Internal Affairs investigation into the allegation ofmisconduct brought against you as described below has beencompleted. The results of that investigation have been reviewedand classified as SUSTAINED. (The allegation is supported bysufficient evidence.)

It was found that on June 9, 2010, you failed to submit an offduty job card request to your supervisor regarding working apart time job at the Lost Society Bar.^ -disetpHmtr? ^igariRg-^-Jgagdigg-^feg-_ggtaiff# aiissstisa^lascheduled for 8:00 a.m., Thursday, September 2, 2010. You arehereby directed to appear at this hearing. You shall report to theoffice of Internal Affairs fifteen (15) minutes prior to thishearing for a pre-disciplinary hearing as directed by the Chairmanof the Sheriff's Department Disciplinary Hearing Board.

Audrey Williams #638DetectiveInternal Affairscc: Executive Chief J. FloresChief Deputy J. CostaAsst. Chief Deputy G. LindseyCapt. J. Hartgraves

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Case File Table of ContentsIA 10 201

Page NumbersI. Case File/IA Report 1

Synopsis of Complaint 5Background 5Investigation 5-6Findings 6Employee Work Record 7Range of Punishment 7Policy Violations 2,4&7

II. ComplaintIII. Supervisory Request for InvestigationIV. Supporting DocumentationV. Affidavit


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MemorandumDALLAS COUNTY SH ERIFF'S OFFICE

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Date: August 3, 2010To: Executive Chief Deputy Jesse FloresFrom: C. Turner, Captain, Internal AffairsSubj: IA 10 201

The attached Internal Affairs casefile s forwarded for review. Thisfile s due back in the office ofInternal Affairs no later t h a n C - ^ ^ . ff-ffg-zQIt is requested that, after review of casefile,all individuals listed on Staff review form initial to theright of their name.This office is available to answer questions that you and/or your Commanders/Supervisors may haveconcerning subject investigation.Thank you for your assistance and continued cooperation.

Respectfully submitted,

C. Turner #336CaptainInternal Affairs


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DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTINTERNAL AFFAIRSSTAFF REVIEW

August 3, 2010I.A. Control # IA CASE 10 201COMPLAINANT : Internal AffairsEMPLOYEE : Deputy Johnny QuarlesAllegation #1 : Dallas Sheriffs Department Code of Conduct, Section 4.01 Dereliction of

Duty. Dereliction of duty on the part ofany employee detrimental to the proper performanceofthe functions ofthe Sheriff s Department is cause for disciplinary action. The offenderwillbe disciplined according to the degree ofthe severity ofthe violation, the results broughtabout by the dereliction and the effect it has upon the discipline, good order, and best interestofthe Sheriffs Department. The following subsections constitute dereliction of duty:2. Failure to observe and give effect to the policies, rules and guidelines ofthe SheriffsDepartment and the County as well as the State and federal laws.

It is alleged by Captain J. Hartgraves that on June 9,2010, Deputy Johnny Quarles failed tosubmit an off duty job card request to his supervisor regarding working a part time job at theLost Society Bar.Classification S U S T A I N E D


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Reviewer's InitialsEXECUTIVE CHIEF DEPUTYCHIEF DEPUTYASST. CHIEF DEPUTYCAPTAINLIEUTENANTSERGEANTSERGEANTSERGEANT

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August 3, 2010

Lupe Valdez, SheriffSubject : Internal Complaint on IA CASE 10 201Allegation #1 : Dallas Sheriffs Department Code of Conduct, Section 4.01 Dereliction of Duty.Dereliction of duty on the part ofany employee detrimental to the proper performance ofthefunctions ofthe Sheriflfs Department is cause for disciplinary action. The offender will bedisciphned according to the degree ofthe severity ofthe violation, the results brought aboutby the dereliction and the effect it has upon the discipline, good order, and best interest oftheSheriff's Department. The following subsections constitute derehction of duty:

2. Failure to observe and give effect to the policies, rules and guidelines ofthe Sheriff'sDepartment and the County as well as the State and federal laws.It is alleged by Captain J. H artgraves that on Ju ne 9,2010, Deputy John ny Q uarles failed tosubmit an off duty jo b ca rd request to supervisor regarding working a part time jo b at theLost Society Bar.Classification : S U S T A IN E D


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SYNOPSIS OF COMPLAINTOn June 21, 2010, Internal Affairs received a request for investigation on Deputy Johnny Quarlesfor being derelict in his duties. On June 14, 2010, Captain J. Hartgraves discovered that deputiesassigned to the traffic division may have been working an unapproved part time job at a businessnamed the Lost Society Bar.

