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Eric Barnhart,
Special Agent in Charge
Federal Bureau of Investigation
5425 West Amelia Earhart Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
September 6, 2017
RE: SLCPD Det. Jeff Payne, et al.; Arrest and Detention of Alex Wubbels
The Salt Lake County District Attorneys Office, Sim Gill, Salt Lake County District
Attorney, formally requests the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate the circumstances
surrounding Salt Lake City Police Department Detective Jeff Paynes July 26, 2017 arrest and
detention of Alex Wubbels in Salt Lake City, Utah. We request you investigate the actions of
Det. Payne, other police officers and law enforcement personnel and anyone else acting under
the color of authority, or failing to act when imposed with a duty to act.
We request your investigation to examine and consider whether actions by Det. Payne,
other police officers and law enforcement personnel and anyone else acting under the color of
authority constitutes criminal conduct, criminal civil rights violations, or other violations of law.
/S/
Sim Gill,
Salt Lake County District Attorney