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CaseNo. 15-8251-JH

CRIM INAL COM PLAINT
Isthe complainantin thiscase.statethatthe following istrueto the bestofmy knowledgeand belief.

Onoraboutthedatets)of
Spklthern
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CodeSection
Ti
tle 18,Uni
ted StatesCode,

Sections111(a)(1)and(b)

May 19.;915
inthecounty of
Florj4q
,thedefendantts)violated:

Palm Beach

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in the

OffenseDescrl
ption

did forcibly assault,resist,oppose,impede,intimidate,and inte/erewith
offi
cersand employeesofthe United Statesand ofan agency i
n a branchof
the United States Governmentdesignated in Ti
tle 18,Uni
ted StatesCode,
Section 114,thatis,employeesofthe Homeland Security Investigations,
whilethose officerswere engaged in and on accountoftheirperformanceof
theirofficialduti
es,and inthe comm issionofthe offense did use a deadly
and dangerousweapon,tow it,a m otorvehicle.

Thiscriminalcomplaintisbased onthese facts:
SEE ATTACHED AFFIDAVIT

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David Janpqr
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Swornto beforemeand signed in my presence.
Date:

05/20/2015
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Cityand state:

W estPalm Beach,Florida

James Hopkins,U.S.Maqislpte Judge
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A FFID AV IT

1,David Jansen,being duly swonz,hereby deposeand state:

1.

lam aSpecialAgentwithHomelandSecuritylnvestigations(;ûHSI''),andhavebeen

soemployedformorethaneightyears.AsaSpecialAgentCiSA''),mydutiesincludeinvestigating

violationsofTitles8,18,19,21,and 31oftheUnited StatesCode.BeforejoiningHSI,1wasan
officerwithU.S.CustomsandBorderProtection(t$CBP'')forfouryears.Duringmycareer1have
completed sixty weeks of training atthe Federal Law Enforcem enttraining Center regarding
conductingcriminalinvestigationsintoviolationsofim migrationandcustom slaws.AsaSA,lhave
been trained to investigate the m ethodsand m eans dl'ug traffickers use to conceal,transport,and
distribute narcotics.

The inform ation contained in thisaftsdavitisbased on my personalknowledge,as
wellas inform ation relayed to m e by otherlaw enforcem entagents involved in this investigation.
The infonnation setforth in thisaffidavitisprovided solely forthe purpose ofestablishing probable

cause for the arrestof M ichaelJam es ANTONOFF. As such,it does not include allof the
infonnation know n to m e aboutthis investigation.

OnoraboutM ay l2,2015,anHSlSA workinginanundercoverC1UC'')capacitywas
contacted by phone by an individualidentified asM ichaelJam esAN TO N O FF to discussthesale of
cocaine. A N TO NO FF and the U C spoke by phone several tim es over several days about

ANTONOFFsellingtheUC one(1)kilogram ofcocaine.OnoraboutM ay18,2015,theUC again
spoke w ith AN TON O FF and they agreed to m eetthe follow ing day in W estPalm Beach,Floridato
$

conductthesaleofthe cocaine.
4.

On M ay 19,2015,the U C m etA N TO N OFF at1901 OkeechobeeBlvd in theparking

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1otofE1Dorado Furniture.The UC entered ANTONOFF'Svehicle atwhich time ANTONOFF
provided the UC with a package the UC believed was one kilogram ofcocaine.The UC exited

ANTONOF'Svehicle.Otherundercoveragentsop thescenqthen movedintoarrestANTONOFF.
ln response,A N TO N O FF sped offin his vehicle suddenly atahigh rate ofspeed and attem pted to
tlee and elude arrest.

AsANTONOFF tled throughtheElDoradoparking lothewaspursued bySA 'sina
vehiclewith itsred and bluepolicelightsactivated. Duringthepursuit,ANTONOFF m aneuvered
his vehicle directly atthree H SlSA 's on footand quickly accelerated tow ard them ata high rate of
speed. The SA 'swere directly in the path ofAN TO N OFF'Soncom ing vehicle and feared fortheir

lives. To avoid being stnlck by ANTONOFF'Svehicle,two SA'sdischarged theirfirearmsinto
AN TON OFF'S vehicle as they attem pted to m ove from AN TON O FF'S path of travel.

ANTONOFF'Svehicleslowedm omentarilyandthenacceleratedagain pasttheSA'sashecontinued
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to tlee.ANTONOFF'Svehiclefinallycametoasiop duetothevehiclebecominginoperableasa
resultofdam age sustained by gunfire.

ANTONOFFwastransportedto thehospitalformedicaltreatmentandsubsequently
transported to the W estPalm Beach Police Departm entto beinterview ed.A NTON OFF wasadvised

ofhisM iranda rightswhichhewaivedin writing.Duringtheinterview ,ANTONOFFstatedthathe
knew thattheindividualswhoapproachedhisvehicleaftermeetingwith theUC wasthepoliceand

thathetledtoavoidgoingtojail.ANTONOFF furtherstatedthathesaw theredandbluepolice
lightson the vehicle pursuing him . He said he thoughtaboutstopping and knew he w asw rong for
fleeing.

Based upon the foregoing,yourA ffiantsubm itsthereisprobable cause to believethat

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M ichaelJamesANTONOFF did forciblyassault,resist,oppose,impede,intimidate,and interfere
with officersand employeesoftheUnited Statesand ofan agency in abranch ofthe United States
Governm ent designated in Title 18, United States Code,Section 114,that is,em ployees of the

Homeland Security Investigations,while those officerswere engaged in and on accountoftheir
performance oftheirofficialduties,and in the com m ission ofthe offense did use a deadly and
dangerousweapon,to wit,a motorvehicle,in violation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Sections

111(a)(1)and(b).

FU RTH ER Y OU R A FFIAN T SA Y ETH N A UG H T
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DA V ID JA SEN ,
CIA L A G EN T
HO M ELAN D SECU RITY IN V ESTIG ATION S

Swprntoandsubscribedbeforemethis

20tnday ofM ay, 2015

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J M ES M .H OPK m S
UN ITED STATES M A G ISTRA TE JUD GE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SO UTH ERN D IST RIC T O F FLO R ID A
N o.15-82514 11

UN ITED STA TES O F A M ER IC A
VS.

M IC H A EL JA M E S A NT O N O FF,
Defendant.
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C RIM IN AL C O V ER SH EET
Did thism atteroriginate from a m atterpending in the N orthern Region ofthe United States
Attorney'sOfficepriorto October 14,2003?
Yes
X
No
2.

Did thism atteroriginate from a m atterpending in the CentralRegion ofthe U nited States
Attorney'sOfl-ice priorto Septem berl,2007?
Yes
X
No

Respectfully subm itted,
W IFRED O A .FERRER
UN ITED STATES A TTORN EY

BY :

MA
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A SSISTAN T UN ITED STA TES A TTO RNEY

Cgurtld.No.$5501143
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()0 Sbuth Auktralian Avenue

W estPalm Beach,Florida 33401

Tel:(561)209-1032