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STATE OF RIDGEWAY
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DEV_TYP
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AFFIDAVIT OF PROBABLE CAUSE
Date Filed: 07/01/2026
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
I, Azap634, acknowledge that this is a statement made in support of the filing of a criminal complaint against
DEV_TYP pursuant to state law. The facts and information in this statement are based upon my training, experience,
participation in investigations, personal knowledge and observations, and the observation of other investigators
involved in this investigation. This statement contains the information necessary to support probable cause for a
summons and is not intended to include every fact and matter observed by me.
I make the following statement in support of establishing probable cause:
I. INTRODUCTION AND OFFICER BACKGROUND
1. Your affiant is a Captain for the Ridgeway County Fire Department (“RCFD”) with the assignment to
the Fire Investigations Division (“FID”) and have been so employed since September of 2023. In addition to my
employment history relevant to the case, I serve as the Chief Detective with the Ridgeway County Sheriff’s Office, as
a Captain with the Ridgeway National Guard’s Military Police Investigations company, and as a Chief State Attorney
with the Department of Justice.
2. As a result of my employment, I am an officer of the State of Ridgeway who is empowered by law to
conduct investigations and make arrests for offenses enumerated in titles one through six of the Ridgeway County
Criminal Code. In addition, as a result of my employment, I have received training on various matters pertaining to
crimes involving firearms within Ridgeway County, and I continue to receive training as investigative techniques
continue to evolve.
3. This affidavit is being submitted in support of a criminal complaint alleging that DEV_TYP violated
the following state criminal laws:
A) R.C.C. § 4.17(a) Criminal Fraud II ON 1 Count.
4. This affidavit is based on my personal knowledge, information provided to me by other law
enforcement agents, law enforcement records, and my training and experience, as well as the training and experience
of other law enforcement agents.
5. Because this affidavit is being submitted for the limited purpose of establishing probable cause in
support of a criminal complaint, I have not included every fact known to me concerning this investigation. I have only
set forth the facts that I believe are necessary to establish probable cause that the defendant violated the state criminal
laws set forth herein.
I. SUMMARY OF OFFENSE CONDUCT
6. On June 8, 2026, following the completion of the June 1, 2026 through June 7, 2026 activity cycle,
the /log check command was executed in the #leadership-chat channel of the main Ridgeway County Fire Department
server.
7. The command output indicated that Lieutenant DEV_TYP had not submitted any activity logs for the
applicable cycle. Based upon this information, Deputy Chief SMELLYCHICKENNUGGIES, acting in the absence of
a Captain assigned to the Office of the Fire Chief following that position's resignation, issued Lieutenant dev_Typ an
activity warning.
8. Department records reflected that this warning constituted Lieutenant DEV_TYP’s third inactivity
strike. Pursuant to Department Handbook Policy 302-2, three inactivity strikes exceed the allowable limit and subject
the member to discharge proceedings. Accordingly, the matter was referred to the Fire Investigations Division.
9. Following the referral, Lieutenant DEV_TYP sent direct messages to Fire Chief
TROOPER_NOVICH and Deputy Chief SMELLYCHICKENNUGGIES, asserting that he had completed the
required activity log but had failed to submit it because of an issue with the logging bot.
10. During my examination of the submitted screenshots, I observed several inconsistencies suggesting
the images had been altered or otherwise did not accurately represent genuine gameplay.
11. Specifically, the first screenshot displays a countdown timer in the lower-left corner reading 7,621
minutes and 37 seconds until the next in-game bank payment. The second screenshot displays the same timer reduced
to 7,561 minutes and 8 seconds, reflecting approximately one hour of elapsed gameplay.
12. Despite the passage of approximately one hour indicated by the timer, the in-game bank account
balance shown in the screenshots did not increase as would ordinarily occur when scheduled bank payments are
issued during gameplay.
13. To verify these observations, members of the Office of the Fire Chief and FID conducted testing of
the game's systems. During testing, it was determined that the time displayed within the game corresponds directly to
the system time of the device running the game. It was further determined that manually changing the device's clock
while the game remained open caused abnormal behavior in the in-game countdown timer, including discrepancies
similar to those observed in the screenshots submitted by the defendant.
14. Upon comparing the countdown timer shown with the timestamp at which Lieutenant DEV_TYP first
transmitted the alleged proof to Fire Chief TROOPER_NOVICH, Lieutenant FA3N7ED of FID determined that the
timer reflected a device time approximately 7,621 minutes behind the actual time of 11:35 AM EST on June 9, 2026.
Likewise, the timer displayed in the second screenshot corresponded to a device time approximately 7,561 minutes
behind the same transmission time.
15. Based upon these observations and testing, I believe, based on my training, knowledge, and
experience, that the screenshots had been created or manipulated by altering the device's system clock rather than
representing legitimate activity logs completed during the required reporting period.
16. Based upon the investigation of FID, there was no evidence found supporting a possible explanation
that a malfunction of the logging bot caused the missing activity submission. Likewise, testing did not support the
explanation that the timer discrepancy resulted from a game malfunction. Instead, testing demonstrated that altering
the device's system clock could reproduce the abnormal timer behavior observed in the submitted screenshots.
17. Based upon the foregoing investigation, I have probable cause to believe that Lieutenant DEV_TYP
knowingly presented altered or misleading screenshots to Fire Chief TROOPER_NOVICH and Deputy Chief
SMELLYCHICKENNUGGIES for the purpose of convincing department officials that the required activity log had
been completed when departmental records indicated otherwise.
19. The screenshots concerned a material fact (whether the required activity had been completed during
the reporting period) which directly affected the department's disciplinary process. The submission of the screenshots,
together with Lieutenant DEV_TYP’s statements asserting that they constituted legitimate proof of compliance,
provides probable cause to believe that Lieutenant DEV_TYP knowingly misrepresented a material fact with the
intent to deceive public officials in violation of the offense of Criminal Fraud II.
II. APPENDIX OF EVIDENCE
20. Your affiant submits the following pieces of documentary evidence:
EXHIBIT ID SUMMARY
Exhibit A June 8 Activity Quota
Exhibit B Log Submission 1
Exhibit C Log Submission 2
Exhibit D Log 1 Discrepancy
Exhibit E Log 2 Discrepancy
Exhibit F Discrepancy Discredit
Exhibit G False Claims to
TROOPER_NOVICH
III. CONCLUSIONS AS TO PROBABLE CAUSE FOR A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
21. Based on the above facts and circumstances, it is your affiant’s belief that probable cause exists to
warrant a Criminal Complaint to be filed against DEV_TYP in violation of:
A) R.C.C. § 4.17(a) Criminal Fraud II ON 1 Count.
IV. CRIMINAL COMPLAINT REQUESTED
22. Based on all the foregoing, I respectfully request a Criminal Complaint be issued on DE_TYP for the
charges described in the immediately foregoing section of this affidavit.
Affiant declares under penalty of perjury that everything stated in this document is true and correct.
Affiant /s/ Azap634
Captain, Fire Investigations
Ridgeway County Fire Department
Executed:
06/30/2026
Being authorized to prosecute the offenses charged, I approve this information.
Prosecutor ______________________________________________________
Hon. Arthur_Chen
Assistant Attorney General
State of Ridgeway Department of Justice
Executed:
07/01/2026