BACKGROUNDDereliction of duty, which encompasses numerous acts of misconduct, can be narrowly defined asany conduct by an employee that is detrimental or negative to the proper performance ofthefunctions ofthe Sheriff's Department. The conduct can be caused by negligence, recklessness, orfailure to perform what is prescribed or permitted by policy.

INVESTIGATIONIn a memo to Internal Affairs, Captain J. Hartgraves stated that he discovered that two off dutydeputies were working at the Lost Society Bar along with another deputy in a marked Dallas Sheriff'ssquad car. Captain J. Hartgraves stated he found this information on a website known asBarkingdogs.org. The article mentioned that one deputy was named Hamilton and the other deputywas known only as "Q", the deputy in the squad car was unknown at the time.Captain J. Hartgraves stated he knew that he had not given permission for anyone to work part timeat that particular business, so he conducted an investigation to determine who the three deputieswere. Captain J. Hartgraves determined that Hamilton was actually Deputy Keyon Hampton andDeputy Hampton provided a memo to Captain J. Hartgraves admitting he had worked at the locationon June 9, 2010, along with Deputy J. Quarles. Deputy Hampton said the Deputy in the markedsquad car was Deputy A. Broadnax. Deputy Hamptonfiutherstated that Deputy Broadnax was theone who had given him the job. Captain J. Hartgraves stated that a part time cardwas submitted byDeputy J. Quaries on June 12,2010, but did not list June 9* as a date to work.On June 14, 2010, Sgt. Jacks spoke with Deputy K. Hampton regarding him working at the LostSociety Bar on June 9,2010. Sergeant Jacks said Deputy K. Hampton told him that he did work thatnight. Sergeant Jacks stated that he asked Deputy K. Hampton who was the other person workingwith him that night and he replied "Quarles."On July 29, 2010, Internal Affairs interviewed Deputy J. Quarles where he provided a writtenstatement. He was also given an allegation of misconduct. In his statement to Internal Affairs, hestated the following;

"On June 9,2010,1 worked an offduty job at Lost Society Bar and Grill. I learnedofthe job from Deputy Broadnax prior to working that evening. My assignment was to
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SYNOPSIS OF COMPLAINTOn June 21 , 2010, Internal Affairs received a request for investigation on Deputy Johnny Quarlesfor being derelict in his duties. On June 14, 2010, Captain J.Hartgraves discovered that deputiesassigned to the traffic division may have been working an unapproved part time job at a businessnamed the Lost Society Bar.

BACKGROUNDDerehction of duty, which encompasses numerous acts o f misconduct, can be narrow ly defined asany conduct by an employee that is detrimental or negative to the proper performance ofthefunctions ofthe Sheriff's Department. The conduct can be caused by neghgence, recklessness, orfailure to perform what is prescribed or permitted by policy.

INVESTIGATIONIn a memo to Internal Affairs, Captain J. Hartgraves stated that he discovered that two offdutydeputies were working at the Lost Society Bar along with another deputyin a marked Dallas Sheriff'ssquad car. Captain J. Hartgraves stated he found this information on a website known asBarkingdogs.org. The article mentioned that one deputy was named Hamilton and the other deputywas known only as "Q", the deputy in the squad car was unknown at the time.Captain J. Hartgraves stated he knew tha t he had no t given permission for anyone to work part timeat that particular business, so he conducted an investigation to determine who the three deputieswere. Captain J. Hartgraves determined that Hamilton was actually Deputy Keyon Hampton andDeputy Hampton provided a memo to Captain J. Hartgraves admitting he had worked at the locationon June 9, 2010, along with Deputy J. Quarles. Deputy Hampton said the Deputy in the markedsquad car was Deputy A. Broadnax, who had actually given Deputy Hampton the job. Captain J.Hartgraves stated that a part time card was submitted by Deputy J. Quarles on June 12,2010 , but didnot list June 9 ,h as a date to work.On June 14, 2010, Sgt. Jacks spoke with Deputy K. Hampton regarding him working at the LostSociety Bar on June 9,2010. Sergeant Jacks said Deputy K. Hampton told him that he did work thatnight. Sergeant Jack s stated that he asked Deputy K. Hampton who the other person working withhim that night and he replied "Quarles."On July 29, 2010, Internal Affairs interviewed Deputy J. Quarles where he provided a writtenstatement. He was also given an allegation of misconduct. In his statement to Internal Affairs, hestated the following;

