Cid Special Agent/Evidence Custodian
Fort Carson, Co
I served as a CID Special Agent responsible for the investigation of a variety of general crimes to include larcenies, assaults, arson, and other various felony level crimes. I was further responsible for conducting investigations into sexual assaults, economic crime, and drug investigations. As a CID Special Agent I was personally responsible for the proper handling and conduct of over 150 cases during my tenure. Within each investigation I was responsible for receiving and determining the purview of the allegation; conducting victim and witness interviews; conduct crime scene processing, which included photographing and documenting the crime scene, as well as evidence identification and collection; conducting subject interviews; sending collected evidence to USACIL for further forensic examination; preparing detailed reports documenting all investigative activity; obtaining search warrants when needed; briefing Commanders and Lawyers on the investigation; and giving final briefings to victims at the conclusion of the investigation. I further served as the Evidence Custodian for the Fort Carson CID Office. As the Evidence Custodian it was my responsibility to maintain, safeguard, and when appropriate, dispose of evidence in accordance with our regulation. As the Evidence Custodian I was responsible for over 800 evidence vouchers and over 2,000 pieces of individual evidence. Items of evidence ranged from Homicide Investigations to drug evidence. I was consistently sought out by key leaders to provide input on proper evidence identification, preservation, and collection. Due to my subject matter expertise, I was sought out to identify areas that could be improved upon and to create an index system that would help future Evidence Custodians manage the evidence room more effectively.