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Bellevue Police DepartmentSupplementary ReportIncident Case Number

Fire 13-54055 1 of 1

Investigated By: Personnel No: Date: Approved By: Date:

Brian Orr, Forensic Technician ID4 1/23/2014

Evidence item SRH-28A has been processed for latent prints. No latent prints were developed.

This item has been returned to Property.


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Fire Investigation 13-54055 Page 1of 2


Det. Jerry Johnson P175 01-14-14

1. 11-05-13, 0750 hrs: I was contacted by Lt. Patricelli and was requested to respond to

Overlake Hospital to contact some people reference an on-going fire investigation. Det.R. Thompson was assigned to contact a potential victim at Harborview Hospital. I was

told that the fire may have been part of an explosion that occurred inside of unit KK202

at 4505 148thAve. NE in Bellevue.

0800 hrs: I arrived at Overlake Hospital ER and met with the staff there. I learned that

three people were present in the ER who were associated with this investigation.

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Nancy P. Campbell, DOB/07-07-26, was being treated for a fractured pelvis

and internal bleeding. Campbell reportedly resided in unit KK104.

- , DOB , was being treated for a fractured left foot.

reportedly resided in unit KK204 with her husband ,DOB/ . had not been injured.

- Daniel J. Strycharske, DOB/04-06-86, was being evaluated for minor

scratches and abrasions. Strycharske reportedly resided in unit KK202 with a

couple of male friends.

I waited for Strycharske to finish with his medical evaluation before making contact with

him. I also learned that his injuries were very minor and that he would be discharged

from the hospital in a short time. I introduced myself and stated the purpose for my

contact with him. Strycharskes initial information included:

- He is the leasee of unit KK202. He lives at this apartment with two male

friends named Jesse Kaplan and David Richard Schultz II. Schultz goes by

the name Richard or Richie.

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Strycharske stated he was sleeping in the guest bedroom when he was awoken

by an explosion and debris falling on him. The event, the cause of which was

not clear in his mind at that point, cause one of bedroom walls to be

destroyed. He was able to escape his room via the damaged wall.

- Seconds before the building burst into flames, Strycharskes roommates exited

the apartment through the damaged walls also. Schultz was burned badly on

at least one of his hands. Kaplan was less injured than Schultz.

- Strycharske spoke briefly about the ongoing practice of extracting hash oil

from marijuana within the apartment - a process that involved usingpressurized butane.

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He provided me with a drawing to help acclimate me about the apartments

floor plan, his bedroom and where the extraction process was taking place

(see Item JAJ-2)

- He agreed to provide me with the t-shirt (Item JAJ-3) and pajama pants (Item

JAJ-4) he was wearing at the time of the incident. The pants had already been

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Fire Investigation 13-54055 Page 2of 2


Det. Jerry Johnson P175 01-14-14

bagged by hospital staff members. I later placed that bag into evidence as

Item JAJ-5.

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He also agreed to have his injuries photographed. **I later transferred these

photos onto CD and placed them into evidence as JAJ-1.

0921 hrs: After Strycharske was discharged from the ER he accompanied me to my

assigned detective vehicle to provide a recorded interview. The interview last about one

hour and eight minutes. See the interview transcript for details. At the completion of the

interview Strycharske was brought to the Overlake Hospital waiting area to wait for a

friend to pick him up.

I then went to 4505 1486thAve. NE and made contact with Det. Steve Hoover, the lead

investigator in this case. I was near the fire scene for a short period of time relaying

information that had been told to me by Strycharske before leaving on anotherassignment.

I then returned to BPD and placed the above items into evidence. After that was

competed I drove to Overlake Hospital and briefly contacted , Dob/

. was inside of their apartment #KK204 with her husband

, DOB , when this events occurred. They had both been sleeping at

the time. suffered injuries including a fractured left foot and some facial

abrasions.

I also confirmed that Nancy P. Campbell, DOB/07-07-26, was at Overlake Hospital also

and was undergoing medical treatment for a fractured pelvis and internal bleeding. Shewas not available for contact at this time.

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11-06-13, 1315 hrs: I contacted by telephone and obtained a recorded

statement from her about the event. See transcribedstatement for details.

3. 01-28-14, 1309 hrs: I assisted Det. Hoover during the search of a Pontiac WA license

ALG0765 today. I took digital photos during the search process. After the search was

completed Det. Hoover assigned me Evidence Item Number SRH-72 (for the photos that

I subsequently transferred onto CD and placed into evidence).

