Eclipse Government

Defendant Name: Joe Ryan
Defendant Phone: 594-7820
(( Defendant Discord: NotMattch ))
(( Defendant Timezone: UTC ))
Type of Representation (Pick one): Public Defender

Charging Department: LSPD

Date & Time of Incident(s): 05/MAR/2025 19:30 approx
Charge(s):

• Evading an officer
• Grand Theft Auto
• Possession of Cannabis
• Felony Public Endangerment
• Hit and Run

Narrative:

I woke up in cuffs at pillbox with no recollection of events and told I was being arrested for evading? Noone read me my rights and then when I spoke to the guards they told me I got charged with all this other stuff???

((OOC note as requested to confirm this isn't an NLR situation but an IC Reason as to why he has no recollection of events that transpired.))

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I, Joe Ryan, hereby affirm that all information provided above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, and understand that knowingly providing false information could result in additional charges and/or fines. (( I affirm that all information submitted has been obtained via In-Character means. ))

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The Superior Court of San Andreas has received your filing and the case is now pending activation. Be advised that the court system runs on a first-come, first-served basis and will only activate cases out of order for special circumstances.

During this time, the defendant is encouraged to reach out to a licensed defense attorney in order to prepare a proper defense, otherwise, a court-appointed attorney will be assigned to the case upon its activation.

The defendant is further encouraged to speak with an authorized individual at Rockford Hills City Hall, Mission Row Police Station, or Paleto Bay Sheriff's Office for official clarification on the specific charges received and their respective date and times, as once the case has been activated, any omitted charges will be considered abandoned and unable to be disputed within this case.


Court Clerk
San Andreas Judicial Branch
(909) 304-2935 — [email protected]

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The case of State of San Andreas v. Joe Ryan is hereby activated and opened by this Court.

Be advised that the bench-trial court system runs on a weekly time-slot system. The prosecution and defense are hereby ordered to provide their evidence to the Court via Motion for Discovery within the next 30 days or file a Motion for Continuance.

If at any point in time the defendant or prosecution wishes set precedence or desire a formal criminal trial, they are welcome to file a Motion for a Change in Venue.


Superior Court Judge
San Andreas Judicial Branch
(909) 304-2935 — [email protected]

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• Exhibit #1:Arrest Report - Joe Ryan, 05/MAR/2025

  

  

  Los Santos Police Department ARREST REPORT "TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE"

  
  

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  MUGSHOT

  • SUSPECT DETAILS
    • 
      Full Name: Joe Ryan
      Phone Number: 5947820
      Licenses Suspended: Yes
      Officers Involved:
      • Police Lieutenant I George Hill
      • Police Detective III Cyrus Carver
      • Police Officer III Laurant Conrad
      Charges:
      • VF01 - Evading an Officer
      • GF11 - Grand Theft Auto
      • GC06 - Possession of Cannabis
      • VM07 - Hit and Run
      • VF04 - Felony Public Endangerment
    INCIDENT NARRATIVE
    • Incident Date: 05/MAR/2025
      
      Explain what happened, sufficient detail must be given to justify the placed charges, videos could be provided.
      • A 10-66 was called for a stolen vehicle over tac-1. Upon arriving Joe Ryan and passenger took off from the 10-66 starting a pursuit. Joe Ryan eventually dropped off their passenger and continued to evade. During the pursuit, Joe Ryan cut into incorrect lanes of traffic and cut through Bennys motorsport alley hitting a car. The pursuit ended when Joe Ryan hit a Pounder trucker, capsizing it and injuring himself. Joe Ryan was treated, cuffed, read his rights and had his belongings seized. Joe Ryan was taken to DOC and charged with Vf01, GF11, Gc06. VM07, VF04.
    EVIDENCE DETAILS
    • Document the possessions confiscated from the arrested suspect.
      Possessions are to be documented individually, examples of documented illegal possessions are "Pistol .50" or "12 grams of Cocaine". Legal possessions that can be categorized may be grouped, eg. "Clothing" to describe all clothing items. Body camera footage/pictures may be attached as an evidence exhibit.
      
