Final Report Phone Records and Dates (Operation Pivot Point)

This is a call log between a phone number registered to an address closely connected to Mr. Scottie Palk and Sheriff Chris Davis county

issued cellphone. The address this phone is registered is an address where Mr. Palk frequently resided in 2009 and where members of his

family did reside. In an interview conducted in May of 2013, Mr. Palk alleges he paid Sheriff Davis $5000 to protect him and that Sheriff

Davis allegedly warned him about the discovery of Mr. Palks mega-lab located on Capps Road in McEwen, Tennessee.

March 18th

to April 17th

, 2009.

Phone Calls.

Date From/To Time Call Length.

03/24 Incoming from Davis 1:58pm 4 Minutes

Total Minutes.

(4 Minutes)

Text Messages

Date From/To Time.

03/24 Outgoing to Davis 1:56pm


03/24 Incoming from Davis 4:22pm





Total Text Messages.

(2 Messages)

This call is one day before investigators go to Tony Hills home in Pleasant View, Tn. to

question him and his wife, Teresa, about their role in Operation Pivot Point. (April 25,

2009). The conversation is initiated by a text sent to Davis at 1:56pm. Two minutes later

at 1:58pm Davis places this call.

On March 17, 2009, Amanda Judd gave a proffer for the DEA.

This proffer was prepared on March 24, 2009.

Joshua Hooper was arrested between March 23-30 for violation of

probation by Humphreys County.

These texts are sent and received 2 days after

Tammy Huddleston (April 14) is interviewed by

investigators under agreement of a Proffer.

However, Huddlestons interview interrupted due to

a scheduling conflict with the U.S. Marshalls and

postponed until April 28, 2009.

These texts sent and received one day

before investigators question Tony Hill

and his wife, Teresa, in Pleasant View,

Tn. at their residence.

Waverly Police Department preforms a Knock

and Talk at Glenda Breeden (Woods) residence

on Capps Hill Road on April 2, 2009. WPD report

Initial Narrative completed on April 4, 2009. That

date of these texts.

Tammy Huddelston Proffer Dates. Tony Hill Interview Date

Glenda

Breeden

(Woods)

Knock and

Talk and

Initial

Narrative

dates.

Amanda Judd Proffer

date and Proffer

prepared date.

Andrea Lee arrest and

bond dates.

April 18th

to May 17th

, 2009.

Phone Calls.

Date From/To Time Call Length

04/24 Incoming call from Davis 9:40pm 23 Minutes


04/29 Outgoing call to Davis 6:22pm 10 Minutes


05/08 Incoming call from Davis 10:07pm 1 minute

05/13 Outgoing call to Davis 8:15pm 13 Minutes

Total Minutes.

(64 Minutes)

Andrea Lee arrested in Humphreys

County on a probation violation. Ms.

Lee was indicted (along with Scottie

Palk and Joshua Hooper) on August

10, 2010 for her role in Operation

Pivot Point.

This call is 3 days after investigators

interview Glenda Breeden (Woods)

at the Waverly Police Department

concerning her involvement with

buying and distribution of

methamphetamine.

These calls are one day before and after Tammy Huddlestons

Proffer with Investigators completed. (April 28, 2009)

Andrea Lee is released on bond from the Humphreys County Jail. This

15-minute conversation began with a text sent to Davis at 9:46pm. 6

minutes later at 9:52pm, Davis calls.

NOTE:

April 24, 2009 The News Democrat ran an article about the arrest of Nathan Griffith, Van Johnson,

Josh Henry, Amanda Judd, Sara Pate and Tammy Huddleston in Operation Pivot Point. Davis

places this call at 9:40pm and the conversation lasts for 23 minutes. This is the first round of

indictments by the DEA.

Joshua Hooper VOP

arrest between

March 23-30, 2009.

Date and

time of

Glenda

Breeden

(Woods)

interview by

TBI and

investigators

.

Indictment of

Scottie Palk,

Andrea Lee and

Joshua Hooper in

August 2010.

Text Messages.

Date From/To Time.


04/27 Outgoing to Davis 8:24(am)

04/27 Incoming from Davis 8:24(am)















(21 Messages)

Tammy Huddlestons Proffer

continues and completed.