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Reckless Endangerment Investigation 13-54055 1


Detective Thompson 168 11/05/2013

November 5th

, 2013

0800 hours,

I was requested to respond to Harborview Hospital where it was reported a tenant of the Hampton

Green Apartment complex was being treated for wounds suffered in a fire at his apartment. I was ad-

vised there was some type of an explosion at the apartment complex and building KK was completely

engulfed in flames. The person who had been transported to Harborview may have been living in the

apartment believed to be the source of the fire. I was requested to contact this individual and conduct

an interview as well as collect any evidence.

As I was driving to the hospital a Bellevue Fire Department Medic Unit passed me and I was later told

that another victim was being transported to Harborview with burns.

0830 hours,

I arrived at the hospital and spoke with Officer Seth Tyler who was standing by outside one of the

emergency room stalls with an orange plastic bag. He advised the bag contained burnt clothing from

the victim that the hospital staff had removed. I took possession of the bag. Officer Tyler told me the

victim was currently in the X-ray room. The victims name was David Richard Schultz, DOB:

05/04/1982.

After Schultz was removed from the X-ray room, he was wheeled into an ER treatment stall where I

introduced myself to him and told him I was investigating what happened at the fire. I told him I wanted

to ask him some questions but wanted to make sure he knew he was not under arrest just because the

police were talking to him. He said he understood. Schultz was in a lot of pain and I noted he had

burns on his head, face, hands, feet and the skin had bubbled and was peeling from his flesh. He ap-

peared to be in a lot of pain and verbally expressed as much. I asked him if he understood me and if I

could speak with him about what happened. He stated I could. I did not take a taped statement from

Schultz at this time due to the fact he spoke softly and he was in pain but he revealed the following in-

formation to me:

His name is David Richard Schultz, but he goes by the name Richard or Richey. His DOB: is

05/04/1982. He is from South Carolina and doesnt really live or have an address but he has been stay-

ing with Jesse Kaplin and Daniel. He did not know Daniels last name. They live in the Hampton Green

Apartment complex and the building they live in is way in the very back. He told me he is a provider

of medicinal hash oil to Jesse and Daniel. Schultz said he had been spending the last few nights on thecouch at this apartment because Daniel and Jesse were having some problems with the construction

workers who were replacing the windows on the site. When asked if Schultz has a job, he said he works

at the dispensary at White Center Alternative Care. He told me he makes hashbut he didnt have any

of his stuff with him and all his stuff is all at the dispensary where I do my work. When asked

what would cause the apartment to explode like it did, Schultz said he didnt know and what he did

know is that he was he had got up this morning around 5:30. His roommates, Jesse and Daniel were


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sleeping as they typically get up around 9:00. Schultz told me he was getting ready to go to the dispen-

sary and had walked out to his car to put some stuff inside. As he walked back to the apartment he

heard a loud pop and the glass door on the side of the apartment blew out. Schultz said he opened the

front door and went inside the apartment to get some butane that was in a case and as he opened the

door, he was hit with a wall of flames. He said he went in anyway and dragged the box out into the

hallway outside the door. I asked why he would drag this case of butane outside and he said because

he didnt want them to blow up in the fire.

Schultz stated he had no idea what would catch on fire or explode in the apartment and didnt know

why this happened. I asked him if he were making hash inside the apartment and he was adamant that

he wasnt. He told me that about two weeks ago some construction workers reported to the police that

theywere making hash inside the apartment but a Bellevue Police Officer stopped by and he showed

him that they werent. He said the police officer looked inside the apartment at what items he had and

it was confirmed they were not making hash there. Schultz told me Jesse and Daniel were concerned

because the construction workers wanted to get inside their apartment and they didnt trust them.

Schultz believed a blond guy working on the windows was suspicious although Schultz said he didnt

suspect this construction worker of blowing the apartment up or setting a fire.

As we spoke, Schultz was requesting from the nursing staff, pain medication and they transported him

to the 9th

floor burn unit. I advised Schultz I would follow up later with him.

I then re-contacted Officer Tyler who was standing by with Jesse Kaplan who had arrived by Medic

Unit. He was only wearing a pair of boxer short and a coat. The coat was placed in a blue bag by hospi-

tal staff.

Officer Hodges and Barker arrived to assist. I turned over the orange bag and the blue bag to them

and requested they photograph and book the clothing items into evidence.

