Richard A. Billings
14815 South 2200 West
Bluffdale, Utah 84065
(801) 450-8962
e-mail: rab1949@msn.com
{1} Relevant prior and part-time employment, with dates:
May 9-31 August 2004 C4I Lead Officer, Athens 2004 Summer Olympics
(Greek Police, Fire Brigade and
Coast Guard in Volos,
October 14, 2003 April 17, 2004 Advisor, Senior Advisor, Iraqi Ministry of Justice, Prisons Department (Iraqi Corrections Services)
Baghdad,
December 1998 October 2003 Jailer, Jails Programs/Oxbow Jail/Metro Jail
Salt Lake County Sheriffs Department
February 07-24, 2002 Law Enforcement Security, 2002 XIX Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office
November 1989- October 1998 Team Commander, Special Operations Unit, (SWAT & K-9) Utah Department of Corrections
February 1974 - October 1998 Corrections Officer, Utah Department of Corrections
November 1967 November 1971 Security Police and K-9, United States Air Force
{2} Degrees and relevant special training:
September 1922, 2003 Conference 2003
8th Annual Law Enforcement & Corrections Training Conference
Forced Cell Extraction (Instructor)
St. George, Utah
May 30, 2001 August 2, 2003 CTO (Correctional Training Officer)
Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office/ Metro Jail
March 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, Officer Survival (Instructor)
27, 28, 2002 Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office/ Metro Jail
September 18, 2001 Conference 2001
6th Annual Law Enforcement & Corrections
Training Conference
Tactical Teams in Jail/Corrections Settings (Instructor)
St. George, Utah
September 1619, 2000 Conference 2000
5th Annual Law Enforcement & Corrections Training Conference
Forced Cell Extraction (Instructor)
St. George, Utah
September 16-19, 1997 PPCT (Pressure Point Control Technique) Spontaneous Knife Defense Instructor Course
Special Operations Unit
Draper, Utah
October 01-11, 1996 34th Special Emergency Response Team (S.E.R.T.)
Basic Academy (Assistant Cadre Instructor)
Attended at the request of California Department of Corrections
San Louis Obispo, California
May 02-04, 1994 Pressure Point Control (P.P.C.T.) Instructor for Spontaneous Knife Defense
Fred House Training Academy
Draper, Utah
February 05, 1992 Pressure point Control (P.P.C.T.) Instructor for Spontaneous Knife Defense
Fred House Training Academy
Draper, Utah
November 1991 Cadre Training for Central Utah Correctional Facility (C.U.C.F.) Instructor
Trained Cadre members in chemical agents, forced cell and section extraction, disturbance control and lethal/non-lethal use of force.
July 1991 Cadre Training for Draper Site (Instructor)
Trained Cadre members in chemical agents, forced cell and section extraction, disturbance control and lethal/non-lethal use of force.
May 28-29, 1991 Pressure Point Control Technique (P.P.C.T.) Instructor Course
Fred House Training Academy
Draper, Utah
April 17-27, 1990 25th Special Emergency Response Team (S.E.R.T.)
Basic Academy (Assistant Cadre Instructor)
Attended at the request of California Department of Corrections
San Louis Obispo, California
August 13-16, 1990 Gunnison Testing Research Project (Instructor)
Conducted extensive training in forced cell and section extraction, riot and disturbance control, emergency breaching of doors and windows in the event of a hostage situation.
Conducted live fire, sniper and assault scenarios to test ballistic capabilities to be considered in hostage rescue. Tested emergency breaching tools and methods for hostage and emergency incidents. Training was conducted in newly constructed Gunnison Facility prior to occupation by inmates. As a result of testing, many scenarios have been approved for future incident management resolution.
March 08, 1990 Forced Cell/Section Extraction (Instructor)
Fred House Training Academy
Draper, Utah
November 24, 1988 Arrest and Control Instructor
Utah Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.)
Salt Lake City, Utah
November 01-05, 1982 Police Firearms Instructor
Utah Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.)