These texts are one day after Tammy Huddlestons Proffer with Investigators

completed. (April 28, 2009)

These calls are one day before Tammy Huddlestons

Proffer with Investigators completed. (April 28, 2009)

Andrea Lee is released on bond from the

Humphreys County Jail.

Text sent to Davis one day

after TBI and investigators

question Glenda Breeden

(Woods) at the Waverly

Police Department.

August 18th

to September 17th

, 2009.

Phone Calls and Text Messages.


08/19 Incoming call from Davis 8:42(am) 7 Minutes





09/15 Outgoing call to Davis 1:16pm 1 Minute


09/16 Incoming call from Davis 3:04pm 1 Minute

This call log coincides with the discovery of that mega-lab, the largest meth lab found in the state of

Tennessee in 2009, and establishes a pattern of communication between Sheriff Chris Davis county issued cellphone and this number during the investigation and surveillance after its discovery.

Mr. Palks mega-lab" was discovered on Sept. 1, 2009, shortly after 2:00pm. This information is based on Waverly Police Department Incident reports completed by the investigators who discovered and

investigated the lab. Shortly after the mega-lab is discovered, at 5:46pm, a call is placed from Sheriff Davis' county issued cellphone to this phone number. That call lasts only three minutes.

There is no further communication between Sheriff Davis cellphone and this number until Sept. 15.

Fourteen days after the labs discovery and one day after investigators complete the last Supplemental Narrative on Incident Reports.

NOTE:

There is a more detailed summary of August 18th to September 17th, 2009 at the end of

this report.

The Deep DarkText Box

Text Messages.

Date From/To Time.















The last SUPPLEMENTARY NARRATIVE on Incident Reports by investigators was completed on 09/14/2009 at 12:49pm. The next day the communication between

Sheriff Davis county issued cellphone and this number resumes with a text message

from Sheriff Davis cellphone sent at 1:11pm.

Five minutes after this text, at 1:16pm, a call from this number to Sheriff Davis

cellphone is placed that lasts only one minute.

At 2:11pm, another text from Sheriff Davis cellphone to this number is sent. Then at

5:46pm, a call is placed from Sheriff Davis cellphone to this number, which lasts eleven minutes.

It is clear by these phone records, after the mega-lab is discovered and throughout the time it was being investigated and under surveillance, all communication between

Sheriff Davis county issued cellphone to this phone number, linked to Mr. Palks

residence, goes dark and does not resume again until after the last report is

completed on 09/14/2009.

NOTE:

There is a more detailed summary of August 18th to September 17th, 2009 at the end of

this report.

September 18th

to October 17th

, 2009.

Phone Calls.

Date From/To Time Call Length

09/23 Incoming from Davis 1:08pm 2 Minutes

09/26 Outgoing to Davis 12:51pm 1 Minute


10/05 Outgoing call to Davis 11:08(am) 2 Minutes



Total Minutes.

(19 Minutes)

This call placed by Davis two days

after DEA Agent Van Winn seeks

indictments in Operation Pivot Point

on Sept. 21, 2009.

Davis placed the call 5 minutes after

receiving a text at 1:03pm from phone

connected to Scottie Palk

Davis places this call the day federal agents and

investigators execute a federal search warrant at Tony

Hills residence in Pleasant View, Tn.

It is also the day before indictments are served on

Tony Hill, Glenda Breeden (Woods), Lisa McCay,

Thomas TJ Ballard, Nathan Griffith, Richard

Van Johnson, Sara Pate, Joshua Henry, Tammy

Huddleston, Brandon Curtis Jackson, Amanda

Judd for their role in Operation Pivot Point.

Joshua Hooper arrested for FTA on this date as well.

Mr. Hooper was indicted with Scottie Palk and

Andrea Lee in October 2010.

Date of federal Grand

Jury in Jackson, Tn.

Individuals indicted

in Operation Pivot

Point. September 1,

2009.

Date federal search

warrant served on Tony

Hills residence.

Joshua Hooper

VOP arrest

date.

Text Messages

Date From/To Time.








Total Messages.

(7 Messages)

Text sent to Davis 5 minutes before he places a call to

phone connected to Scottie Palk.