      Where possible, the serial number of each firearm seized as evidence should be noted.
      • Illegal Possessions:
        Exhibit A: Marijuana x1
        
        
        Legal Possessions:
        Exhibit A: clothing x8
        Exhibit B: radio
        Exhibit C: lockpick x4
        Exhibit D: gps x1
        Exhibit E: screwdriver
        
        
        Photograph of Possessions (MANDATORY)

        

  

• Exhibit #2:Witness Statement - Officer Laurant Conrad

  

  

  
  San Andreas Judicial Branch
  Official Witness Statement
  "HERE FOR YOU | SAFE FOR YOU"

  Case Information

  • Incident Date: 05/MAR/2025

  Witness Information

  • Name: Laurant Conrad
    Date of Birth: 26/APR/2000
    Phone Number: 449-4803
    Occupation: Police Officer IIII, Los Santos Police Department

  Witness Statement

  • A 10-66 was called for a stolen vehicle over Tac-1. I arrived on scene as the pursuit unit when Joe Ryan began to evade with a a passenger. After a short while Joe Ryan dropped off their passenger and continued to attempt to evade. During this evasion, Joe Ryan was seen driving erractically at high rates of speed onto sidewalks and into incorrect lanes of traffic. Several times in an attempt to lose law enforcement, Joe Ryan cut through the Benny's alleyway resulting in Joe Ryan clipping several cars parked there in which he failed to yield and almost hitting multiple civilians on foot. Joe Ryan eventually took the pursuit to legion parking where he blew through an intersection and collided with a Pounder semi truck capsizing the pounder and launching himself through the front window where Joe Ryan became injured. Joe Ryan was injured badly but was treated by myself on scene, cuffed, read his rights and had his belongs seized before being taken to Pillbox for treatment. After being released by the doctor's at Pillbox and deemed safe for transport, Joe Ryan attempted to plead innocence by claiming memory loss from the accident and that he was unsure of where he was or what happened. Mr Ryan was explained to again that he had just evaded and caused a serious accident with a pounder minutes before but Mr. Ryan continued to feign innocence. As Joe Ryan was never once lost in the pursuit and was directly taken to Pillbox after his crash and treatment and then released directly back into the custody of the LSPD from the hospital Mr. Ryan's attempts to play innocent were simply ignored and he was transported to DOC.

  Witness Affirmation

  • I, Laurant Conrad, affirm that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I affirm that this statement has been made voluntarily, made without promise of reward, and made not under threat, force, or coercion. ((I affirm that all information submitted has been obtained via In-Character means.))
    
    Signed,
    
    
    Laurant Conrad
    PO III
    Los Santos Police Department
    
    Date: 13/MAR/2025

  

Junior Prosecutor
San Andreas Judicial Branch
514-3247 — [email protected]

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• Parties,
  
  This is to serve as a FIRST notice to the defendant that bench trials are currently scheduled on multiple days throughout the week. Please notify the court if these times do not work for you. The expectation of the court is that each defendant file a notice for availability in the next 7 days. Date, times, and formatting shown here. The courts will only provide the defendant three notices prior to involuntarily dismissing the case in favor of prosecution due to lack of response from the defendant.
  
  Please note there is the possibility of a trial happening if defendants show up to City Hall and both a judge and defense attorney are available.
  
  Respectfully,
  
  
  Associate Justice
  Branch Administrator
  San Andreas Judicial Branch
  505-9925 — [email protected]

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• Parties,
  
  This is to serve as a SECOND notice to the defendant that bench trials are currently scheduled on multiple days throughout the week. Please notify the court if these times do not work for you. The expectation of the court is that each defendant file a notice for availability in the next 7 days. Date, times, and formatting shown here. The courts will only provide the defendant three notices prior to involuntarily dismissing the case in favor of prosecution due to lack of response from the defendant.
  
  Please note there is the possibility of a trial happening if defendants show up to City Hall and both a judge and defense attorney are available.
  
