United States v. Sawyer

HERRERA, District Judge.

The Government appeals the district court’s order granting Defendant Paul Michael Sawyer’s (“Defendant”) motion to suppress evidence. We exercise jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. Section 3731 and reverse.

I. Factual Background.

On August 17, 2000, Detectives Michael Todd Brown and Jack Cross of the Lawrence, Kansas Police Department (the “Kansas Officers”) decided to pursue an investigation into a stolen motorcycle ring by traveling to Bartlesville, Oklahoma to interview Defendant Paul Michael Sawyer (“Defendant”). In preparation for their trip, the Kansas Officers attempted…