This is two days after DEA Agent Van Winn seeks

indictments in federal court.

Text sent to Davis the day indictments on Tony

Hill, Glenda Breeden (Woods), Lisa McCay

and Thomas TJ Ballard begin to be served.

Date more federal

indictments begin to be

served

Multimedia Text

Date From/To Time.



Total Multimedia Messages.

(2 Messages)

Note

From March 18, 2009 to October 17, 2009, 22 calls are placed

between Sheriff Davis county issued cellphone and this number,

for a total of 149 talking minutes. During the same period, 57

text messages were exchanged. (These numbers may be higher.

Records received for the middle of June and beginning July are

incomplete.)

Calls between Sheriff DavisCounty Issued Cellphone and Phone linked to Palk Residence.

August 18th

to September 17th

, 2009.

Phone Calls and Text Messages.







09/15 Outgoing call to Davis 1:16pm 1 Minute


09/16 Incoming call from Davis 3:04pm 1 Minute

Total Minutes.

(34 Minutes)

This call log coincides with the discovery of Scottie Palks mega-lab, the largest meth lab found in the

state of Tennessee in 2009, and establishes a pattern of communication between Sheriff Chris Davis

county issued cellphone and this number during the investigation and surveillance after its discovery.

Mr. Palks mega-lab" was discovered on Sept. 1, 2009, shortly after 2:00pm. This information is based

on Waverly Police Department Incident reports completed by the investigators who discovered and investigated the lab. Shortly after the mega-lab is discovered, at 5:46pm, a call is placed from Sheriff Davis' county issued cellphone to this phone number. That call lasts only three minutes.

There is no further communication between Sheriff Davis cellphone and this number until Sept. 15.

Fourteen days after the labs discovery and one day after investigators complete the last Supplemental

Narrative on Incident Reports.

Text Messages.

Date From/To Time.
















(14 Messages)

The last SUPPLEMENTARY NARRATIVE on Incident Reports by investigators was

completed on 09/14/2009 at 12:49pm. The next day the communication between Sheriff Davis county issued cellphone and this number resumes with a text message

from Sheriff Davis cellphone sent at 1:11pm.

Five minutes after this text, at 1:16pm, a call from this number to Sheriff Davis

cellphone is placed that lasts only one minute.

At 2:11pm, another text from Sheriff Davis cellphone to this number is sent. Then at

5:46pm, a call is placed from Sheriff Davis cellphone to this number, which lasts

eleven minutes.

It is clear by these phone records, after the mega-lab is discovered and throughout

the time it was being investigated and under surveillance, all communication between Sheriff Davis county issued cellphone to this phone number, linked to Mr. Palks

residence, goes dark and does not resume again until after the last report is

completed on 09/14/2009.

Around three and half hours after

Scottie Palks mega-lab on

Capps Road, McEwen, Tn. is

discovered by investigators and

the last communication between

this phone and Sheriff Davis

county issued cellphone until 09/15/2009. 14 days after its

discovery.







No

communication

between this

number and

Sheriff Davis

county issued

cellphone.





September 15th

communication

between this number and Sheriff

Davis county issued cellphone

resumes. 14 days after mega-

lab is discovered and 1 day

after last Supplemental

Narrative on Incident Report

completed.







Texts to and

from Sheriff

Davis county

issued cellphone.

September 15th

communication

between this number and Sheriff

Davis county issued cellphone

resumes. 14 days after mega-lab

is discovered and last Supplemental

Narrative on Incident Report

complete.

Call from Sheriff

Davis county

issued cellphone.











