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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SO UTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO . l7-8oloz-cR-Rosenbergm opkins

18 U.S.C.j 242
18 U.S.C.j 1519
18 U.S.C.j 1512(b)(3)

UNITED STATES O F A MERICA

FILED BY K JZ
M.

M ICHAEL C.BROW N, Jun 8, 2017

JUSTIN R.HARRIS, STEVG M .LARIM ORE
CLERKU.L DISTRSG G .
RONA LD F.RYAN,Jr., &D.X FtA.W estPalm Beach
and
PHILIP N.ANTICO ,

Defendants.
/

INDICTM ENT
The Grand Jury charges that:

GENERAL ALLEGATIO NS
AtaIItim es relevantto this indictm ent:

Defendants M ICHAEL C. BROW N, JUSTIN R. HARRIS, and RONALD F.

RYAN, Jr. were em ployed as police officers with the Boynton Beach Police

Depadm ent.

W hile on duty and in their official capacity as police officers, defendants

MICHAEL C. BROW N, JUSTIN R. HARRIS, and RONALD F. RYAN, Jr.

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stopped a vehicle on August20, 2014,in the Southern District of Florida

, and

padicipated in the arrestofJ B.,a civilian,and occupantofthe vehicle

.
.

3. DefendantPHILIP N. ANTICO was em ployed as a police officerwith the Boynton

Beach Police Departm ent, and was the supervising sergeanton duty on August

20,2014.

CO UNT O NE
Deprivation ofRiohts UnderColorofLaw
(18 U.S.C.j 242)
Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the G eneralAllegations Section of this Indictm ent are

realleged and incorporated as though fully setfodh herein

.

O n oraboutAugust20, 2014,in Palm Beach County, within the Southern District

ofFlorida,the defendants,

M ICHAEL C.BROW N ,
JUSTIN R.HARRIS,and
RO NALD F.RYA N,Jr.,
while acting under color of Iaw and aiding and abetting one another assaulted J.B.
,

during a traffic stop,by kicking and repeatedly striking J B.with a closed fist,and by
.

electroshocking J.B.w ith an X26 Taser, a dangerous weapon;aIIofwhich resulted in

bodily injury,and thereby willfully deprived J.B.ofthe right, secured and protected by
the Constitution and laws ofthe United States, to be free from unreasonable seizures by

one acting undercolorofIaw , in violation ofTitle 18, United States Code,Sections 242

and 2.

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CO UNT TW O
Falsification ofRecords
(18 U.S.C.j 1519)
Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the G eneralAllegations Section of this Indictm ent are

realleged and incorporated as though fully setfodh herein .

On oraboutAugust20,2014, in Palm Beach County, within the Southern District

ofFlorida,the defendant,

M ICHAEL C.BROW N,

in relation to and in contemplation of a matter within the jurisdiction ofthe Federal

Bureau ofInvestigation,an agency ofthe United States, knowingly concealed,covered

up,falsified,and m ade a false entry in a record w ith the intentto im pede, obstruct,and

influence the investigation and proper adm inistration of a matter within federal

jurisdiction. Specifically,in an OfficerRepod subm itted on August20, 2014,defendant

M ICHA EL C. BROW N m ade an entry, knowing itto be false, by omi
tting thathe:(1)
used the frontofhis patrolvehicle to intentionally strike anothervehicle;(2)kicked the
front-seatpassenger(J.B.)'
,and (3)repeatedly used a closed fistto strike the front-seat
passenger(J.B.).

AIIin violation ofTitle 18,United States Code, Section 1519.

CO UNT THREE
Falsification ofRecords
(18 U.S.C.j 1519)
Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the GeneralAllegations Section of this Indictment are

realleged and incorporated as though fully setfodh herein .

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On oraboutAugust20, 2014,in Palm Beach County, w ithin the Southern District

ofFlorida,the defendant,

JUSTIN R.HA RRIS,

in relation to and in contemplation of a matterwithin the jurisdiction ofthe Federal

Bureau ofInvestigation, an agency ofthe United States, knowingly concealed
, cover
ed
up,falsified,and m ade a false entry in a record with the intentto im pede obstruct,and
,

influence the investigation and proper adm inistration of a matter within f

ederal
jurisdiction. Specifically,in an OfficerRepod subm itted on August20, 2014,defendant
JUSTIN R. HARRIS m ade an entry, knowing it to be false,
by omitting thathe:(1)
repeatedly struck front-seatpassenger(J.B.)while (J.B.Jwas lying on the ground and
restrained in handcuffs.

AIIin violation ofTitle 18, United States Code, Section 1519.

