EXHIBIT A .555 1 0f 1' Ager?ghi?eggo: rig" cut-I'd tr-I rlw-m- art-v FEDERAL BUREAU or INVESTIGATION - Dalcofcnu'y 04/20/2016 On April 5, 2016, FBI Special Agents Stonie Carlson and Brian Koh observed Donnell Artis date of birth MarCh 14, 1981, CDL Dl453321 standing in front of Willie Brown's Liquor, 1933 Fruitvale Ave., Oakland, CA talking on his cellular telephone. Artis is known to have outstanding warrants for CA PC 148-Resisting Arrest, CA PC 29800 Al-Felon in Possession of a Firearm and CA PC 530.5?Identity Theft. SA's Carlson and Koh approached Artis and attempted to arrest him which led to a foot pursuit. Artis ran across Fruitvale Ave. toward Foothill Blvd. Artis. Continued across Foothill Blvd. and then back across Fruitvale Ave. Artis continued running toward and onto E. 22nd Street. Artis then ran onto Rutherford St. Agents lost visual sight of Artis and it is believed that he hopped a fence into one of the residential yards on Rutherford St. The pursuit was cancelled by SA Carlson due to lack of resources. Artis' cellular telephone a Samsung Galaxy Avanta, black in color serial 358764060775276 was recovered by SA Carlson at Willie Brown?s Liquor. SA Carlson swore to a search warrant of the phone by the Honorable Gordon S. Baranco, Alameda County Superior Court Judge. On April 8, 2016, the contents of the cellphone were extracted utilizing a cellbrite device. Artis cellular telephone was submitted to the Oakland Evidence Control Center on April 14, 2016. 04/05/2016 8, Oakland, California, United States (In Person) Fiie? Datedrat?ted 04/15/2016 by Stonie Carlson, Brian Koh This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the pr0peIty of the FBI and is loaned to your agency: it and its contents are not to be distributed ouLside your agencySUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of Alameda SEARCH WARRANT Cell Phone in Police Custody THE PEOPLE OF TIIE STATE OF CALIFORNIA to any peace of?cer in Alameda County Warrant No. An af?davit. which was sworn to and subscribed before me on this date. has established probable cause for the following: (I) Evidence ofa crime: The evidence described below is evidence ofa crime in that it: [check one or more] Tends to prove tltat a felony was committed ITends to prove that a particular person committed a felony El Tends to prove that sexual exploitation ofa child. or possession of matter depicting sexual conduct ofa person under the age of IS years has occurred or is occurring (2) Location ofevidence: The evidence described below is presently stored in the cell phone identified below, You are therefore ordered to search the cell phone(s) identified below for the evidence described below. ll'evidence is found. the af?ant shall store it and the cell phone in an of?cial evidence storage facility pending further court order. CELL PHONES) TO BE SEARCHED Description of phone(s): Satnsung Galaxy Avant. black in color. Serial Number: 358764060775276 Location of phone: United States Marshals Service Office. 1301 Clay Street. Oakland. CA Report number: FID 9887548 EVIDENCE TO BE SEIZED [ifchecked] Address book and other contact information. IStorcd email messages. as follows: Containing any references to fraud or related criminal activity Stored text messages, as follows: Containing any references to fraud or related criminal activity IPhone numbers ofoutgoing calls Phone numbers ofincoming calls Photographs and other graphics. as follows: Credit cards. identi?cation. and/'or associates lndicia of personts) having control the cell phone Other stored infonnation: GPS data related to any ofthe above items SEALING ORDER: Pending further order ofthis court. this search warrant and all accompanying documents shall not become a public record and shall be sealed and delivered into the custody ofthe Clerk ofthe Court. Grounds for sealing: i . 5? 'E?inie El Informant protection (Evid. Code 1041) El Of?cial information (Evid. Code? 1040Judge ofthe Superior Court Cell Phone Warrant FID 9887549 ARTIS Page 1 of] USABC 0001 3 State of California, County of Alameda, Attached and incorporated Statement of Probable Cause Af?davit Your af?ant is Special Agent Stonie Carlson. I am currently employed as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. have been so for eleven years and am currently assigned to the United States Marshal's Service Paci?c Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force where I am a Special Deputy U.S. Marshal. The purpose of regional fugitive task force where I am assigned is to combine the efforts of federal, state. and local law enforcement agencies to locate and apprehend dangerous fugitives and assist in high pro?le investigations. have a wide range of investigative experience involving crimes against persons and property. including but not limited to aggravated assaults. robberies. shootings. and illegal possession of narcotics, controlled substances and firearms. have interviewed many victims. witnesses and suspects. I am familiar with the manner in which crimes are committed and how suspects attempt to avoid apprehension and prosecution. have conducted and been a part of numerous surveillances and have authored and served search and arrest warrants for many of these cases. I am a federal law enforcement of?cer. and am a Special Deputy Marshal assigned to assist in violations of CA penal codes. Because of my familiarity with the facts of this investigation. lam requesting that the Magistrate speci?cally authorize me to assist California Peace Of?cers and the United States Marshals Service with the service of this order. The purpose of this Statement of Probable Cause is to obtain a search warrant authorizing the download of content of Donnell Artis' cell phone. The following information is based on the facts of this case. information I have developed through the course of the investigation. and information relayed to me through of?cial law enforcement channels. Statement ofProbablc Cause FID 9887548 ARTIS Page I of"! USABC 00014 20 On March 24. 