A few hours later Detective Nickels contacted Deputy Farr and advised the magistrate had signed a search warrant for the vehicle.
Detective Hannigan was notified by Detective Carr and agreed to attend the interviews of Bates and Garcia.
Arrangements were made with the WSP Evidence Recovery Unit to process Ryan’s pick-up the following day.
Detective Hannigan and Detective Carr met at the jail where they had Ryan Bates brought into the interview room.
Bates had not been in front of the presiding Judge for his first DOC criminal complaint and had not yet been appointed legal counsel.
Ryan sat across the table from both Detectives and rattled the handcuff chains that were attached to an eyebolt mounted on the table in front of him.
Detective Hannigan looked at Ryan and made eye contact.
