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DISTRICT COURT, TELLER COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO WARRANT NUMBER: _JE&CE R=, APPLICATION AND AFFIDAVIT POR ARI DATE PILED: December 21, 2018 EST WARRANT, ‘The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff V. DOR: 0118/1956. ARG wie mate, 62°, 251s, black iz eyes as defined in 16-2.5-101 Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended, being frst PRAZEE, Patri Peace Off 's the Court (o issue an Amest Warrant for: Patrick FRAZEE: DOB: 04/18/1986, as ‘The undersigned, duly sworm on ath, mo Provided in Rule 4.2 of the Colorado Rates of Critninal Procedure. GROUNDS THEREFORE, the undersigned applicant states that the facts submitted in support of this and AS request are set forth in the accompanying attachment designated as Attachment “A™, which is attached h made a part hereof, and that probable cause exists to believe that the aforementioned person has committed the ‘offense of §18-3-102(1. Xa), Murder in the Ist degree, a Class One Felony: and §18-2-301, Solicitation to commit ‘murder in the 1" degree, 2 Class Two Felony, in violation of Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, as amended within the County of Teller and State of Colorado, It is respectfully requested that bond on this Arrest Warrant be set inthe amount of: NO BOND. Ve ‘Applicant: CHRIS ADAMS 1220 Woodland Park Police Department Position: Commander ian QO Teccarer Swom and aubserbed before me ths cay ate : Se oe lnAX Attachment ‘A ‘Court to document the probable eause in support of a request for the Patrick DOB: OA/I8/1986 ‘The following. AfTidacit is subwnitied to th In Aseost Warrant for PRL This offense iy fully documented in Woodland Park Police Deparinent Offense Repost 18-1530 detaiting the cofensets) af S18-3102C1}), Murder inthe Ist degree. a Chass One Felony; $i snnueder in the I" depree, a Class Two Felony 301, Solicitation to commit With the vitin(s) identified ay: BERRETH, Kelsey; (09/15/1989; Race: White; Gender: Female 1. Your Affiant is Commander Christopher Adams #1220, a duly swomn and state cenified Police Officer With the Woodland Park Police Department (WPPD), who has been enployed as such since 2008. Your Afiant hay participated ip other laws enforcement investigations, and has tsliod on oiler investigators with ce, including, but not limited to, Special Agent Andrew Cohen, yecial Agent Kevin Hoyland. FBI. and Agent Greg Slater, more investigative waining and exp Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI, S Colorado Bureau of lavestigation (CRD, 2 Your Atiant submits the following facts demonsteale probable cause to believe that, on or about ‘November 22, 2018. in the county of Teller, inthe State and District of Colorudo, the defendant, Patrick et deliberation commit Murder inthe 1” Degree, snd solicited This affidavit is Frazee, did knowingly and with intent a her murder, in violation of Colorado Revised Statutes 1¥-3-102(1}) and 18-2-201 being submitted to support the isuince for an arrest warrant for these offenses 3. ‘The facts in this affidavit come from my personal observations, my’ ‘taining and experience, and Information obtained from other agents. law enforcement officials, and witnesses. Much ofthis affidavit is derived from information provided to me by other law enforcement agescies, namely from the FBI and the CBI. This affidavit is intended to show merely that there is saficient probsble cause forthe requested warrant and does not set forth all of my knowledge about this mater, AL All information contained in this affidavit can he found in Woodland Park Police Deparment Case Report No, 18.1530, Facts in support of probable cause Background of those mentioned in this affidavit 5, Patrick Frazee, date of beth 04/18/1986, is Colorado resi on known to tors to see Kelsey Berreth alive. Frazee and Berteth 3 i RIE 206 09 te donate ogres, they co prema ‘works asa rancher and 6 oTved in te ferrying of horses. Your affian was unable to loeate aly PHOFTeLONY criminal history for Frazoe 6, Krystal Jean Kenney Lee. date of birth 04/04/1986, is an Idaho resident who lives at 3551 3200 Nort, Kimberly, Idaho and is a Registered Nurse (RN), Your affiant was unable to locate any prior felony criminal history for Lee. Investigators believe Lee has known Patrick Frazee for over twelve years, and has traveled 1 Colorado in the past, other than as it relates to this investigation, Summary af a Missing Person hwvestigation in Colorado 2018 Chery! Berreth