Ketayrio Salmiq Washington

That your affiant is a Peace Officer with the McLeod County Sheriff’s Office. Your affiant has learned that on or about November 8, 2024, around 12:31pm, a report was taken by McLeod County Communications (MCC) of an electronic banking theft that occurred in Hutchinson, Minnesota in the County of McLeod. Victim 1 and Victim 2 explained that their bank had contacted them, questioning whether they meant to withdraw their money. Victim 2 stated they had approximately $121,000.00 taken out of their account, but the bank had recovered $90,000.00, leaving approximately $31,000.00 unaccounted for.

Both individuals denied purposefully sending money to someone or giving out any banking information. Whomever made the transfers did so internally through the Victims’ account. The victims address was in the City of Winsted, County of McLeod, State of Minnesota. Victim 1 was reported as having dementia and being on the computer and doing online paying of bills and looking at banking accounts online. Victim 1 and Victim 2 later provided the Novation Credit Union financial statement to Deputy Olson regarding the incident.

Novation Credit Union is located at [ADDRESS REDACTED] Southeast in the City of Hutchinson, County of McLeod, State of Minnesota. The statement displayed six transfers made between November 7, 2024, at 6:47pm, and November 8, 2024, at 2:39am, totaling $92,000.00. On November 8, 2024, around 8:44am, $61,561.94 was recovered. Deputy Olson then requested more information from Novation Credit Union, to locate the origin of the transfers. The following was found: Transferred from the Victims' account to Acct 1: total of $30,000.00 Transferred from the Victims' account to Acct 2: total of $35,000.00 Transferred from the Victims' account to Acct 3: total of $27,000.00 Deputy Olson applied and obtained a search warrant of the IPv4 address that was used to transfer the funds to the accounts.

The identified user of the address was listed as Victim 3 in Greenwood, Wisconsin. Deputy Olson noted that there was suspicious login and spending activity on this account, and upon gaining information from Greenwood Police Department, determined that someone was likely using the account for criminal activity. On December 5, 2024, Deputy Olson applied and obtained a search warrant for the Novation Credit Union accounts that received the transfers. Upon reviewing the documents, the owners of the transferring accounts were identified: Acct 1: belonged to a Nyah Renae Davis [DOB REDACTED], identified off a photocopied MN ID card used to open the account.

A Gmail account was listed as well as an active New Cingular Wireless phone number affiliated to AT&T Wireless. Acct 2: belonged to a Ketayrio Salmiq Washington (DOC: 09/25/2005), Defendant herein, identified off a photocopied MN ID card used to open the account. A Gmail account was listed as well as an active landline associated with Neutral-Tandem. Account 3: belonged to a Cortez Wesley Oatman [DOB REDACTED], identified off a photocopied MN ID card used to open the account. A Gmail account was listed as well as an active Verizon Wireless phone number. 5 ••-CR-••-•••• Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 11/5/2025 Upon reviewing Defendant’s account, several cross transfers with the Defendant’s account were observed.