"On June 9,2010,1 worked an offduty job at Lost Society Bar and G rill. I learnedof the job from Deputy Broadnax prior to working that evening. My assignment was to
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work the back parking lot and front VIP areas. While on duty, I was approached by anunknown gentleman asking for our names and inquiring if we had authorization to workthere. The male stated to me that he could not read my name plate because he was notwearing his contact lenses. I stated my name to him twice as "Quarles", and after a coupleof times of mispronouncing it, I just advised him to call me "Q". At no time w ere weworking inside ofthe location and there were no incidents on that night. I did not turn inthe part time card prior to working that evening, but my supervisor authorized my parttime card the following day. My original time card was turned in June 10,2010 with thedate of June 9,2010 and recurring dates I planned to work stated on the back ofthe card,upon Sgt. Dyer receiving the card he discovered some errors. Ithenfilledout another cardwith the following recurring dates that I planned to work which excluded June 9,2010.After Sgt. Dyer approved my 2nd time card the 1st card was then discarded in the garbage."

FINDINGSAfter review of all submitted documents and other evidence obtained during this investigation,Internal Affairs found the following:Internal Affairs, found that on June 9, 2010, Deputy J. Quarles worked an off duty job at the LostSociety Bar, located at 2008 Greenville Ave. Dallas, Texas. Deputy J. Quarles was aware that thepolicy states that any off duty job must be approved and a card must be submitted before working theoff duty job.Deputy J. Quarles was contacted by Deputy A. Broadnax on June 8, 2010, about working the parttime job a t the Lost Society Bar on Greenville Ave. On June 9, 2010, DeputyJ. Quarles agreed towork the part time and states he did not turn a part time card in prior to working that evening becausehe was contacted at the last minute by Deputy A. Broadnax. Deputy J. Quarles stated Sergeant Dyerauthorized his part time card on June 10, 2010 with the date of June 9, 2010 and recurring days heplanned on working. Deputy J. Q uarles stated when Sergeant Dyer received his part time card "h ediscovered some errors" causing him to fillout another part time card, excluding June 9,2010, theday he had actually w orked the part time without prior approval from a supervisor. This wasconfirmed by Sgt. Dyer. Deputy Quarles was given a copy of this part time card back and told tocomplete another part time card to include subsequent days he intended on working at the LostSociety Bar. It was confirmed by Deputy K. Hampton that Deputy J. Quarles was working at theLost Society Bar on June 9, 2010 without having prior approvalfromhis supervisor.

Internal Affairs found Deputy J. Quarles was derelict in his duties when he worked a part time job atthe Lost Society Bar without approvalfroma supervisor.Internal Affairs believes that substantial evidence exists to support the allegation as alleged.ALLEGATION: S U S T A I N E D


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EMPLOYEE'S WORK RECORDDeputy Johnny Quarles was hired by the Dallas County Sheriffs Department as a Detention ServiceOfficer on September 27,20 04. He was promoted to Deputy Sheriff on January 18,20 08. Deputy J.Quarles has two informal complaints. On January 27, 2010, in IA#09-042, Off Duty incident ofCriminal Mischief and Criminal Trespass by Duncanville PD was UNFOUNED. On August 1,2007,in IA#07-107, a memorandum w as generated indicating DSO J. Quarles was involved in possiblemisconduct with another DSO, where it was recommended the case be reduced to informal, closedand placed in the General Name Files.

RANGE OF PUNISHMENTAccording to the Disciplinary Matrix, the range of punishment for Allegation #1 Dereliction of Dutyis a Written Reprimand to Termination.Internal Affairsfindsthis Employee is in violation ofthe Dallas Sheriffs Department Code ofConduct Sections:4.01 Dereliction of Duty. Dereliction of duty on the part of any employee detrimental to the properperformance ofthe functions ofthe Sheriff's Department is cause for disciplinary action. Theoffender will be disciplined according to the degree ofthe severity ofthe violation, the resultsbrought about by the dereliction and the effect it has upon the discipline, good order, and bestinterest ofthe Sheriff s Department. The following subsections constitute dereliction of duty:

2. Failure to observe and give effect to the pohcies, rules and guidelines ofthe Sheriff'sDepartment and the County as well as the State and federal laws.

