Metropolitan Court Rule 49 COUNTY OF BERNALILLO

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

IN THE METROPOLITAN COURT NO.__________________________
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
- VS -
NAM: Montano, Paul
ADD: 140 El Cerro Loop, Los Lunas, New Mexico
DOB: 05/15/78
SSN: 567-93-6717
DES:

WARRANT FOR ARREST

THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO TO ANY OFFICER AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THIS WARRANT
You are hereby commanded to arrest the above-named defendant and bring the defendant without unnecessary
delay before me to answer the charge of:

BOND: ___________________________________

Contrary to Section (s): NMSA 1978

Dated this Day of , 2010

JUDGE

RETURN WHERE DEFENDANT IS FOUND

I arrested the above-named defendant on the Day of , 2010
And served a copy of this warrant on the Day of , 2010

EXTRADITION APPROVAL

SIGNATURE

TITLE

An Arrest Warrant may be directed to a full-time salaried sate or county law enforcement officer, a municipal
police officer, a campus security officer, or an Indian tribal or pueblo law enforcement officer.
If the judge is unavailable, defendant must be brought forthwith before designee for setting of conditions of
release. A defendant accused of a bailable offense may not be held without the setting of conditions of release
(Magistrate Court Rule 18)
ORIGINAL SIGNED COPY-COURT; ADDITONAL COPPIES- DEFENDANT AND ADMINISTRATOR’S COPY
STATE OF NEW MEXICO ARTICLE 2
INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS
-VS- STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF BERNALILLO
IN THE METROPOLITAN COURT
Montano, Paul
Name: Arrest Date:
Address: 140 El Cerro Loop, Driver Lic. #:
Los Lunas, NM Citation #:
D.O.B. 05/15/78 Arrest #:
S.S.N. 567-93-6717 Docket #:
Charge(s): Fraud Date Filed:

Affiant – Officer/Detective Kevin Morant Man #: 2578

CRIMINAL COMPLAINT - ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT

The undersigned, under penalty of perjury, complains and says that on or about the 20 Day of
March , 2010 , In the County of Bernalillo, State of New Mexico, the above-named defendant(s)
Did (here state the essential facts):

On March 20, 2010 I received a phone call from a Kansas City Homicide Detective advising me of an unidentified
head and torso found inside a container at one of the local medical waste facilities in Kansas City. This detective
advised the container of medical waste originated from a company identified as New Mexico Learning Center,
located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

On March 21, 2010 I received another phone call from the same Kansas City Homicide Detective who advised
they opened another shipment of containers from New Mexico Learning Center and located five more unidentified
heads and torsos for a total of six bodies.

On March 26, 2010 I received another phone call from Kansas City Homicide Detectives advising they opened
another container from New Mexico Learning Center and located a seventh unidentified head and torso. All of the
bodies appeared to have been dismembered by a coarse cutting instrument such as a chain saw.

Investigation into this incident showed New Mexico Learning Center is a medical learning facility owned by a
male identified as Paul Montano. Paul also owned another company identified as BioCare. BioCare is a company
which receives donated bodies and harvests the internal organs among other body parts for biomedical research,
medical schools and pharmaceutical studies. After the organs are harvested and sold to the various medical and
research facilities, the donated bodies are put in a refrigeration unit until the organs are returned. Once the whole
body is back together, BioCare sends the remains to be cremated and sends the ashes back to the families. This
information is published on BioCare’s website (biocaresw.com). BioCare has a contract with a company called
Stericycle to dispose of any left over medical waste.

According to Stericycle (Kansas City) they receive medical waste, soft tissue and organs, occasionally limbs but
never heads and torsos. Stericycle (Albuquerque) has had a contract with New Mexico Learning Center since
October 2008. For the last several months, shipments from New Mexico Learning Center have been getting
increasing larger. January 2010 was two or three containers, February 2010 was eight containers and the last
shipment in March 2010 was twelve containers. Stericycle (Albuquerque) does not inspect containers they receive
from clients prior to shipping them to Stericycle (Kansas City) for incineration. Each container is labeled and
digitally tracked from the point of pickup to the incinerator in Kansas City, Kansas.

Affiant talked to a local funeral home that had done business with BioCare in the past. This funeral home told
affiant they had five names/files which were given to them from BioCare to be cremated. BioCare has not
delivered the bodies as of this date.

On March 30, 2010 this affiant interviewed Paul Montano at the Main Police Station. Paul stated his business
consisted of five volunteer employees. Paul’s father, Gene Montano picks up and delivers the bodies to the
BioCare facility where Paul himself harvests the needed organs or limbs. Paul stated he has signed contracts with
all of his donors and their immediate families and BioCare does not accept indigent bodies. Paul denied
dismembering any of the bodies adding the remainder of the harvested body is stored in a refrigerated unit within
his facility until the harvested organ is returned. When asked where he has the bodies cremated, Paul would not
name a specific facility. Paul stated he is the only one who loads the red biohazard containers destined for the
Stericycle incinerator in Kansas City. Paul was asked about the five bodies he has not delivered to the local
funeral home yet. Paul stated he still has the bodies inside his refrigeration unit.

On March 31, 2010, I received a phone call from Kansas City detectives who advised they have identified three of
the seven bodies. Two of the bodies were names Paul gave the local funeral home to be cremated and had not yet
delivered to them. I later learned the third body also was a BioCare donated body.

Based on the aforementioned information, I respectfully request that an arrest warrant be issued for Paul Montano
DOB: 5/15/78 SSN: 567-93-6717.
Contrary to Section(s) NMSA 1978.
I SWEAR OR AFFIRM UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE FACTS SET FORTH ABOVE ARE TRUE TO THE
BEST OF MY INFORMATION AND BELIEF. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE SUBJECT TO THE
PENALTY OF IMPRISONMENT TO MAKE A FALSE STATEMENT IN A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT.

Kevin C. Morant
JUDGE AFFIANT
03/31/10 2578
DATE DATE MAN NO.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY DATE APD CAD INCIDENT OR CASE #

This complaint may not be filed without the prior payment of a filing fee, unless approved by the District Attorney or a law enforcement officer
authorized to serve an Arrest or Search Warrant. Approval of the District Attorney or a law enforcement officer is not other wise required.

CF001 Approved: Supreme Court, October 1, 1974; amended effective September 1, 1990;April 1, 1991; November 1, 1991.
METROPOLITAN COURT RULE 7-201  - Court  - Defendant  - Attorney  - District Attorney