Waverly Police Department

P.O. Box 464 103 East Main Street

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Waverly, TN 37185

Prepared on: 11/09/2012 12:14:03Page 1 of 5

Master Incident Report

: Occurred To

: Occurred From

No : Domestic ViolenceCAD CFS :

: Damage Amount

CAPPS RD

MCEWEN TN 37101

Location :

Case #

09/09/2009Call Date/Time

:

:

09/01/2009 12:00:00

09/09/2009 21:10:00

090909-00199

Incident Information

Date/Time Finished Reports Due : :

Gun Permit

Juvenile Involved

Restraining Order

:

:

:

No

No

No

09/09/2009 21:10:00

12:00:00

0010 - Drugs-manufacture Schedule 2

RMS CFS : 0010 - Drugs-manufacture Schedule 2

Master Incident # :

Zone :

CAD Disposition

RMS Disposition :

: CAD Disposition Date

RMS Disposition Date :

:

Crime Details

CFS Code State StatuteAtt - CompCFS Description

ATTEMPTED 0010 35ADRUGS-MANUFACTURE

SCHEDULE 2

Name Details

08/29/1979 WHITE

Name Name # Sex DOB Race Address

A200900824ESTEP, JUSTIN M MALE 851 Bell View Rd

Waverly, TN 37185

371-88-3544

(931)219-7686Phone #

SSN #

OFFENDERReason :

SUSPECT :

OWNER INFORMATION :

Offender Details

Offender Name Assault TypeInjury TypeCFS Description

ESTEP, JUSTIN M DRUGS-MANUFACTURE

SCHEDULE 2

090909-00199Incident # :

Establishes time-line from discovery of "mega-lab" until clean-up.



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Narratives

Narrative #

09/10/2009 7:05:01PM

As of Date

1727-AHNE, ANTHONY NI - INITIAL NARRATIVE

Narrative TypeReported By

1

On Tuesday September first at about 12:00 PM I spoke with Probation and Parole Officer Eddie Herndon about doing probation home visits

and searches. I picked him up about two hours later. We met with Detective Wesley Hagler and checked a residence. We went to Capps

Road in McEwen to look at some land that used to belong to Lemuel Palk. I was told by Joshua Henry that large quantities of

methamphetamine had been manufactured there by him and Michael Scott Palk. Wesley and I had seen evidence of meth being made there

about two years before. The grass in the road had grown and it looked as if it had not been travelled until this summer. I had periodically

driven by when I noticed the road started looking travelled again. It had been an unusually wet summer and it should have grown up. We

drove up the road and found evidence of recent activity. There were trails beat down in the grass and leaves. The trail to the north lead to a

clearing about ten feet by fifteen feet. I found double A battery ends, zippers from freezer bags, freezer bags, a plastic Igloo water cooler and

fresh cigarette butts. The trail leading to the south looked very heavily travelled. We found camouflaged air tanks, liquids in freezer bags,

plastic containers, acid spills, fresh cigarette butts, double A battery ends, and a bucket. We could smell camping fuel and ammonia. We did

not disturb the area and left before we were seen.

A search of the Tax Assessor's records showed Michael Scott Palk as the land owner for the driveway and area north. SVC LLC is the land

owner of the area to the south. This was later verified with a GPS navigator.

On September second 2009 Hagler, Sgt Dewayne Jackson, Officer Kinta Bell, and I went to conduct surveillance in the area. We made no

contact and nothing looked different. It was a full moon but the tree cover overhead kept it very dark. This caused us to believe the

individuals using these items to manufacture meth were coming during the day. The place was well kept which would be very difficult to do

with a flashlight at night. We arrived at 6:30 PM and left at 11:00 PM.

On September third 2009 Officer Shaun Wilson and I went to conduct surveillance in the area. We made no contact and nothing looked

different. We arrived at 5:00 PM and left at 9:00 PM.

On September fourth 2009 I drove past the area at 11:00 AM and saw nothing different. The area is about one hundred and fifty yards

through the woods and past the crest of the ridge. I was looking for distinct sign of traffic on the driveway and smelling for chemicals.

On September fifth 2009 I drove past the area at 6:30 PM and saw nothing different.

On September sixth 2009 Hagler, SA Jimmy Turner,Detective Hagler, Officer Jeremy Brooks, and I went to conduct surveillance in the area.

We found a trail leading from the south area heading south east. There was a substantial cook site with a strong odor of camping fuel and

ammonia. This area had several fresh Marlboro cigarette butts scattered around it. It rained while we were there. We arrived at 4:00 PM and

Hagler and Turner left at 8:00 PM. Brooks and I left at 12:00 AM.