Internal Affairs finds this Employee is in violation ofthe Dallas County Sheriffs DepartmentCivil Service Rules and Regulations:Chapter HI Personal Conduct and Affairs3.00 Compliance with Code of Conduct and General Orders

All Departmental employees shall obey the rules and regulations ofthe Department by complying withthe current Code of Conduct and General Orders Manual, Division, or Bureau Standard OperatingProcedures which are all incorporated into this document as if printed herein.


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Respectfully submitted,

K^JmM^nAudrey Williams#638DetectiveInternal Affairs

C ^ r p - " ^C. Turner #336CaptainInternal Affairs


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DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S UtEPARTMENTINTERNAL AFFAIRSNotification of Complaint

LA. Control # : IA CASE 10 201COMPLAINANT : Captain HartgravesEMPLOYEE : Deputy Johnny QuarlesIt is alleged that you have violated the following:Dallas Sheriffs Department Code of Conduct, Section 4.01 Dereliction of Duty. Dereliction ofduty on the part of any employee detrimental to the proper performance ofthe functions oftheSheriffs Department is cause for disciplinary action. The offender will be disciplined according tothe degree ofthe severity ofthe violation, the results brought about by the dereliction and the effectit has upon the discipline, good order, and best interest ofthe Sheriffs Department. The followingsubsections constitute dereliction of duty:

2. Failure to observe and give effect to the policies, rules and guidelines ofthe SheriffsDepartment and the County as well as the State and federal laws.Dallas Sheriffs Department General Orders, Chapter 3.4,6. Off Duty Police Service

A. Any Dallas County Sheriffs Deputy performing off-duty police service will submit arequest for "Application for Special Duty" Sher/Pers/ E-3 through channels to the office ofhis Division Commander at least twenty-four hours prior to working the off-duty job.

Nature ofthe Complaint (Allegation):On June 15, 2010, Internal Affairs received a request for investigation from Captain Hartgraves inregards to a possible policy violation on the part of Deputy Quarles.It is alleged by Captain Hartgraves that on June 9,2010, Deputy Quarles failed to submit offduty job card / requests to his supervision regarding the off-duty work at Lost Society Bar.Received By/Date WfQQO^^ C ^-^IQDetective O S ~\p- ffigy^

This form constitutes a complaint under the requirements of Texas Government Code Sections 614.021,614.022 and614.023.


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MemorandumDALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICEOffice of Internal Affairs

To : Deputy Johhny QuarlesFrom : L. Brown, Detective, Internal AffairsSubject : Direct OrderYou are hereby notified that Internal Affairs has received a complaint alleging that you have violated sectionsofthe Department's General Orders and/or Code of Conduct. Internal Affairs has reviewed the allegationsand/or conducted a preliminary investigation, and has found sufficient cause to open a formal investigationto determine the facts ofthe incident/s involved.

THIS IN NO WAY INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE DONE ANYTHINGWRONG. ONLY THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE DEPARTMENT DEMANDSTHAT AN INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE FACTSOF THE INCIDENT/S.All of your individual and employeerightsshall be preserved, and at this time you are not required to provideany evidence connected with this investigation. This is only your notification that a complaint has been filed,and a copy for you is attached to this notice. During the course of this investigation you will be givenmultiple opportunities to provide Internal Affairs with evidence pertinent to the subject of and the issues inthe investigation.In accordance with the Dallas County Sheriff s Department Code of Conduct Section 8.16, you are orderednot to discuss any detail of his notice or reveal any information regarding the subject investigation to anyoneother than a representative of Internal Affairs, the Criminal Investigation Section (If interviewed) or withoutprior permission from the Internal Affairs detective assigned to the investigation or the Commander ofInternal Affairs.Furthermore, you are ordered NOT to submit any paperwork pertaining to this case through your chain ofcommand. You are to personally hand carry any correspondence to the Office of Internal Affairs.Failure to abide by this order will result in disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from thisDepartment.

