Personal Life

I apologize for overlooking a couple of my dealings with law enforcement. These are things are that I was not aware actually became part of my record. Here, I will outline and explain just what happened. I will also explain why I was released from two of my former jobs. In January of 1988, I was caught by Orange Police Department, as a minor in possession of alcohol. I was fifteen years old. The officer had made my friends and myself empty out the bottles of beer and hand them over. I do not recall the officer collecting our names or calling our parents. In March of 1988, I was charged with assault and battery. The boy was Dan Kine. In a normal teenage matter, he and I did not see eye to eye and rather than ignoring our issues, Kline continued to name call and challenged me to a fight. This was a pretty common occurrence when it came to Kine. I was not big on fighting, but my fifteen year old pride took over. I met the boy and we started to fight. All it took was one punch and the fight was over. Unknowingly, I broke his nose. I assume his parents pressed charges and I was charged. I spent a couple of days in juvenile hall awaiting trial. I was put on probation until eighteen and given community service. In retrospect, I had a lot of anger during this time period. My parents divorced shortly before this time period. In 1989, I was given a curfew violation. My friend and I were out toilet papering another friends house. It was all in good fun. We were detained and our parents called to pick us up. I was not aware that I was actually processed. In 1993, my friend Jerry Kanally and I were out cruising around. A girl, Nanel, was driving, I was the passenger, and Jerry was in the back. We stopped and parked at a gas station off of Chapman and the 55 freeway. The station is no longer there. Jerry went in to buy something and Nanel and I waited in the parked car listening to music. Suddenly, Jerry came running towards the car, a man behind him. The man then shot Jerry in the back of the head. We called the police and Jerry was taken to the emergency room. The man was later charged and sued from what I recall. I had no knowledge of Jerry’s intentions nor did the girl. I was absolutely stunned to find out that they were trying to charge myself and the girl with burglary as well. The charges were later dropped due to lack of evidence. Jerry survived. In 1995, my friend Jerry Kanally and I had spent the day working on the roof of his house. We had collected to wood shingles in the back of his truck. On our way to the dump, Jerry had the idea to dump the shingles in Silverado Canyon since it was nearby and I agreed. It was a bonehead idea. It was laziness at it’s worst, but we proceeded. We were caught by an Orange County Deputy. We were made to pick up all the shingles and were both cited for illegal dumping. We then drove the shingles to the dump. I paid my fine on time and learned my lesson. In 1996, I was released from Don Jose Mexican Restaurant. I was a server. I had taken some time off to vacation with my fiancé and her family in San Diego. I called into work early to explain that I feared I wouldn’t make it back in time for my scheduled shift and in hopes that I could get it covered. Robert told me “it was fine,” not to worry about it. I went into work the next day and was fired by Tony Greenfield for not making my shift. In 1997, I was hired by Telecon Communications by super, John Simmons. My work and knowledge of the field never met his expectations. They tried me out for a little while, but John soon put in for my release due to lack of work experience. I walked away and later gained to experience that they would have liked. I tried to obtain a copy of my record with the desire of disclosing every detail on it. I was unable to do so. I have nothing to hide and would not omit any information you are asking of me, unless it honestly slipped my mind as did the above mentioned run ins. I am putting myself out there completely because I whole heartedly desire to become an Orange County Sheriff. Thank you for your time.