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Thank you so much for sharing your expertise, @Alethea .I think you're right, @inmyhumbleopinion. I think a special warrant is a request for warrant-related information. I think this "special warrant" entry is for the information collected incident to his arrest - DNA sample, finger prints, any tracking, etc., that he said happened when the "10 officers" came to his car.
Just reading between the lines I think the original search of the car and him was connected to Kiera's disappearance, and only when they searched they found evidence of unrelated crimes that he was charged with. I think if the original warrant was for forgery, it would be collapsed under the forgery case. Good catch!
I did a cursory search on special search warrants online and came across several articles that said they are often used to collect DNA samples and electronic records.
From a Huff Post article:
“According to Clark, Phoenix police picked him up for questioning on Aug. 13 and served a search warrant on his phone, car and the place he was staying.
‘DNA was one of the stipulations of the court order, so they took my DNA ― did swabs, all kinds of fingerprints, my wrists, hands, everything ― and took numerous pictures of me and my tattoos,’ Clark said.” (BBM)
Boyfriend Of Missing Phoenix Teen Kiera Bergman Arrested | HuffPost
So according to Clark, all of this happened on August 13th, while court records show the Search Warrant Issuance Order wasn’t filed until August 24th.
Do you think it’s safe to assume the warrant was executed on Aug. 13th, and simply wasn’t filed until 11 days later? That’s probably what happened, IMO, but I’m also wondering another search warrant was issued around Aug. 24 for additional evidence.