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AFFIDAVIT IN ANY FACTTHE STATE OF TEXAS

COUNTY OF DALLASBEFORE ME, Audrey D. Williams

A Notary Public in and for said County, State of Texas, on this day personallyappeared Depu ty Johnny Qu arlesWho after being duly sworn, on oath deposes and says:

On June 9 ,2 0 1 0 ,1 wo rked an off duty jo b at Lost Society Bar and Grill. I learned of thejob from Deputy Broadnax prior to working that evening. My assignment was to w ork the backparking lot and front VIP areas. While on duty, I was approached by an unknow n gentlemanasking for our names and inquiring if w e had authorization to wo rk there. Th e male stated to m ethat he could not read m y name plate because he was not wearing his contact lenses. I stated myname to him twice as "Quarles" , and after a couple of times of mispronoun cing it, I just advisedhim t o call me "Q". At no time w ere w e working inside ofthe location and there were noincidents on that night. I did not turn in the part time card prior to wo rking tha t evening, but m ysupervisor authorized my part time card the following day. My original time card w as turned inJune 10, 2010 with the date of June 9, 2010 and recurring dates I planned to wo rk stated on theback of the card, upon Sgt. Dyer receiving the card he discovered some errors. I then filled outanother card with the following recurring dates that I planned to work which excluded June 9,2010. After Sgt. Dyer approved my 2 nd time card the 1 st card was then discarded in the garbage.

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DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTINTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISIONInternal Investigation Warning

According to Dallas County Sheriff's Department General Orders Chapter 4.1, Sections VI, C, the InternalInvestigation Warning will be given either verbally or in writing to the Sheriffs Department member prior tothe taking o f a sworn affidavit from the member by Internal Affairs.As a Sheriff's Department member, yo u are required to give testimony and/or answer questionsspecifically directed an d narrow ly related to the performance ofthe your o fficial duties an d/or fitnessforduty.As a Sh eriffs Department member, yo u are required to give testimony and/or answer questionsspecifically directed and narrowly related to any official Departmental investigation regardingallegations of misconduct which yo u may have witnessed and/or have knowledge of.Any such required testimony could be u sed against you in Departmental disciplinary action or civilproceeding. The testimony w ould not be adm issible in any State criminal action, with the exceptionof criminal liability incurred by any false testimony given by you during the investigation.Furthermore, you are hereby notified that this is an ongoing administrative investigation. In accordance withthe Dallas County Sheriff's Department Code of Conduct 8.16, you are ordered not to discuss any detailof this interview or reveal any information regarding the subject investigation to anyone other than arepresentative ofthe Internal Affairs Division orwithout prior permission from this division. You are orderednot to submit any paperwork pertaining to this case through your chain of command. You are to personallyhand carry any correspondence to the O ffice of Internal Affairs. Failure to abide by this order will resultin disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from the Dallas County Sheriffs Department.I, , understand that as a member of the Dallas County Sheriffs Department,I am entitled to all the rights and privileges guaranteed by the law and the Constitution o f this State and theConstitution ofthe United States, including the right not to be compelled to incriminate myself. However,as a condition of employment, I am required to provide testimony concerning internal departmental matters.I understand that if I refuse to testify or answer questions regarding acts of misconduct that I may havewitnessed or of which I have knowledge, I will be subject to Departmental charges which could result in mydismissal from the Dallas County Sheriffs Department. If I do answer, neither my statement nor anyinformation or evidence which is gained by reason of such statements can be used against me in anysubsequent criminal proceedings, with the exception of any criminal liability incurred due to a false statementthat I make. However, these statements may be used against me in relation to subsequent Departmentaladministrative charges.I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND TH IS WARNING.

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DALLAS COUNTYSHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTCOMPLAINT LOG

INTERNAL AFFAIRSDate:' 6/21/10COMPLAINANT OR REPORTING PERSON INFORMATIONNAM E: Capt. J. Hartgraves RACE/SEX: D.O.B.HOME ADDRESS: TrafficHOME PHONE: WORK PHONE:EMPLOYEE INFORMATIONNAM E: Quarles, Johnny RACE/SEX: RANK: D-IASSIGNMENT: Traffic ALLEGED MISCONDUCT: SeriousTYPE OF COMPLAINTEXTERNAL INTERNAL X GRIEVANCE FORMAL X INFORMALRECEIVED BY: Mosley DATE & TIME: 6/15/10 3:46pmHOW RECEIVED: LetterNATURE OF COMPLAINT (INCLUDE DATE & TIME)Working Unauthorized Off Duty Jobs

CASE INFORMATIONDETECTIVE ASSIGNED: Williams DATE ASSIGNED: 6/21/10DISCIPLINARY ACTION: DATE COM PLETED:FINAL DISPOSITION:

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