One thing Bob Evans mentioned to me yesterday is that the police officer who conducts the investigation leading up to a drug raid is never brought along on the raid. The reason is pretty simple: If that officer dies, there’s no way to go back and confirm the details of the investigation. Which of course is exactly what happend in the Maye case.

So I guess two questions arise from this. First, is Evans right? Is it true that the affiant is never supposed to accompany the SWAT team? And second, why was Officer Jones invited to join in on the raid?

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