On September eighth 2009 Sgt Steve Thompson, Sgt Shane Sexton, and I went to conduct surveillance in the area. We took pictures and

found new tire impressions at the top of the hill in the dirt. We also found a drink container and an empty bag of chips. We arrived at 12:00

PM and left at 1:00 PM.

On September ninth 2009 at about 12:00 PM Thompson, Sexton and I went to conduct surveillance in the area. We checked the area and

did not see any changes from the day before. We heard a vehicle driving on Capps. It stopped. We heard one door slam. We ran south for

about fifty yards and laid down. I laid beside a small log. They knelt behind trees behind me. We were wearing camouflaged clothing. Sexton

soon alerted me and pointed north. I saw Justin Estep walking east, wearing a white shirt and carrying a black tote bag. He walked within fifty

feet from me. When I first saw him, I immediately recognized him. Sexton and Thompson were later shown Estep's driver's license photo and

confirmed his identity. He did not see us so we kept still until he passed us. He was not following any trail. He walked straight for the large

cook site and uncovered it. He moved several of the items and then made phone calls with his cell phone. We had gone to this area in the

daylight several times before finding this cook site because it was so well camouflaged. We hid ourselves better and I called Hagler to

update him on our situation. Estep was talking loudly and making a lot of noise but we could not see him anymore. Sexton crawled towards

Estep to get a view. He saw Estep at the cook site. He could hear him talking about an object near an orange marker and asking the other

person if they hid the car good enough. Estep walked towards Sexton and stared directly at him from twenty feet away. Sexton was behind a

tree that only covered half his chest. Estep turned away and made another phone call but spoke quietly this time. We could hear Estep

periodically. We saw him walking towards the driveway about forty five minutes after being there. He was carrying the same black tote bag. I

followed him but lost sight of him when he crested the east side of the ridge. We moved to the north site to check the road. We heard

090909-00199Incident # :

Establishes September 1st, 2009 shortly after 2:00pm as time and date Mr. Palk's "mega-lab" was discovered by law enforcement.

Establishes law enforcement believed this to be Scottie Palk's "mega-lab".

Establishes time-line "mega-lab" was being investigated and under surveillance by law enforcement.

Establishes Scottie Palk as the owner of the property.



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someone talking towards the south site. I walked through the brush towards the site and saw Estep walking towards the driveway. He did not

have the tote bag this time. I called Hagler back. Turner and Hagler drove to the bottom of the driveway and Hagler walked up it to find Estep

but missed him. Thirty to sixty seconds passed between the time I last saw him walking down the driveway and the time I heard Hagler shut

his car door. Lieutenant Joe Maples and Sgt Jackson arrived to help search the area. I noticed that the tarp had been moved at the large

cook site and a scanner had been left in the tree above it. It was programmed for the Humphreys County law enforcement frequency and

turned on. It was not there before Estep arrived. No one was found in the woods during the search. Maples stopped a car at Capps Road and

Gravelly Run belonging to Estep. Marvin Tabor was driving the vehicle. Tabor is Estep's step-father. Tabor told Maples that he was looking

for a place to deer hunt. Maples asked about the car. Tabor told maples that he got the car from Estep the night before and he did not know

where Estep was. Maples saw Estep driving that particular car on Hwy 70 near the National Guard Armory at 9:00 AM that morning. Sheriff

Davis, Hagler and Turner also questioned Tabor. The search was ended and the lab clean up was organized.

Detective Captain Larry Lescure, Detective Tracy Hearndon, Captain Russell Downing,Deputy Brian Baker and I conducted the clean up. Sgt

Sexton and Sgt Thompson made digital images of the clean up.

The following items were found at the main cook site, a scanner containing the Humphreys County law enforcement frequency ( left by Estep

that day, turned on), 2 plastic pitchers holding freezer bags of camp fuel, 1 empty plastic pitcher, 1 gallon jug of water, a five gallon plastic

bucket holding HCL gas generators and acid, a five gallon bucket of plumbing tools, hoses, an air tank converted to hold ammonia with some

in it, a 5 gallon plastic container holding some camp fuel, a box of freezer bags, 1 box of hand towels, 2 rolls of paper towels, 1 set of bungee

straps, 1 tarp, 1 camo net, assorted trash, 1 shovel, 1 pick, 1 canopy, two lithium batteries, and 2 freezer bags holding at least 1 pound of pill

binder each.

