Inmate Gonzalez Meeting

On 10/25/2015 at approximately 1609 hours at the address listed above. I was assigned as the Tower 34 floor officer. As I was conducting a security walk in Tower 34 A-Pod, cell 8 Inmate Quintero, Cesar T221902 was standing at the back wall facing the wall with his cellmate Inmate Gonzalez, Yadhir T217188. I asked Inmate Quintero and Inmate Gonzalez what they were doing; Inmate Quintero stated “Nothing.” Inmate Quintero and Inmate Gonzalez then walked out of the cell. At that time I searched cell 8 and discovered a sharpened toothbrush in a drink bottle on the cell desk.

I then made a radio call to security control for additional officers and ordered the entire pod to lockdown. Inmate Quintero and Inmate Gonzalez were placed into handcuffs and escorted out to the Level 3 holding tanks.
Inmate Gonzalez was read his rights from an MCSO issued Miranda Rights warnings card. I asked Inmate Gonzalez if he understood his right and he replied, “Yes.” I then asked if he would voluntarily answer my questions and he said, “Yes”. I asked him if he knew what I found, He stated, “Yes, a shank.” I asked Inmate Gonzalez if the shank was his and he said, “No.” I asked Inmate Gonzalez who owned the shank. Inmate Gonzalez said, “Check the cameras and you’ll see who it belonged too.” I asked Inmate Gonzalez who made the shank, and he replied, “It’s not mine, I didn’t have anything to do with it.” I asked Inmate Gonzalez if the shank belonged to his cellmate (Inmate Quintero). Inmate Gonzalez refused to answer the question. I asked Inmate Gonzalez what the shank was intended to be used for. Inmate Gonzalez refused to answer any more