Case: 1:04-cv-04992 Document 50-17 Filed: 12/03/09 Page 1 of 6 PageID #:1332 Exhibit 14 Case: 1:04-cv-04992 Document #: 50-17 Filed: 12/03/09 Page 2 of 6 PageID #:1333 STATE OF ILLINOIS SS COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND OF DANIEL RODRIGUEZ AFFiDAVIT Daniel the best of Rodriguez was born on October 27 Correctional understand Case No. 98 CR anything connection with 4. or this that the following are true facts to am 1969. incarcerated currently at East Moline this of Area to statement for being may of my own this making be v. Arturo filed free statement. the case for prepared and People affidavit to which sentence confessed participating took gang him. place of 25 Dc of People Gcibriel v. Leon Reyes Cook County court in those cases. in will. No No one has offered one has threatened promised me or in JosØ Hernandez in on March Kings. 17 1991. from Detectives was subsequently tried Reynaldo Guevara and Ernest Department. since childhood. As we grew up we grew the Latin of JosØ Hernandez also known the murder years in prison. under coercion of the Chicago Police babysit rival is 1244003 this confessed had known 6. affidavit statement. falsely used that exchange and received 5. JosØ joined in this CR Young Blood and convicted Halvorsen and making falsely Junito parents 12440 am 3. as that Cook County No. 98 me on oath state Center. 2. Solache sworn do duly my knowledge 1. given being apart. Our parents joined were the Spanish friends aiid my Cobras gang Case: 1:04-cv-04992 Document #: 50-17 Filed: 12/03/09 Page 3 of 6 PageID #:1334 At the time of the murder 7. who is now my We wife. were At the time of 8. with borne at my girlfriend Gloria Rodriguez videos. watching my was knew arrest Guevaras of Detective on reputation the streets. People were afraid of him. Two 9. Avenue by Detectives had done and he he was Guevara my took Halvorsen and to said he five was as he approached my During held at was put the ride girlfriend Gloria. my took mind the threat that placed the scene over in me under would told raid Detective Guevara Based on his would harm Mawr on Bryn had asked. Guevara their that streets shirt. You by Detective guns drawn. Detective was 1-lalvorsen murder got Junitos my me -2- 1-le was he house and pin anything with family our child in driving alone had two choices that reputation my arrived. Guevaras car and He asked me what we would do seriously. the arrest. of Detective Guevara Detective what Guevai-a me. Detective for looking Bart Simpson Detective until the back or he officers police wearing on on North go. win Win what Simpson you Halvorsen us. was The me not near the college over pulled police cruisers. on myself by cooperating prison. in Bart Detective 11. easy was let had heard that was he driving asked Detective Halvorsen. replied that and then he over while was pulled Guevara Detective Guevara the ground and handcuffed. replied. 5. unmarked and Ernest told license information Guess what Area me. Detective On May 11 1991 10. pushed Guevara Reynaldo said Nothing. for looking was arrested or three days before the if if both community did not he drove could fast me make to it found there on Gloria and there was cooperate. very were in no doubt Case: 1:04-cv-04992 Document #: 50-17 Filed: 12/03/09 Page 4 of 6 PageID #:1335 At Area 12. floor. on sat bench and was inside of the interrogation time although Guevara Halvorsen want one of and struck over statements Guevara you youre confession 18. marijuana. Guevara Detectives The rae to if did before slept for that said shooter. At that night had only interviews support and Halvorsen believing room to alone He what seemed on the like long One of them said Your the more of vocal for Each twice. said that the two that time Detective were witnesses and Laureano go down drove piece the car. of shit Fro also in the Spanish Cobras gang. that Halvorsen conducted Detective and Halvorsen then came statements seemed not the The two the Halvorsen was accusations. going who was Laurcano for the room. into meant George he are you room no handle alone he me. They showed Detectives me Why asked There was second the and half an hour. the into made whom the room on interrogation the room. left he just in came Detective detectives the shooter by During 17. Rivera. down. small minutes 15 Halvorsen came back knew George 6. together. The alone left and Halvorsen any questions Fro was 15. leaned calm. was did not ask that Detective Guevara in ring on the wall. to was me put only between probably Detective 14. Halvorsen door. on you. You are going friends told Detective handcuffed room Detectives 13. saying was it Guevara Detective woLild my what words this arrest three hours from David Velazquez they said were the police were to the moment go effect was saying my and Jason involvement of All we want leaning room the interrogation into is toward giving Fro. We was. dont them free. had been up and late taking was exhausted. -3- cocaine and smoking Case: 1:04-cv-04992 Document #: 50-17 Filed: 12/03/09 Page 5 of 6 PageID #:1336 board display Halvorsen holding wanted me make to that right now. He put murder. on the car keys that that to my There was i-oom. the Hernandez to claiming statement conference to relating statement made if me took 1-lalvorsen go home can believed honestly and maps and diagrams pictures me You said to me. The detectives shooter. Guevara Detectives 19. Detective table in front the driver and Fro was was would be allowed effect big to of the go home. how he believed believed where was again interrogation Detective cooperate first be with do The Detective say to He at the of the room front map and showed to pointed back taken was tutorial alone is entered me struck go home. Halvorsen person. because youre going to board display to me show me to the route that the interrogation he room the wall. to lIalvorsen want the Following the 1-lalvorsen Detective in the used happened. handcuffed said All 22. what drove. Detective 21. written the murder the shooter crying. Guevara Detective 20. briefly statenent llalvorsen Halvorsen in the repeatedly the room said. not gone Youre long going with returning must have been prepared was down broke chest. During again. and this started do whatever you want. Ill left room the interrogation statement earlier before enough to typed to go home have typed tonight. to agreed it. This is Youre going to your family. 23. Detectives After Guevara car keys were sitting sonic time and Halvorsen on the table. was taken Assistant The back to States Detectives the conference Attorney stepped room. Present Walsh out of the and were My stenographer. room momentarily at which Case: 1:04-cv-04992 Document #: 50-17 Filed: 12/03/09 Page 6 of 6 PageID #:1337 point said to Well talk about Assistant 24. me given and the Detective in statement was said during and saw him 27. NOTARY time Detective to stick and could said go home. Walsh replied day next some of later by which my initialed his Assistant Halvorsen pointed he Halvorsen had Detective had provided the using States Attorney Walsh out had shown mc of the events. version attorney signing we Guevara arrived the personnel my chest time the alone at portions earlier Changes drove me to the jail Detective and of the statement and asked Are you in to the written were that Cook County Guevara Jail. stayed Nothing for while there. from being hit by Detective bruises had faded but Halvorsen. photographed obtained them anyway and James McKaren. this five-page any necessary affidavit corrections to have read and initialed this affidavit. 2OO8 AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME of with it statement Detective over. After with to Guevara Detective that statement these changes. initialed Prior to SUBSCRIBED this murder went through typed this had the ride pictures to have made of the had bruises on week camera and visit 26. sent the At that The 25. They on the type-written based any way from the prepared sure indicating typed was it Halvorsen. deviated statement description After Walsh Attorney later. that gave board. display States PUBL1 -5- each page and