Salt Lake City, Utah
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
April 12-13, 2001 2001 Utah Gang Conference
16 hours training
Fred House Training Academy
Draper, Utah
September 29, 1997 Defense Technology Oleoresin Capsicum (O.C.)
Aerosol Projectors Instructor Certification Program
Salt Lake County Sheriffs
Riverton, Utah
September 16-19, 1996 First Responder Clandestine Lab Training
Utah Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.)
Ogden, Utah
December 08-09, 1994 Special Purpose Low Lethality Anti-Terrorist Munitions (S.P.L.L.A.T.M.)
Camp Williams, Utah
November 08, 1994 ASP Certification
Salt Lake City Police Department
Fred House Training Academy
Draper, Utah
September 13-16, 1994 Crime Control and Prevention Training Conference
Advanced Firearms Training and CQB
Tactical Firing Range Management and Design
L.A. Riots A Case Study by Daryl Gates
VIP Protection
Domestic Terrorism Through 2000
Police Sniper/Counter sniper Operations
Las Vegas, Nevada
April 05-07, 1994 International Association of Chiefs of Police (I.A.C.P.) Submachine Gun Course
Don Borinski San Diego Police Department SWAT
West Jordan, Utah
March 02-03, 1994 Street Survival Training Seminar
Calibre Press
Salt Lake City, Utah
November 08-10, 1993 Basic Hostage Negotiations Seminar
Frank A. Boltz Associates, Inc.
Hosted by Salt Lake City Police Department
Salt Lake City, Utah
February 10, 1993 Building Searches Training
Salt Lake City Police Department
Salt Lake City, Utah
August 16-20, 1992 Advanced Defensive Tactics Training
Utah Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Bill Weaver Instructor
Brian Head, Utah
August 10-14, 1992 Tactical Hostage Rescue Entry and Assault Training (T.H.R.E.A.T.)
London Metropolitan Police Tactical Division
Salt Lake City, Utah
December 17, 1990 High Hazard Warrants/ Covert Entries Training Salt Lake Metro Narcotics Strike Force
Salt Lake City, Utah
October 18-28, 1989 22nd Special Emergency Response Team (S.E.R.T.) Basic Academy
San Louis Obispo, California
September 17-22, 1989 Anti-Terror Logistics and Systems (A.T.L.A.S.) Israeli Defense Personnel
Program
Manager for A.T.L.A.S., Retired Colonel Moshe Betser (
May 22-26, 1989 Tactical Hostage Rescue Assault Training (T.H.R.E.A.T.)
London Metropolitan Police Tactical Division
Salt Lake City, Utah
January 20, 1989 Basic Non-Lethal Weapons Course
Fred House Training Academy
Draper, Utah
August 01- September 09, 1988 Peace Officer Certification / Session #07
Fred House Training Academy
Draper, Utah
September 24, 1984 Anti-Sniper Techniques
Utah Peace Officers Standards and Training
Salt Lake City, Utah
September 13, 1983 Street Survival Training Seminar
Calibre Press
Park City, Utah
April 23, 1982 Utah Corrections Academy
Weber State College Training
Salt Lake City, Utah
March 11, 1982 Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Training
Drug Enforcement Administration
Utah Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.)
Salt Lake City, Utah
1980 Basic Special Weapons and Training (S.W.A.T.) School, Utah SWAT Association
Salt Lake City, Utah
{3} Other professional activities, etc.
1996-1998 Utah SWAT Association (President)
January 09, 2001 October 2003 Jail Inspector / Utah Sheriffs Association
{4} Retainer information:
Utah Grimsley v. Mackay (Prisoner-on-prisoner assault)
Provided testimony in defense of prison officers actions. Defendants prevailed when the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the Federal District Court and directed a verdict in favor of the UDC defendants.
Montana Goings v. Chisholm (Use of force) Retained by defendants as consultant and expert witness. This is one of several cases growing out of a 1991 prison riot. Gave deposition and testified at court. Case was dismissed.