The secondary cook site, 1 pitcher holding a freezer bag of camp fuel, a 5 gallon plastic bucket holding a HCL gas generator and acid, 1

funnel, 1 quart of liquid fire acid, 1 bag of assorted trash.

The main storage or burial site contained two air tanks converted to hold ammonia, a hose, and three large bags of trash. A four inch long

mouse ran from under the trash bags when they were moved.

The secondary storage or burial site contained on large bag of trash.

A bag of trash was also found hidden under two old tires.

A blue Igloo drink container was found near the north site on Palk's property. It contained two HCL gas generators.

The trash was checked for liquids and solids that would create a hazard. All of it was moderately contaminated with acid, camp fuel or

lithium. 5 empty acid containers, 21 empty camp fuel cans, 4 plastic bags of pill binder ( they weighed about six pounds), and a freezer bag

full of stripped batteries were found.

On September 11 2009 at about 2:15 PM Lescure pulled finger prints from the scanner and it's batteries. They had been fumed with super

glue before being dusted. They will be sent of analysis.

Narrative #

09/14/2009 12:49:56PM

As of Date

1727-AHNE, ANTHONY NS - SUPPLEMENTARY

NARRATIVE

Narrative TypeReported By

2

090909-00199Incident # :

Continues investigation and surveillance time-line from above.

Date of last Supplemental Narrative for Incident Reports concerning the investigation, surveillance and clean-up of Scottie Palk's "mega-lab" on Capps Road. One day before communication resumes between Sheriff Davis' county issued cellphone and phone number registered to address Mr. Palk frequently resided.

09/09/2009 "mega-lab" shut down.



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After dropping off Sexton, Thompson and Ahne at the target location Turner staged at an undisclosed location

near the target area.

Turner was notified by phone that someone had been dropped off at the bottom of the road at the target location.

Turner drove toward target area and coming off of Capps Road turning onto Hargis Road Turner observed a white

male driving a red camaro. No one else was observed in the vehicle. Turner was not aware that the vehicle was

owned by Estep at this time.

After being requested to come to the target location Turner drove Hagler to the area. Turner stayed at the bottom

of the road observing for anyone that might exit woods in the area.

A maroon colored vehicle was stopped driving down Capps Road from the east. A white male identified by Turner

as Cody Tabor and a white female not identified was in the vehicle. The subjects said that they were getting back

from getting some hamburgers. Turner observed a Mcdonolds in the back seat behind the driver. The vehicle had a

Robertson County tag affixed to the back of the vehicle. Turner was unaware that Tabor was the step brother of

Estep.

While at the bottom of the road that lead up to the target location a red camaro drove by, Hagler noticed that it was

a vehicle owned by Estep and Turner told Hagler that it was the same vehicle that had driven off Capps Road when

he was notified that someone had just been dropped at target location. Hagler instructed Maples to stop the vehicle

and vehicle was stopped on Gravely Run Road. Hagler and Turner spoke with driver of red camaro identified as

Marvin Tabor. Tabor told Hagler that he was in the area scouting for a place to deer hunt. When asked about the

owner of the vehicle Hagler was told that it belonged to Tabors step son Justin Estep. Consent was given to look in

the vehicle. A receipt found by Hagler from the Pilot Station at Buffalo showed that fuel and cigarettes (Marlboro)

were purchased earlier on the ninth. A disposable green propane container was also noticed in the car.

When Marvin Tabor was asked about why Cody Tabor would be in the area Marvin Tabor told Hagler that Cody

Tabor has called him earlier and that he was bringing Marvin Tabor a hamburger. Marvin Tabor made the statement

that he had no idea what Justin Estep would be doing up in the woods.

090909-00199Incident # :



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Waverly, TN 37185



Property Details

Property Ticket # ClassificationDate ReportedReasonType Value

PRN-0001384 CONFISCATEDARTICLE 09/09/2009 SCANNER 100.00

Recovered Property Details

Rec # Recovery ValueRecovery TypeRecovered DateOfficerPF# Comments

090909-00199Incident # :

This scanner was programmed with the frequency for Humphreys County law enforcement.

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