On March 22, 2018, two police officers stationed themselves to
conduct surveillance in a plaza parking lot known for frequent drug
activity. Mr. Guerra, a white male, and Mr. Grant, a black male,
were observed walking out of a restaurant approaching a silver
sedan that was parked in the lot. Mr. Grant moved towards and
briefly interacted with an unknown male at a different parked
vehicle while Mr. Guerra stayed by the sedan. The officers did not
see anything pass between them but concluded that they were taking
part in a hand-to-hand drug transaction.
After the interaction, the accused, a black male, exited the
same restaurant carrying a backpack and got into the sedan before
the three of them drove off. The officers followed them in their
unmarked police car to a housing complex.