I then went into another emergency room bay where I introduced myself to Jesse Kaplan. Kaplans

injuries were visibly not as drastic as Schultz. He appeared to have suffered some burns to the face and

head and his beard and hair were burned and blistered. Kaplan also suffered some abrasions on his

legs. He told me he lives at 4505 148th

Ave. NE #KK 202. He told me the apartment complex is called

the Hampton Greens. He told me he lives with Daniel Strycharski whose name is on the apartment

lease. Kaplan said he was trying to get onto the lease but was having some issues with mold growing in

the unit and they were having problems with the management getting things fixed. He told me a third

person has been staying at the house and his name is Richey. They were having issues with construc-

tion workers coming into the house and Richey was asked to stay because they always wanted to have

someone there when the construction workers were around. Kaplan was asked how this explosion

could have happened in the apartment. He told me he was sleeping in the guest room and suddenly he

was thrown off the bed or possibly jumped out of bed and fell down. He wasnt sure what happened

except that it reminded him of a war zone. Kaplan told me he didnt see any fire, didnt hear any ex-

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the house. He said he could not see because he didnt have his glasses on and he somehow managed to

make it out the front door where Daniel found him and help him find his way to a safe place outside the

apartment. Kaplan said he was only wearing his underwear and someone gave him a coat, (he didnt

know who or where it came from). He said he saw the apartment on fire but did not remember getting

burned or how that happened. Kaplan said he typically gets up in the morning between 7 and 9 AM.

He said he works at Microsoft as does Daniel. Schultz works at an alternative care center in White Cen-

ter. He told me that Richey Schultz makes hash oil but there isnt anything he uses that would cause an

explosion.

Kaplan told me he is a patient of the alternative medicine due to back pain and prefers the oil to mari-

juana. When asked if hash was being made at the scene, he said no. When I asked him if he knew

what Richey was doing up at 5:30 I the morning, he said he didnt know that either except to say he

probably was getting ready to go to work.

I asked Kaplan if anyone would have been smoking cigarettes in his apartment this morning. He said

they all smoke cannabis but he and Daniel were sleeping and he thought it too early for Richey. They

have a fireplace in the unit but it has never been used. They have electric heat and no gas. Kaplan in-

sisted he had no idea what could have caused an explosion and/or fire.

Kaplan told me Richey drives a red Pontiac Trans Am that should be parked in the parking lot directly

outside the apartment. He did not know the license number. When I asked him where Richey is from,

he told me he lives in Chehalis.

The interviews at Harborview Hospital ended at 1000 hours and I drove to the fire scene to update and

brief Detective Hoover.

1030 hours,

After briefing Detective Hoover on my interviews at Harborview I contacted Detective Lindquist who

began a search for the red Pontiac Trans Am. It was my opinion based on my conversation with Schultz

and his statement that he had taken stuff out to his car; that there may be evidence pertaining to the

origin of the explosion and fire in his car and that it should be towed away for safe keeping. Detective

Lindquist advised finding a red Pontiac Trans Am on the south side of building KK. The license number of

the car was ALGO765, Washington. This car was registered to a David R. Sandy of Chehalis, WA. Be-

cause Schultz is also a David R. and he is from Chehalis and there wasnt another red Pontiac Trans Am

around in the entire complex and this one was directly outside the KK building, I advised Detective Lind-

quist to seize the car for a possible search warrant at a later date.

I then began taking scene photographs of the area around building KK and by using the Fire Depart-

ment latter truck, took several photos above the building, (see RKT-1).


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November 6th

, 2013

0945 hours,

I made contact with Tyone Fellows who is a construction worker at the Hampton Greens campus. He

stated he is on a project replacing all the windows and sliding glass doors for the entire complex. He

specifically told me he went to building KK unit 202 because they needed to get into that apartment to

work on the sliding glass door for replacement. He said there was some type of compressor on the deck

of the patio that was next to a liquid that he said appeared to be cooking oil and it smelled like some-

thing he could not describe. He said the compressor he thought was electric because there was a cord

going back into the apartment and the slider door could not shut because the cord was going through.

He said he had to contact the occupant to get him to take the contraption back inside so they could

work on the door. Fellows said the person who he spoke to at the house was possibly Middle Eastern

decent. This was about two weeks ago. Fellows provided me with a tape recorded statement concern-ing these facts, (see attached statement).

I also took a tape recorded statement from Richard ONeill, the Hampton Greens Apartment mainte-

nance supervisor. ONeill told me he was familiar with building KK and specifically unit #202 because a

couple weeks ago the maintenance workers could not get into the unit to make some repairs. He said

he went to the door and could smell the odor of marijuana coming from inside unit 202. He said he

knocked on the door a couple times and nobody answered so he put his pass key into the door. Imme-

diately someone yelled at him not to come inside. About a minute later a male with dark long hair an-

swered the door but only partially opening it. ONeill said there was no question about the smell of ma-

rijuana emitting from this unit but there was also another odor he could not describe that was a chemi-

cal smell. He observed a compressor that appeared to be making some sort of liquid that again he hadno idea what this was about. After leaving the apartment he immediately went back to the office to

report and make a written statement as to what he had observed, (see attached taped statement from

ONeill).


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