California Butler v. Plexico (Use of force, wrongful death) Retained by Defense counsel as an expert witness in defense of correctional officer who shot a prisoner during a riot. Defendants won when 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the District Courts denial of summary judgment.
Texas Garza v. JCW Electronics (Prisoner suicide case) Retained by Defense counsel as an expert witness in defense of phone company who installed a telephone system used by an inmate to hang himself. The case is currently on appeal. There has been no disposition.
{5} Names, addresses and telephone numbers of attorneys who may be contacted as
references:
Names of attorneys can be provided.
{6} Publications that contain your paid advertisements (Since 1996):
N/A
{7} Usual and customary fee:
Hourly rate: $125.00 hr. for file review and other work done at my home or vicinity of Salt Lake City.
Daily rate: $1,000.00 for each day or partial day spent onsite or traveling.
Expenses: Actual travel expenses (airfare, ground travel, lodging, meals, and related costs) and other reasonable expenses incurred (commercial printing, courier, or mailing costs, etc.).
{8} Areas of expertise and experience:
(T) Corrections Emergency Response Teams
(T) Use of force
(T) Riot and disturbance control
(Q) Forced Cell Extraction
(T) Inmate suicide
Note - Letter codes used in
front of the subject mean:
[ T ] Testified in court or at depositions on the
subject;
[ R ] Retained as a consultant, but have not testified on the subject.
[ Q ] Qualified to testify or consult on the subject,
but have not served as a paid consultant.
[ ] Agency policies, practices and customs
[x] Batons, flashlights and other impact weapons
[ ] Campus rapes and assaults
[ ] Capital Sentencing
[x] Chemical irritants & electrical weapons
[ ] Competency, Insanity and Diminished
Capacity
[ ] Correctional Psychiatry
[x] Deadly force; shooting avoidance and alternatives
[ ] Employment discrimination
(hiring/promotions)
[ ] Employee dishonesty investigations
[ ] Failure to protect specific persons (domestic
violence, witnesses, etc.)
[ ] Firearm range
design - realism
[ ] Freedom of Information/release of
police reports to public
[ ] Handicap/Disability Discrimination
[x] In-custody inmate/prisoner suicides (and prevention methods)
[ ] Inadequate premises security
(guards, CCTV, locks, lighting, etc.)
[ ] Injuries to / physical or sexual
assaults on inmates and prisoners
[ ] Insufficient or inadequate training
[ ] Jail medical procedures
[ ] K-9 deployment and training
[ ] Neck restraints and similar
defensive tactics
[ ] Physical Fitness Standards and
Training
[x] Poor or inadequate conditions in jails and correctional facilities
[x] Positional restraint asphyxia
[x] Prisoner transport, restraints, handcuffing and hog-tying
[ ] Psychiatric Disability
[ ] Psychological screening of employees
[ ] Retention of a known unfit employee
or negligent entrustment of a weapon
[ ] Search and Seizure
[ ] Sexual harassment
[ ] Sexual Offender Evaluations
[ ] Standards for discipline, internal
affairs procedures, (in)adequate punishment
[ ] Street Gang Violence/Prevention
[x] SWAT techniques, hostage & barricade situations
[ ] Use/protection of confidential
informants
[ ] Vehicle pursuit & emergency
response policies & techniques
{9} Types of cases you will not accept:
Determined on a case-by-case basis.
{10} Other information relevant in evaluating your services (publications, awards, achievements, special interests):
Co-Author Use of Force in Corrections Facilities article w/Gary W. DeLand (Corrections Managers Report, Vol. IV, No.1, June/July 1998)
CORRECTIONS INCIDENTS
April 11, 1997 Tactical Commander for Uinta 4 Forced Section of Inmate Allen Jones.
