Action News Jax Investigates crime scene where detectives accused of evidence tampering

Action News Jax Law and Safety Expert and former FBI agent Dale Carson walked through the aftermath of a deadly police involved shooting, taking a closer look into the scene after the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office arrested three detectives for evidence tampering.

“You create a question in the minds of citizens if you have law enforcement tampering with a crime scene,” Carson said.

Three undercover Jacksonville Sheriff's Office detectives -- Lance Griffis, 33, Bryan Turner, 48, and Kylve Kvies, 26 -- are suspended without pay and charged with evidence tampering and conspiracy.

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said the detectives got rid of beer that was inside their car after they were involved in a deadly police shooting on Feb. 6.

Police say Jerome Allen pointed a replica gun at undercover detectives in an attempt to rob them. One of the detectives fired seven shots and Allen died later in the hospital.

Carson noted there may still be evidence lying around at the scene.

“Every one of those rounds is potential evidence and it needs to be extracted from the wood, the walls, the property,” Carson said.

Carson said it’s the only way to know for sure if they are part of this crime scene or not, and in his expert opinion, the rounds are still in the walls of the home.

On Friday, Action News Jax crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson parked his SUV in the same spot where the detectives were parked the night of the shooting.

He also demonstrated where Allen pointed a replica gun at the passenger side of the detectives’ SUV.

A JSO detective then shot Allen multiple times, killing him.

Carson believes this is another example of why JSO should bring in investigators from another agency to look into police shootings.

“The sheriff immediately fired the people on discovering it, so there obviously needs to be more looked into by way of making certain crime scenes are fully exploited,” Carson said.

An investigation that could bring some closure to families like Allen's.

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