Police Report Type- Domestic Violence 4/18/09 2056 Saturday (Continued) #2

Supplemental Report:
On 4/18/09 at approx. 2057 hours, units were dispatched to the Holiday In located at..on the report of a physical fight.  I responded to assist, and made contact with witness...and RP.

Statement of witness 1
blank was walking with RP witness blank and passed the victim and suspect as they (victim and suspect) stood outside the double doors of the building 7 of the Holiday Inn.   The victim and suspect were standing face to face and we very close together. As blank and blank passed the victim and suspect, blank observed that they were involved in an argument. blank and blank reached the double doors and were preparing to enter the building when blank heard the suspect tell the victim something similar to, "you are getting too close to me." Out of the corner of her eye, blank then observed the suspect strike the victim in the head with his right hand.  The suspect then encircled the victim's head/neck with his right arm and proceeded to drag her into the building thru a single glass door located several yards to the east of the double glass door entrance.  Once the victim and suspect entered the building blank could no longer see them, however she could hear the victim screaming in fear an pain. Blank then observed the suspect exit the building through the single glass doorway and walk away northbound through the parking lot.   She lost sight of the suspect at that time  blank then waited outside building 7 for the police to arrive.

Statement of RP
blank was walking with witness blank and passed the victim and suspect as she approached the double glass doorway entrance to building 7.  She could tell that the victim and suspect were in a verbal argument.  Blank was attempting to open the door to the building and had her back to the subjects when she heard the suspect strike the victim.  She turned and observed the suspect dragging the victim into the building via a single glass doorway immediately east of her location.  RP called 911 with her cell phone to report the event.  While she was on the phone she could hear the victim screaming.  Once the victim and suspect entered the building they were out of her sight.  blank walked to the single glass doorway and looked inside.  At that point she observed the suspect walking in her direct and was about to exit the building.  Fearing for her safety, RP then entered the building via the double glass doorway, blank then observed the suspect walk N/B through the parking lot, where she then lost sight of him.

Follow up:
According to family members of the victim, the suspect was due to perform at the "Ye Olde Royal Oak" bar on Coleman.  The suspect is the lead singer of the group ...(not giving out the name of the group..they are still one of my favorite bands..Much love and respect to you guy's!)
The suspect reportedly was driving the victim's Chrysler 300 with an unknown license plate.  I drove to the bar located on Coleman Avenue.  The victim's vehicle was parked in the lot of the bar.

Band was playing when I arrived at the club.  I made contact with the club's manager and advised him that we needed to take the suspect into custody.  The manager made contact wit the suspect and had him exit the  club.  The suspect was taken into custody without incident and was transported to PPC by Officer E.  Officer B. responded to PPC to take custody of the suspect from Officer E.(end)

Witness: 16yr old niece

witness said on 4/18/09, at approximately 2050 hours, she was walking with Jacqueline and Suspect through the Holiday Inn.  She said Jacqueline and Suspect were having a verbal argument when they had arrive at their hotel room; Room 00  She said the two were arguing about who would open the door to their room when the two went around the corned into the hallway between room  and room.. Witness said she began to hear the sounds of someone being thrown against a wall and screaming from Jacqueline.

Witness said she turned around the corner to the hallway where she watched suspect B. punch Jacqueline once with a closed fist to her head and shove Jacqueline against the wall. Witness said she approached the two and said she told suspect B. to "Stop," and he replied "get out of here," Witness said she told suspect B. that she was going to call police and she left the area to do so.  Witness said when she returned to the area she found Jacqueline lying in the hallway beside room 00 and suspect B. was nowhere to be found.

Narrative (continued)

I contacted Officer E. at SJPD PPC  where I took custody of suspect B. from him.  I transported suspect B. to AIB where he submitted a blood sample to Blood Tech.  I took custody of the blood sample and booked it into evidence at the AIB Blood Vault.  I read suspect his Miranda rights from my department card and he replied "yes," to understanding each of his rights.  I asked suspect if he would like to tell me what had happened earlier in the evening and I took the following statement.

suspect B. No, I'll wait for my public defender

Narrative..cont.
I transported suspect B. to the main jail where he was booked for domestic violence (273.5 PC