CO UNT FO UR
Falsification ofRecords
(18 U.S.C.j 1519)
Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the GeneralAllegations Section of this lndictm ent are

realleged and incorporated as though fully setfodh herein .

O n oraboutAugust20, 2014,in Palm Beach County, within the Southern District

ofFlorida,the defendant,

RO NALD F.RYAN,Jr.,

in relation to and in contemplation ofa matter within the jurisdiction ofthe Federal
Bureau ofInvestigation,an agency ofthe United States, knowingly concealed
, covered
up,falsified,and m ade a false entry in a record w ith the intentto im pede obstruct,and
,

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influence the investi

gation and proper adm inistration of a m atter within federal

jurisdiction. Specifically,in an OfficerReportsubmitted on August20, 2014,defendant

RO NALD F.RYAN,Jr.m ade an entry, knowi
ng itto be false,by omi
tting thathe:(1)
used hisknee to repeatedlystrike front-seatpassenger(J.B.).

AIIin violation ofTitle 18, United States Code,Section 1519

.

CO UNT FIVE
Falsification of Records
(18 U.S.C.j 1519)
Paragraphs 1 through 3 ofthe G eneralAllegations Section ofthis Indictmentare

realleged and incorporated as though fully setforth herein.

On oraboutAugust29,2014, in Palm Beach County,w ithin the Southern District

ofFlorida,the defendants,

JUSTIN R.HARRIS and

PHILIP N.ANTICO,
while aiding and abetting one another, in relation to and in contem plation of a matter

within the jurisdiction ofthe FederalBureau of Investigation,an agency of the United

States,knowingly concealed, covered up,falsified,and m ade a false entry in a record

with the intent to im pede, obstruct, and influence the investigation and proper

administration ofa matterwithin federaljurisdiction. Specifically, in an Officer Report

subm itted on August29,2014,defendantJUSTIN R . HARRIS m ade the following entry

with the assistance ofPHILIP N.A NTICO , knowing itto be false:''Ithen wentoverto

the suspect in order to determ ine if he was secured. However,while doing so the

subjectattempted to turnover(sic)and rollhis handsaway from me Verbalcom m ands

.

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wentunnoticed,thus Istruck the suspectabout3 tim es in the m eaty pad ofthe should
er
which gained com pliance.''

AIlin violation ofTitle 18, United States Code, Sections 1519 and 2.

CO UNT SIX
O bstruction ofJustice
(18 U.S.C.j 1512(b)(3))
Paragraphs 1 through 3 ofthe G eneralAllegations Section ofthis Indictm entare

realleged and incorporated as though fully setfodh herein.

On or about February 19, 2015, in Palm Beach County within the Southern
,

DistrictofFlorida, the defendant,

PHILIP N .A NTICO,
knowingly engaged in m isleading conducttow ard anotherperson with intentto hind
er,
delay,and preventthe com m unication to a Iaw enforcem entofficerofthe United St
ates
ofinform ation relating to the com m ission and possible com m ission ofa federaloffense

in the Southern District ofFlorida, nam ely,the offenses of Deprivation ofRights under

Color of Law and Falsification of Records, as alleged in Counts O NE through FIVE

.

Specifically,defendant PHILIP N. ANTICO m ade false and m isleading statem ents to

agents of the Federal Bureau of lnvestigation that the Boynton Beach Police

DepadmentOfficerReports dated August20, 2014 had been written by the officers on

that date,and had not been altered or changed In truth and in fact as defendant
.
,

PHILIP N.ANTICO wellknew , afterviewing a video recording ofthe arrestofJ

.B.on or
aboutAugust27,2014,defendantPHILIP N . A NTICO allowed officers overa period of

several days to subsequently m ake significant and m aterial changes to the Officer

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Reports, by claim ing assaultive and physically resistant behavior b

y J.B.,which the
officers had notalleged priorto being m ade aware ofthe video recording ofth
e arrest.
A1lin violation ofTitle 18, United States Code, Section 1512(b)(3).

A TRUE BILL .

FOREPERS6N

TO M W HEELER
Acting AssistantAttorney General
BENJAM IN G .G REENBER United States Departm entofJustice
Acting United States Attorney CivilRights Division

s '
'
..

