Detective Jess Bethel

• She has been involved with over 100 homicide investigations. When people are detained they can get very nervous.
• The male was Lieutenant Milhalko.
• It was very apparent she wanted to leave and take her phone with her.
• She drove herself in the Tiguan to the sheriff’s office. This is when they saw it had just been washed.
• The EMTs took Letecia to Memorial Hospital, this is where Van Nest worked.
• Letecia left before completing a SANE exam.
• This reported anxiety attack achieved her goal of wanting to leave the sheriff’s office.
• On January 31st, two days after this interaction, she moved out of the Stauch home and had an interview with Spencer Wilson.
• In the interview she claimed she was not allowed to eat, drink, or take bathroom breaks, which the video shows was false.
• The first time Bethel went to the Stauch home was February 21st 2020.
• Letecia texted Bethel several times after January 31st.
• Letecia tried to get her passport and bag back on January 1st.
• She texted Bethel about her passport. It did not come from Letecia’s number but they said they didn’t hurt Gannon and there was no negligence on her part.
• In early March, detectives decided to travel to South Carolina where Letecia had fled. They had a probable cause warrant for her arrest at this point - multiple agencies went.
• Letecia was arrested in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
• John Grusing from the FBI interviewed her there.
• They transported Letecia by van from SC to CO.
• Bethel, Detective Riley, and Deputy McKayla James drove her.
• It was more than 24 hour drive.
• She ate, sang songs, played trivia, had conversations not related to the investigation.
• Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. She was able to pass the time in an appropriate way.
• This entire transport was audio and video recorded. The room laughs when they say luckily they won’t play it all.