DAY 1,213Michael "Travis" Leake · American citizen · U.S. Air Force veteran
Myth vs. record
Did witnesses see the drugs found?
Myth
Civilian witnesses watched police find the drugs.
Record
The neighbor who signed as a witness said police came for her after Travis had already been detained. At trial she said, "Drugs were shown to me."
The search protocol gives a location only for the powder on the table, none for the bundle or the tablet, and records that no photograph or video was made. Asked whether the witnesses arrived before or after the drugs were found, the lead operative told the court, "I was on adrenaline, at that moment I can't answer."
Source: Court file, Vol. 2, l.d. 119-121; Vol. 1, l.d. 92-93.
Finding 07: The search witnesses arrived after the police →
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Free Travis Leake, "Myth vs. record: Did witnesses see the drugs found?," https://freetravisleake.com/fact-check/search-witnesses/, updated September 30, 2026.