P. .v Sanders CA4/1

BACKGROUND

On February 7, 2012, Sanders told Joseph Etcheverry, his former cell mate, about

a kid who lived in a condominium complex where Sanders once lived. The kid was a

marijuana dealer who always had from two to five pounds of marijuana in his home, with

each pound worth $3,000. The dealer kept about $20,000 in "working money." Sanders

told Etcheverry, "whatever he's got in his house, if we can get in his house we'll clean

him out." Sanders also said the dealer kept money in a safe in his parents' home. Sanders

had gone by the parents' home the previous night around dark and noted there were no

cars and no dogs. Sanders suggested Etcheverry masquerade as a law enforcement agent,

conduct a raid of the parents' home, tell the parents they were accessories to their son's

drug dealing and take money from them. Sanders drove Etcheverry to the dealer's

2 condominium complex, said there was only one security camera, showed him how to get

through the gate and pointed out the dealer's condo and car. Then Sanders drove

Etcheverry to the parents' home. Stephens said their safe contained at least $50,000.

Sanders told Etcheverry…