USAN RHEE O SBO RNE .W .TUNNAG

AssistantUnited States Attorney TrialAttorney
CivilRights Division

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA CASENO.lJ -N tpa-c& R*> > / 4u5

VS.
CERTIFICATE O F TRIAL ATTO RNEY*
MICHAEL C.BROW N,etal
Defendant.
I Superseding Case Inform ation:

CourtDivision:(selectone) New Defendantts)

N Yes No
umberofNew Defendants
Totalnum berofcounts
Mi
aFmi
TL -r K
We)uWest :Tp
ldo hereby certifythat:
Ihave carefully considered the allegationsofthe indictm ent, the num berofdefendantslthe number
ofprobable wi tnesses and the Iegalcom plexities ofthe Indictment/lnform ation attached hereto.
Iam aFare thatthq information supplied onthis statemeqtwillbe relied upon bythe Judgesofthi?
CourtIn setting thelrcal:ndars and scheduling crim inaltrlals underthe m andate ofthe Speedy Trlal
Act,Title 28 U.S.C.Sectlon 3161.
3. lpterpreter:
L (YesqrNo) No
1stIanguage and/ordlalect
4. This case willtake 16-20 days forthe partiesto try.
5. Please check appropriate category and type ofoffense Ii
sted below:
(Checkonlyone) (Checkonl
yone)
0 to 5 days Ptty
6 to 10 days ' ' ' - M jnor
11to 20 days x M lsdem .
21to 60 days Felony
61days and over
6. Hasthi
scase beenpreviouslyfiled inthisDistrictCourt? (YesorNo) No
Ifyes:
Judge: case No.
(Attachcopyc)fdi
spositive?rdeq)
Has
If acomplalntbeenfiledInthlsmatter? (YesorNo) & o
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yejs:trate Case No.
Related M i sc:llaneous num bers:
Defendantts)lnfederalcustodyasof
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efendantts)Instatecustodyasof
Rule 20from the ls rIc o
Isthisa potentialdeathpenaltycase? (YesorNo) M
N

Dpes this case ori

qinate from a matterpending in the Northern Regi
f4 on ofthe U.S.Attorney's Office
prlorto October , 2003? Yes X No

8. D:es thiscase originate from a m atterpending in the CentralRegion ofthe U S.Attorney's Office
.
prlorto Septem ber1,2007:2 Yes X No

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ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
Florida BarNo./courtNo.A5500797

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT CO URT

SO UTHERN DISTRICT OF FLO RIDA

PENALTY SHEET
Defendant's Nam e:M ICHA EL C , BROW N

CaseNo: lN -6ol&A-cr-Xos- 8G/NoN (r

Count#:1

Deprivation ofrinhts undercolorofIaw

Title 18,United States Code. Section 242

*Max.Penalty:10 years'im prisonment, 3 years supervised release

, and a$250,000fine
Count#:2

Falsification ofrecords

Title 18,United States Codea Sqctipn 1519

*M ax.Penalty:20 years'im prisonm ent, 3 years supervised release

, and a$250,000fine
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT CO URT

SO UTHERN DISTRICT O F FLO RIDA

PENA LTY SHEET

Defendant's Nam e:JUSTIN R. HA RRIS

caseNo: (N -eoto. -= -ow z- Igorwto 5

count#:1

Denrivation ofrinhts undercolorofIaw

Title 18.United States Code, Section 242

*M ax.Penalty:10 years'im prisonm ent, 3 years su pervis

- - - ed release,anda $250,000fine
- -

Counts #:3 and 5

Falsi
fication ofrecords

Title 18,United States Code, Section 1519

*M ax.Penalty:20 years'im prisonm ent, 3 years supervised release

, and a$250,000 fine
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT CO URT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT O F FLO RIDA

PENALTY SHEET
Defendant's Nam e:RONA LD F.RYA N, Jr.

CaseNo: t-7-6&fD>-cg-eosewsac/t?> f<o

Count#:1

Deprivation ofrinhts undercolorofIaw

Title 18.United States Code, Section 242

*M ax.Penalty:10 years'im prisonm ent,3 years supervised release, anda $250,000fine

. - - - -

Count#:4

Falsification ofrecords

Title 18.United States Code. Section 1519

*Max.Penalty:20 years'im prisonment, 3 yearssupervised release, and a$250,

000fine
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT CO URT

SO UTHERN DISTRICT O F FLO RIDA

PENALTY SH:ET
- ..

Defendant's Nam e:PHILIP N. ANTICO

CaseNo: 1N -6 0(om -CR -'R- SG G/UorglNo

Count#:5

Falsification ofrecords

Title 18,United States Code, Section 1519

*Max.Penalty:20 years'im prisonment, 3 years supervised release

, anda $250,000fine
Count#:6

Obstruction ofiustice - -

Title 18.United States Code, Section 1512(b)(3)

*Max.Penalty:20 years'im prisonment, 3 years supervised release

, anda $250,000 fine