June 10-26, 1996 Supervised Security for inmate Troy Kell Capital homicide trial Central Utah Correctional Facility Gunnison, Utah
May 13, 1996 Supervised inmate Mark Warner escape and re-capture
from University of Utah Medical Center
August 10, 1993 Central Utah Correctional Facility Riot
Tactical Commander for C-Section riot. Twenty-one inmates refused to return to their cells, destroyed property, set fires, manufactured home-made weapons, removed steel shower door and used it as a battering ram to defeat security door, exited section and attempted to assault control room. Inmates returned to section upon observing SWAT Teams entering corridor. Inmates were removed, searched and returned to cells by SWAT Team members.
January 30, 1993 Supervised Tactical Operation of James Andrus Escape Upon obtaining information on inmate Andrus whereabouts, Special Operations located themselves at an Ogden farmhouse and conducted surveillance with the aid of night vision equipment. Farmhouse was occupied by a parolee on supervision by State of Utah for aggravated rape in which he had raped and cut his grandmother with a knife. As a result of intelligence information provided, Department of Corrections SWAT Team, Investigations Bureau and Adult Probation and Parole secured an apartment complex and arrested Andrus in one of the apartments.
November 1992 Operation Campaign 92
Six-month investigation into narcotics being distributed within the Utah State Prison and Salt Lake City area. Sting operation involved a duplex occupied by a confidential informant in one half and officers of the Department of Corrections, ATF and Metro Narcotics in the other half. On the night of operation, Special Operations provided perimeter security and made arrests at the duplex. As a result of SWAT Teams professionalism, approximately 16 individuals were arrested, vehicles, narcotics and cash were received culminating in a one-kilo transaction. Also, the team stopped two vehicles patrolling the area. These individuals were there with a narcotics distributor to provide him with counter surveillance. Without the cooperation and the SWAT Teams alertness, officers working undercover may have come into danger.
May 1991 Mike Archuletta/John Brunner Disturbance at Uinta II Supervised Special Operations Unit during disturbance at Maximum Security where inmates John Brunner and Mike Archuletta refused to return to their cells and damaged section property. Inmates were forcibly subdued through use of high pressure water, multiple entry teams and a distraction device.
September 1990 Rick George/Gerald Brown Recapture Supervised Special Operations Unit responsible for recapture of inmates Rick George and Gerald Brown who had escaped from South Point Facility by hiding in a secret compartment of a prison maintenance vehicle. They fled to nearby American Fork canyon where over 150 local law enforcement officers assisted in the search. Rick George and Gerald Brown exchanged shots with Forest Service Officers and were subsequently captured by Special Operations Unit.
April 1990 Kenneth Roberts Hostage Situation at Uinta II Supervised Special Operations Unit during hostage situation involving Officer Joe Hughes at Maximum Security. Inmate Roberts rigged a section shower door to indicate it was locked, and used a homemade knife to force Officer Hughes into his cell. He ordered cell door closed threatening to kill the officer. Roberts released Officer Hughes without injury during negotiations.
December 1989 David Jolivet/Corstiaan Vanzyverden Disturbance at Uinta II. Supervised Special Operations Unit during disturbance at Maximum Security where inmates Jolivet and Vanzyverden refused to return to their cells, doing extensive damage to section, setting booby traps, breaking out cell front windows and providing weapons to fellow inmates. They jammed door locks to prevent entry and made threats to kill staff members. Disturbance quelled by using a sting ball grenade and multiple entry teams. Incident scrutinized by ACLU who determined officers acted appropriately and without use of excessive force. Governor Norman H. Bangerter mailed compliments on successful planning, resolve and execution of the disturbance-suppression efforts. August 2, 1992, NBCs Eye Witness Video aired a program based on video recording of sting ball incident.
EXECUTIONS
August 28, 1987 Participated with SWAT Team providing security during
the court-ordered execution of:
Dale Pierre Selby
June 10, 1988 Participated with SWAT Team providing security during the court-ordered execution of:
Gary Arthur Bishop
July 29, 1992 Supervised Emergency Response Team including allied
agencies during court-ordered execution of:
William Andrews
January 26, 1996 Supervised Emergency Response Team including allied agencies during court-ordered execution of:
John Albert Taylor
AGENCY ASSISTS
July 15-16, 1997 Harvey Street multi-agency drug raid in West Valley Operation involved assistance of about one dozen SWAT teams and agencies.
