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AFFIDAVIT FOR ARREST
FILED
209 FEB 26 AH 8: 2700
JOANNA STATON:
bistricy,
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BELL
‘COMES NOW the undersigned Affiant, a peace officer under the laws of the State of Texas, after
having been duly sworn on oath, deposes and says that | have good reason to believe and do believe
that JEFFREY SCOTT GILSETH committed the offense of INTERFER W/CHILD CUSTODY as charged in the
‘complaint to which this Affidavit is attached and that my belief in the foregoing is based on the following
information.
|, ANGELA MATHEWS, AM A CERTIFIED PEACE OFFICER FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS CURRENTLY
EMPLOYED WITH THE KILLEEN POLICE DEPARTMENT, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS. PURSUANT TO MY DUTIES,
I'VE BEEN ASSIGNED TO AN INVESTIGATION INTO A REPORT OF INTERFER W/CHILD CUSTODY IN WHICH
‘THE SUSPECT IS JEFFREY SCOTT GILSETH. PURSUANT TO THIS INVESTIGATION I HAVE REVIEWED ALL
‘OFFENSE REPORTS AND WITNESS STATEMENTS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INVESTIGATION.
(ON FEBRUARY 21, 2029, KILLEEN POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO 1711
(CTE #300, KILLEEN, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS AT DOROTHY RAY’S COUNSELING SERVICE FOR A
DISTURBANCE. THE REPORTING PARTY DOROTHY RAY TOLD OFFICERS THAT SHE WAS SUPERVISING A
‘SCHEDULED SUPERVISED VISITATION WITH THREE CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS. DOROTHY RAY
‘STATED BOTH PARENTS HAD SUPERVISED VISITS SCHEDULED. THE MOTHER AND FATHER WERE
IDENTIFIED AS MARIA GILSETH AND JEFFREY GILSETH. THE CHILDREN WERE IDENTIFIED AS HUNTER
GILSETH, AGE 11, DYLAN GILSETH, AGE 9, AND LEVI GILSETH, AGE 4,
DOROTHY RAY ADVISED OFFICERS THAT MARIA GILSETH BECAME UPSET DURING THE VISIT AND
STATED SHE COULD NOT DO “THIS” ANYMORE. MARIA GILSETH CALLED FOR LEVI TO COME TO HER
WHILE HOLDING OUT HER HAND TO HOLD LEVI, AND LEVI WENT TO HER. RAY SAID SHE ALSO CALLED TO
LEVI TO COME TO HER, BUT HE DID NOT BECAUSE MARIA WAS HOLDING ONTO HIM. SHE ADVISED
JEFFREY GILSETH STOOD IN FRONT OF HER AS SHE ASKED LEVI TO COME TO HER. JEFFREY TOLD
DOROTHY RAY TO ALLOW HIM TO SPEAK WITH HER AS HE HELD ONTO HER SHOULDERS WHILE
STANDING BETWEEN HER AND LEVI. DOROTHY RAY ADVISED THAT MARIA TOLD HUNTER AND DYLAN
TO ALSO COME TO HER. DOROTHY RAY ADVISED MARIA GILSETH GRABBED THE CHILDREN BY THEIR
HANDS AND WALKED OUT OF THE OFFICE. DOROTHY RAY ADVISED OFFICERS THAT JEFFREY GILSETH
CONTINUED HOLDING HER SHOULDERS AND SLIGHTLY PUSHED HER BACK STATING HE DID NOT WANT
TO DO THIS BUT WAS NOT GIVEN ANY CHOICE. DOROTHY RAY ADVISED THAT JEFFREY GILSETH
RELEASED HER AND FOLLOWED MARIA GILSETH AND THE CHILDREN. DOROTHY RAY ADVISED SHE TRIED
‘TO FOLLOW BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THEM. DOROTHY RAY ADVISED THAT IS WHEN SHE
CALLED 911.
AFFIANT RECEIVED COPIES OF COURT ORDERS IN CAUSE NUMBER 2018067, STYLED IN THE
INTEREST OF HUNTER GENE GILSETH, DYLAN SCOTT GILSETH AND LEVI OBERT GILSETH, IN THE 452°
JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MCCULLOCH COUNTY, TEXAS IN WHICH THE COURT CONTINUES PLACEMENT
OF LEVI OBERT GILSETH, ALONG WITH THE OTHER TWO CHILDREN, WITH MARITIA BLUNDELL, A
URRELATIVE, AND CONTINUES THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES AS
‘TEMPORARY MANAGING CONSERVATOR. FURTHER, THE COURT CONTINUES THE ORDER FOR
‘SUPERVISED VISITATION WITH JEFFREY AND MARIA GILSBETH.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, YOUR AFFIANT REQUESTS THAT A WARRANT ISSUE FOR
‘THE ARREST OF THE SUSPECT IDENTIFIED ABOVE FOR THE FELONY OFFENSE DESCRIBED ABOVE.
“AFFIA
‘SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me by the above named Affiant, as credible person, this
the pS ‘Z2— day of FEBRUARY, 2019.
SUSTICE OF THE PEACE L
PRECINCT NO.
BELL COUNTY, TE