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That while on scene, Sergeant Daubenmire was able to view what he believed to be a decomposing human head arid torso under plastic; That Officer Wuchte, based on his experience dealing with deceased bodies' (over a dozen times over his career, most recently Saturday); smelled what he believed to be a decomposing body in the garage (OfficerWuchtedid not look under the plastic); That while on scene, the Mentor-on-the-Lake Police Department learned from neighbors from across the street, Peter Gammiere ( a dispatcher with the Willougby Police Department and former Battalion Chief of the Mentor-on-theLake Fire Department) and his wife Jean Gammiere, that a female resident of the house, Diane Stroud, has been missing, for approximately six (6) weeks (although this was never reported to law enforcement) and that Diane Stroud and her husband Gary Stroud were going through marital problems; That Peter Gammiere told Sergeant Daubenmire that Gary Stroud has told his children that his wife, Diane Stroud, ran away and joined a cult;
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That Officer Wuchte was informed that Diane Stroud'shusband, Gary Stroud, was still inside the residence located at 5610 Marine parkway watching ".: television; . .. That while on scene waiting for back-up, the garage door of the residence of 5610 Marine Parkway which was open was now being closed; That fearing the destruction/tampering decided to move towards the house; of evidence, Serqeant Daubenmire.
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That while Sergeant Daubenmire and Officer WuchtesJJproached the house, Gary Stroud was on the front porch; . That after several commands from Sergecmt Daubenmire get on.theqround and Gary Stroud refusing to comply, Sergeant Daubenrnire deployed his .Taser, '. incapacitating Gary Stroud, and Gary Stroud was then restrained: . . That there are four (4) vehicles on the property: a maroon 4 door JeepCherokee Sport (license number DPG-7504); a black 4 door Jeep4x4 Patriot (license number EEC-1245); a red 4 door Pontiac Vibe (license number EKM-6666); a . silver 4 door Kia Spectra (license number EIM-5596);
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That Gary Stroud told Diane Stroud's mother, son, and daughter that Diane Stroud ran away to join a cult at or near the time that Diane Stroud first went' .' missing; , That Diane Stroud's daughter first noticed an odor coming from the garage around Thanksgiving (November 24, 2011) and that the odor was getting' worse;
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That Gary Stroud told his daughter that the odor was fromthedecompqsing bodies of animals that he had killed; .' , '. '., That Gary Stroud is known to own many firearms that are kept in the residence at 5610. Marine Parkway;
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That Diane Stroud's computer has been missing sincethe time Diane Stroud went missing; That the body was located in a sleeping bag and the head was wrappedin a garbage bag that was secured with duct tape and the sleeping bag Was contained in a tarp-like cover that was secured with duct tape; . .. That 5610 Marine Parkway, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Lake County, Ohio, is described as a two-story single family dwelling that is white in color with green shutters, with the numbers 5610 displayed on the left side of the garage door (between the garage door and the front door of thehouse) 'and the numbers 5610 also displayed on both posts of the mailbox thatis located near the road. The front door and the attached garage face East. There are.fourIa) vehicles on the property: a maroon 4 door Jeep Cherokee Sport (license number DPG7504); a black 4 door Jeep 4x4 Patriot (license numberEEC-1245); a red 4door Pontiac Vibe (license number EKM-6666); a silver 4 door Kia Spectra(license number EIM-5596), of which search is sought for three of the vehicles: the Jeep Cherokee Sport, the Jeep 4x4 Patriot, and the PontiacVibe, in addition to the residence; That probable cause exists that the following crimes' have been committed: Murder (R.C. 2903.02); Tampering with Evidence (R.C.2921 .12); Abuse of a Corpse (R.C. 2927.01); Failure to Report Knowledge of a Death' (R.C. 2921 .211) and that probable cause exists that evidence of those crimes is located at 5610 Marine Parkway, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Lake County, Ohio, and in the above-described vehicles that are on the proper1:y:a rnaroonddoor Jeep Cherokee Sport (license number DPG-7504); a black 4 door Jeep 4x4 Patriot (license number EEC-1245); a red 4 door Pontiac Vi be (license number EKM6666); a silver 4 door Kia Spectra (license number EIM-5596);
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That a nighttime search is requested to prevent the' destruction of. evidence (including, but not limited to, thefurtherdecomposition of the body); that the property has been secured at nighttime and the search warrant will bee)(~cuted immediately; That since the County Coroner has not been able to determine cause of death, search is sought to locate any and all evidence that would indicate cause of death and instrumentality used (including, but not limited to firearms); aMy.and all evidence of attempts to move, conceal, dispose of,ar tamperwiththe body; any and all laptop computers (includinq, but not' limited to garbagebag~ancf duct tape); and any other fruits or instrumentalities of thecrimets),
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