I am a retired Sergeant with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. I have over 30 years of law enforcement experience. I’m currently providing consulting and expert witness services, instructor with Robert Presley’s Institute of Criminal Investigations, and working cold case homicide investigations as a retired annuitant at the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. My areas of expertise are: Criminal Investigation Analysis, Police Practices & Procedures, Officer Involved Shooting Investigations, Crime Scene Management, Interview & Interrogation Techniques, 4th Amendment Issues including Search & Arrest Warrants, Probable Cause Analysis, & Wrongful Arrest/Conviction Analysis.

I have a wide range experience and expertise. Major Crime Scene Management, Homicide Investigations, Criminal Investigative Practices, Cellular Phone Forensic Analysis, Officer Involved Shooting Investigations, In-Custody Deaths, Interview & Interrogation Techniques (both Reid and Science Based), and other in-depth investigations, including Conspiracy, Robbery, Missing Persons, Kidnapping, Murder for Hire, Gang Related Crimes, and Narcotics charges. I spent 20 years of my career in Investigations including 6 years in Gangs & Narcotics and 14 years in the Homicide Bureau, including 3 years as the Homicide Bureau Supervisor.

Recent expert review and testimony in civil cases involving claims of False Arrest/Improper Interrogations/Improper Identification Procedures/False Conviction/Imprisonment/Homicides/Investigative Procedures/Exculpatory Evidence/Search Warrants/Arrest Warrants/RICO/Malicious Prosecution/Failure to Train involving multiple municipal agencies in the state of California and Arizona.

**I can travel domestically and internationally if the case requires it.

Education: 

• California State University, Sacramento
  Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies
• California POST Certifications
  Basic|Intermediate|Advanced|Supervisory

Certifications: 

• POST Certification Basic
• POST Certification Intermediate
• POST Certification Advanced
• POST Certification Supervisory