Criminal Complaint — United States of America v. Darel King, Case 4:21-mj-30260, Eastern District of Michigan (ECF No. 1)

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A criminal complaint and supporting affidavit against Darel King in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, magistrate case 4:21-mj-30260, filed 05/28/21 as ECF No. 1 in case 4:21-cr-20667. It charges him with being a felon in possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) in Genesee County; the form gives April 20, 2021 and the probable cause statement gives October 19, 2020. The affidavit of ATF Special Agent Dustin Hurt says Michigan State Police arrested King on October 20, 2020 in a camper-trailer at an I-75 rest stop on a state homicide warrant and found a Smith & Wesson .45 caliber pistol. His girlfriend, Sparkle Jordan, said the pistol was hers and that King had carried it in his hoodie pocket the evening before. It was sworn before Curtis Ivy, Jr., United States Magistrate Judge.

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Case 4:21-cr-20667-SDK-Cl ECF Na,d,.PagelD.1 Filed 05/28/21,.Fage.1 its 766-5177

AO 91 (Rev. 11/11) Criminal Complaint Special Agent: Hurt Telephone: (810) 341-5710

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

for the

Eastern District of Michigan

United States of America

V.
Darel King, Case: 4:21-mj-30260
Assigned To : Unassigned
Date : 5/28/2021
CMP USA V KING (kcm)
CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
I, the complainant in this case, state that the following is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
On or about the date(s) of April 20, 2021 in the county of Genesee in the
Eastern District of Michigan , the defendant(s) violated:
Code Section Offense Description
18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) Felon in possession of a firearm

This criminal complaint is based on these facts:

I have probable cause to believe that on or about October 19, 2020, Darel King, knowing that he had a previous conviction
for a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year, knowingly possessed, in and affecting commerce, a
firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).

Continued on the attached sheet. 0-7 jan

Complainant ’s signature

Dustin Hurt, Special Agent, ATF
Printed name and title

Sworn to before me and signed in my presence eC
and/or by reliable electronic means.

Date: May 28, 2021 Judge’s signature

City and state: Detroit, MI Curtis Ivy, Jr., United States Magistrate Judge
Printed name and title
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AFFIDAVIT

1. I have been employed as a Special Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) since October of 2018. I am currently
assigned to the Detroit Field Division, Flint Field Office. Before working for the
ATF, I was employed by the Michigan Department of State Police (MSP) for
approximately seven years. Before working for MSP, I was a local police officer for
the Grand Ledge Police Department for approximately three years. I held numerous
positions with the MSP, including Detective Sergeant in the Polygraph Unit and
Task Force Officer with the FBI. During my employment with ATF and MSP, I have
conducted or participated in numerous criminal investigations focused on firearms,
armed drug trafficking, and criminal street gangs, and other violations of federal law.

2. I make this affidavit from personal knowledge based on my
participation in this investigation, my review of reports and other materials prepared
by those who have personal knowledge of the events and circumstances described
herein, and information gained through my training and experience. The information
outlined below is provided for the limited purpose of establishing probable cause
and does not contain all details or all facts of which I am aware relating to this

investigation.
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3. Other law enforcement officers and I are currently investigating Darel
Theopolis King for various federal offenses including a violation of 18 U.S.C. §
922(g)(1) (felon in possession of a firearm).

4. On October 20, 2020, MSP officers assigned to the MSP Fugitive Team
arrested Darel Theopolis King on an arrest warrant issued by the Michigan 67th
District Court for homicide-felony murder, robbery-armed, assault with intent to
murder, firearm possession by a felon, and four counts of felony firearm. MSP
officers arrested King in a camper-trailer at a rest stop located on southbound I-75
near exit 131 (Clio Road) in Genesee County. King’s girlfriend, Sparkle Jordan, was
in the camper-trailer with King. During the execution of the arrest warrant, MSP
officers searched the camper-trailer and found a Smith & Wesson, model CS45, .45
caliber pistol.

5. Shortly after King’s arrest, ATF Special Agent Sutara and Task Force
Officer Monroe arrived at the camper-trailer. Agent Sutara interviewed Sparkle
Jordan who said that she had been staying the camper-trailer with her boyfriend
King. Jordan stated the pistol belonged to her and that King knew about it. She also
said that the prior evening (October 19, 2020), King retrieved the pistol from the
driver’s seat of their vehicle and tried to give it to Jordan as they walked across the

rest stop parking lot. Jordan said that she handed the pistol back to King, who carried
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it in the pocket of his sweatshirt hoodie as they walked a short distance across the
parking lot.

6. I have reviewed King’s criminal history and I am aware he was
previously convicted in 1999 in Genesee County Circuit Court of second degree
murder. He was also convicted in 2012 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Michigan for being a felon in possession of a firearm. In both cases he
received a sentence of imprisonment exceeding one year. He received ten to fifteen
years on the second degree murder sentence and served approximately ten years,
was released on parole and was later returned to custody as a parole violator. He was
sentenced to 46 months on his federal felon-in-possession case. Based on his
sentences, I believe that on October 19, 2020, King knew he previously convicted
of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

7. I have spoken with ATF Special Agent Jonathan Wickwire, who 1s
recognized by ATF as having expertise in the interstate travel and manufacture of
firearms. SA Wickwire advised that the Smith & Wesson, model CS45, .45 caliber
pistol was manufactured outside of the state of Michigan and is a firearm as defined
in Chapter 44, Title 18, United States Code.

8. Based on the foregoing, I have probable cause to believe that on

October 19, 2020, in the Eastern District of Michigan, Darel Theopolis King,
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knowing that he had been convicted of a felony offense punishable by a term of
imprisonment exceeding one year, knowingly possessed, in and affecting commerce,
a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).

Dustin Hurt [

Special Agent
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives

Sworn to before me and signed in my presence and/or by reliable electronic means

on this 28" day of May, 2021.

Hon. Curtis Ivy, Jr.,
United States Magistrate Judge


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