<\/a>Courtesy photo\n Photo of Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson after he shot and killed Jesse Sarey on May 31, 2019.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
List of incidents<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Dec. 13, 2013: Department administration found Nelson’s performance unacceptable for demonstrating rude behavior to residents.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Aug. 20, 2013: Nelson received a warning for a collision in a parking garage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Jan. 4, 2014: Nelson disposed of an arrestee’s property. Department administration marked Nelson for unacceptable performance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t July 9, 2014: After an individual jaywalked and cursed at officers when they tried to cite him, Nelson, unaware he was being videotaped, said to his partner, “are you ready to fuck this guy up” prior to tasering and choking out an individual, resulting in a loss of consciousness requiring the fire department and paramedics to respond. Administration marked the instance as a case of actual misconduct and placed Nelson on one day of paid administrative leave.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Nov. 27, 2014: A juvenile complained that an arresting officer grabbed his genitals while he was being searched and Nelson said, “I hope you don’t get raped.” Administrators found no evidence of officer misconduct and marked the instance as acceptable performance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Jan. 29, 2015: Nelson directed his K9 to bite an individual, resulting in hospitalization, in response to a traffic crime, as the individual hid from police.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t April 16, 2015: Nelson directed his K9 to bite an individual repeatedly, resulting in hospitalization, because Nelson found the individual’s presence in a parking lot suspicious.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t May 19, 2015: Nelson pointed a gun, deployed his K9, and tackled a mentally ill person with a kitchen knife yelling at traffic.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t May 25, 2015: In a vehicle pursuit, Nelson smashed into another officer’s vehicle after joining another officer’s arrest in an “eagerness to apprehend.” Administrators labeled the incident as a preventable collision and suspended Nelson for one day for violating safety procedures.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t July 13, 2015: Nelson and other officers re-entered a home after the suspect surrendered, with no reason to enter. Administrators flagged the incident for lack of communication as well as unacceptable performance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t June 16, 2015: Nelson directed his K9 to bite an individual. He then punched the individual in the face, resulting in hospitalization, while investigating a misdemeanor domestic stay away order.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Oct. 29, 2015: Nelson, assisted three officers who had handcuffed and had a drunk person in custody, and applied a lateral vascular neck restraint that rendered the suspect unconscious. Nelson then struck the man three times on the back to revive him. Upon being revived after 20 seconds, the man said, “you fucking killed me man.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Dec. 16, 2016: Nelson drove over a median to block a vehicle, and the pursued vehicle struck another vehicle, injuring a 72-year-old man.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Jan. 5, 2017: Nelson and a team of law enforcement employed elbow strikes, tasers and a vascular neck restraint hold on an intoxicated suspect. Nelson shouldered the citizen into a wall, kneed him, then took hold of the citizen’s head and neck, pulling him up and driving him onto the floor. Nelson kneed him again three times in the left side and another officer rendered the man unconscious using a chokehold. The citizen was hospitalized with lacerations and abrasions. The situation involved a possible misdemeanor, according to documents.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Feb. 26, 2017: After a citizen bumped into Nelson at a casino, Nelson employed a lateral vascular neck restraint on the citizen and rotated him to the ground, rendering him unconscious. The citizen was injured and transported to a medical facility.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t April 7, 2017: Administrators marked Nelson for misconduct after he continued to pursue a fleeing vehicle after a sergeant had told him to terminate the pursuit. He drove in ways that caused the suspect to use evasive tactics and did not use emergency equipment or notify the supervisor. Nelson did not receive any discipline in regards to the matter, “but rather coaching and counseling.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t June 1, 2018: Nelson approached a mentally ill and intoxicated individual with a cellphone and knife. He deployed his K9, which bit the individual’s left leg, and then struck the person on the face, resulting in the individual striking his head on the pavement and losing consciousness. The individual was hospitalized.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Nov. 1, 2018: Responding to a report of a suspect shoplifting cigarettes, Nelson chased the suspect on foot, pulled the suspect down to the ground, kneed the suspect and laid on top of him, and applied a vascular neck restraint until the suspect was rendered unconscious, resulting in hospitalization.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t Complaints<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Administration received an anonymous letter of complaint in 2014 from within the department regarding Nelson, another female officer, and command staff.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t The letter accused Nelson of having a relationship with a female officer and “grabbing her ass in the hallway” and “speaking extremely (derogatorily) about the other female officers.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t “If the other women know about Nelson’s big mouth and unfiltered non-politically correct comments that he makes about them in and around this department — it should be known that this IS considered a hostile work environment,” reads the letter.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t The anonymous authors said they felt unsafe to sign the letter and wanted to avoid becoming targets.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t “Both [the female officer] and Nelson have Sergeants that adore them and do nothing to hinder their horrible behaviors,” the letter reads. “We know the ramifications if our names are attached.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t An internal investigation of the letter on Aug. 27, 2014, found acceptable performance for Nelson.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Officer Jeffrey Nelson complaints and inquest findings<\/a> by Andy Hobbs<\/a> on Scribd<\/p>