  Respectfully,
  
  
  Associate Justice
  Branch Administrator
  San Andreas Judicial Branch
  505-9925 — [email protected]

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In accordance with the availability reported by both parties in response to the Notice of Scheduling, this trial shall take place at 07:00 PM on 13th of July, 2025 at Rockford Hills City Hall, Carcer Way, Metro Los Santos, SA.

Both parties are ordered to be present in the Judges Chambers no later than 15 minutes prior to the above listed date for pretrial arrangements. If complications occur that must result in a delay or cancellation of the trial, you are ordered to inform the court no later than 12 hours prior to the above listed date.


So ordered,


Associate Justice
Branch Administrator
San Andreas Judicial Branch
505-9925 — [email protected]

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I, Terence Williams, Attorney General of the San Andreas Judicial Branch, will represent the State of San Andreas in the underlying case.

I will take responsibility as Primary Counsel and await further instruction from the Presiding Judge.


Terence Williams
Attorney General
San Andreas Judicial Branch
234-9321 — [email protected]

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The Court has reviewed this case as a Judicial Review. A Judicial Review is a method of handling a case where two or more members of the Judiciary come together to review the facts of the case and come to an agreeable verdict.

The facts presented by the Prosecution in Exhibit #1 and Exhibit #2 have confirmed to this Court that beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendant was the individual operating the stolen vehicle and evaded from police, with the police pursuit maintaining visual throughout. The Court wants to point out that while both Exhibit #1 and Exhibit #2 indicate the defendant drove through Benny's in the process of evading police, there is a level of discrepancy to the two exhibits as to A) the number of times this action took place and B) the number of cars and civilians present at Benny's during these manoeuvres.

The Court recognises the statements made by the defendant about their lack of consciousness and memory of the incident. However, given that the defendant has not provided any supporting evidence from a Doctor as to any prior medical issues, and the fact that a lack of memory of the incident does not negate the actions of the incident taking place, the Court cannot use this as a reasonable defense. The Court would also like to point out that the defendant has raised that they were not aware of their Miranda rights.

The Court finds that the prosecution has met the burden of proof to indicate that the defendant put civilian lives in danger by driving through Benny's on at least two occasions, driving onto the sidewalk on several instances, as well as operating the vehicle in the incorrect lane throughout the pursuit as stated in both Exhibit #1 and Exhibit #2.

In reference to the charge of VM07 - Hit and Run, the Court finds issue with the application of the charge with the circumstances provided in two parts:

• If the defendant has reached the level of Felony Public Endangerment by putting the public at either major risk or in acute danger through their usage of a motor vehicle, the charge of Hit and Run would, depending on the circumstances, fall under the charge of VF04 - Felony Public Endangerment.
• If the defendant is responsible for Hit and Run due to the instance of the collision with the Pounder, the Court does not find it reasonable for a defendant to be charged with Hit and Run following an accident in which they were injured.

Finally, the Court will make a comment on the citation placed, GC06 - Possession of Cannabis. While this Court does not handle appeals for citations, it is worth pointing out that the evidence included in the first Exhibit does not appropriately support the charge albeit the Court will concede it was listed as an illegal exhibit. The absence of the marijuana in the photographed evidence, while still providing a photograph of all other exhibits, would likely have raised enough doubt for this Court to have considered finding the charge not guilty.

It is with the above considerations that I issue the following verdict:

• On the count of VF01 - Evading an Officer, I find the defendant, Joe Ryan, guilty.
• On the count of GF11 - Grand Theft Auto, I find the defendant, Joe Ryan, guilty.
• On the count of GC06 - Possession of Cannabis, I find the defendant, Joe Ryan, guilty.
• On the count of VM07 - Hit and Run, I find the defendant, Joe Ryan, not guilty.
• On the count of VF04 - Felony Public Endangerment, I find the defendant, Joe Ryan, guilty.

The defendant should make their way to City Hall at their earliest convenience to have the change to their record noted as well as the payment of $5,500 returned to them for fines, time, and other expenses/inconveniences incurred from the contested charges.


Court Clerk
San Andreas Judicial Branch
274-6959 — [email protected]

On behalf of


Associate Justice
Branch Administrator
San Andreas Judicial Branch
505-9925 — [email protected]