2016. members of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Fugitive Task Force attempted to apprehend Donnell Artis at his girlfriend's residence at San Francisco. California based on information developed during the investigation. Artis is wanted for CA PC-148-Resisting arrest. no bail warrant, CA PC-29800A1-Felon in possession of a ?rearm. no bail warrant. and CA PC 530.5 identity theft. $125,000 bail. Artis is also on probation in San Francisco. CA. Law enforcement of?cers approached the door to the girlfriend's apartment and observed the front door open. The law enforcement of?cers then entered the residence to conduct a safety sweep and observed several counterfeit credit cards on the kitchen counter with Donnell Artis? name on them. On April 5. 2016. based on information developed that Artis frequently hung out in front of Willie Brown Liquors. 1933 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland. California. the members of the USMS Fugitive Task Force conducted a drive-by of the liquor store and observed Artis talking on his cellular telephone in front of the liquor store. Law enforcement of?cers approached Artis and attempted to apprehend him and a foot pursuit ensued. Artis was able to free himself from the law enforcement of?cers and ran northbound on Fruitvale Ave. westbound on East 22"? Street. then southbound on Rutherford Street where the law enforcement of?cers lost visual contact with him. The law enforcement of?cers conducted clearing of the nearby residences and back yards but Artis could not be located. During the foot pursuit. Artis dropped his cellular telephone and was retrieved by the USMS Fugitive Task Force. The cellular telephone he dropped was a Samsung Galaxy Avant. black in color, Serial Number: 358764060775276. Artis is a close associate of another fugitive.-lopkins, wanted out of Placer County for Failure To Appear (FTA) Counterfeiting with full extradition. advised Artis and Hopkins are involved in a conspiracy to commit credit card fraud and that they are in constant communication with each other in furtherance of the crime. Statement of Pmbahlc Cause FID 9887548 ARTIS Page 2 0H USABC 00015 Based on my training and experience persons involved in criminal activities often utilize their cellular phones when planning. executing. and/or discussing their illegal activities. These communications are made verbally and/or via written electronic messages. I further know that they will often store photographs in their electronic devices depicting themselves and/or associates along with items such as money and fake credit cards. In addition to the photos. they store names, add resses. phone numbers. and/or monikers of associates. Based on my training and experience I know that the cell phones (as well as any memory card that may be installed in a cellular phone) contain data that can provide valuable evidence to a criminal investigation. This data includes email. text messages, documents. cellular numbers that the cellular phone communicated with. cell tower information identifying locations in which the phone was used at a particular time. GPS data. stored communications or ?les (including voice mail. email. photos/digital images. buddy lists. and any other ?les associated with the identi?ed user accounts). connection logs and records of user activity including. telephone caller identi?cation records. any other connection information. any other records or accounts. including archived records related or associated to the above-referenced names. user names. or accounts and any data ?eld name de?nitions that describe these records. I also know that in order to access some of this data. crime lab personnel sometimes must bypass electronic security features such as password protection and Based on my training and experience I know that cell phone andlor computer system searches and examinations often cannot be completed within ten days in which the Search Warrant must be served and the Return to Search Warrant ?led. This is due in part because the forensic examiners that conduct the searches and examinations commonly have multiple cases working at the same time and it can take several weeks to complete an examination. It is requested that the Search Wanant and Return to Search Warrant be ?led and that the computer search. examinations. and investigation be allowed to continue. of Probable Cause FID 9887548 ARTIS Page 3 of4 USABC 00016 Based on my training and experience and the information supplied in this af?davit, it is my opinion that the items described in the attached Search Warrant. attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, are currently located at the above-designated location and/or devices. It is requested that any federal. state. and/or local law enforcement of?cers be allowed to conduct the search of Artis? cellular telephone. I request that a search warrant be issued. commanding searches of the devices and or things described above and that such property be brought before a magistrate or retained as provided in Section 1536 of the California Penal Code. Af?ant Sworn to and subscribed before me as true Arm/?co Judge of the Superior Court in and for the County of Alameda. California Stat-lent ofProbahlc Cause FID 9887548 ARTIS Page 4 ol'4 USABC 00017