reported to the Woodland Park Potice Department (WHPD) that she dad not been able to communicate with her daughter Kelsey Berreth, date of birth 09/15/1989, in over a week and requested WPPD conduct a welfare check at her residence. Officers responded to Kelsey"s residence in Woodland Park, Colorado and were unable 19 locate Kelsey. Berteth's family reported that it ‘would be highly unusual for Berroth € leave witht informing any of her friends or Family. A missing id Weeks later ultimately turned into a murder investigation 7. On December person insestigation was initiated, Attachment ‘A’ Page 2 of 10 OF note, and in some potions ofthis affidavit, depending on the date ot events being disetssed, the investigation may be refered to 3% 4 missing person investigation. a mmder investigation, Por the Purposes of this affidavit hey sre indeed one and the same 9. Olicers later contacted the father of Kelsey's QED child, Patrick Frazee, who claimed that be feet inw Kelsey on November 22%, 2018 when the two exchanged custo oftheir eld in an alley behind her residence, Frazee reported he had not seen her since then. Ultimately, Frazee i allegedly the {ast person that ever sew Herth alive, Veavee told officers that his romantic relationship with Kelsey wwas over, an during the eustoly exchange he ctumed items that belonged to her including a h residence keys, and other personal belonings. Ty date, none of these items have been rccovered, Ultimately, investigators located video surveitlance ttm the Safeway in Woodland Park, Colorado thot showed Berreth with her daughter shopping it the store. Tt appeased she departed the grocery at approximately 12:27 hours on Noxember 22, 2018, Investigators located teecipts fram Safeway tn ce eesidenee and vehicle that corroborate this information, to 11, Between 1254-1317 hours also on November 22, 2018, Havoc is capenred on sureillance footage ata Walnut in Woodland Pagk. Colorado with a baby carrier with a similar blanket as scen in the Safeway footuge. Althougl snot be clearly seen inthe footage, i is likely she way in the baby easter, Frazee told a Woodiand Park Police Officer that he met with Berreth in an alleyway outside of her tesidence to exchange custody of the chile, Investigatars believe this exchange did indeed h ee appeared at Walmart with QI and this is the last known in person sighting of Ber 12, Atayproximately 1324 hours, also on November 22. 201%, an individual that matches the physical leseviption of Frazee is captured on a neighbor's surveillance camera entering the fiom door of Berreth's twsidence. This photograph contradicts Frazee's timeline provided ta investigators 43. The same residential surveillance camera captured an individual that matches the physical deseription of Frazee at Berreth's residence at or about 1536hours. I is noted that around this time, Trazce"s phone records indicated that he called his mother and Krystal Lee. Celt phone communication berween Berreth and Frazee during the early maming of November 22, 2018 14, Your affiant has reviewed cellular telephone records between Kelsey"s cell phone (719-660-6179), and Patrick's cell phone (719-440-5759) during the early moming of November 22, 2018. Your affiant found that between the hours of 1:00am and 4:00am, there were approxinvately ten contacts between these Phones. one of which ws an approximate four minute phone call at or about I-42 Cell phame comumunication between Berreth and Frazee afier Noveber 22, 2018 15, Patrick reported that he was in cell phone communication with Berreth thraugh November 25*, 2018. Investigators applied for, and were granted search warrants related to Fravee’s and Betreth’s historical call detail records, and historical cel ste information, Indeed, investigators located nessiges between Berreth’s phone and Frazce"s phone between Noveinber 22” and Noveinber 25", 2018 discussed below, investigatory learned that much of the commanication bewwen Frazee"s I phone and Bereth’s cell phone between November 22 and 25, 2018 was a scheme developed by Frazee in an attempt to distract law enforcement, distor the actual date of her disappearance, and separate hinwelf se suspect in'a murder investigation A review of the records showed the following teat message dates and times sent and received fram Kelsey’s cell phone 719-660-6179, to Patrick's cell phone 719-440-5759 between November 22 and 25, 2018 16 “Summnary of SMS messages between Fitz and ereth’s cell phones

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