February 15, 1997 Supervised Special Operations Unit in capture of Greg Turner from Sundance Ski Resort (Turner was captured with a loaded Desert Eagle .44 magnum handgun).
December 05, 1995 Joint gang round-up operation in Layton, Utah
July 1993 Operation Sundance
No knock warrants with F.B.I., Department of Public Safety, West Valley City and West Jordan. Provided tactical surveillance prior to night of arrests. Responsible for assault on apartment complex in hostile, gang-riddenarea, taking control of several residences within complex and securing complex allowing narcotics officers and ATF agents to make entry and investigate illegal narcotics and firearms sales. Twenty-one individuals were arrested and 20search warrants were served along the Wasatch Front.
May 18-25, 1993 Operation Quick Peek
Joint operation with Salt Lake City FBI, ATF, IRS, and local law enforcement agencies. Operation resulted in arrest of 60 subjects including 21 gang members as well as 13 Tongan Crypt Gang (TCG) members and entire leadership who had been contracted to make a hit. Recovered over $1M in stolen property including vehicles used in drive-by shootings. Sting operation purchased 150 weapons including 40 fully automatic weapons, one M60 machine gun and 40 bombs.
Twenty-four of the most violent suspects were arrested by Special Operations including suspect who pulled weapon on undercover FBI Special Agent and suspects who were trading drugs and arms for automatic weapons to kill cops.
November 05, 1992 Operation
Joint operation with Department of Corrections Investigative Bureau and Salt Lake City Metro Narcotics arresting 18 individuals with outstanding felony warrants. Besides arrests, the Special Operations Unit was involved in residents searches and transportation of suspects. Also provided perimeter security where undercover operations were taking place. In each incidence, Unit provided invaluable service to CIB and Metro Narcotics.
September 1991 Alta View Hospital Hostage Situation Participated in debriefing and evaluation of incident. Utah Department of Corrections SWAT Team played key role rescuing potential hostages early in the crisis and during critical moments of hostage rescue.
April 1991 Operation Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Public Safety, West Jordan and West Valley City Police Departments took down methamphetamine laboratory and its operators.
July 1990 FBI Fugitive Task Force
Federal, state and local law enforcement Task Force developed to recapture local and national fugitives. Task Force became national model responsible for recapturing over 1,000 fugitives in a two-year period. Special Operations assisted in arrests of the more violent fugitives.
August 13-25, 1989 Operation Greenleaf
Unit Supervisor during Marijuana Eradication Agency assist with Drug Enforcement Administration, National Guard and local law enforcement authorities in Grand and Morgan counties. Provided tactical support for confiscation and eradication teams.
SPECIAL CORRECTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
April 20 - May 5, 2001 Employee Background Investigations Salt Lake County Sheriff
(80 hours)
December 1989-October 1998 General Assignments:
Develop tactical preparedness through balance of policy, procedures, training, equipment practice and needs.
Provide protection to public, staff and inmates from hostile or violent actions, escapes and other criminal actions.
Respond to emergencies using approved tactics, weapons, K-9 capabilities, other equipment, critical incident management techniques and law enforcement principles.
Meet Departments tactical response needs by ensuring constant readiness and engaging in specialized training, scenario testing and immediate action drills.
Develop plans for facility rescue and recovery, hostage rescue and inmate disturbance control.
Respond to hostile actions and criminal activity using special weapons, K-9, equipment and tactics, applying only that level of force necessary to control the incident.
Provide special security for functions including, but not limited to, high-risk inmate moves, special searches, shakedowns and other security functions.
Develop and enhance working relationships with Department members and allied law enforcement agencies.
Respond to requests for assistance from allied agencies, when authorized.
May 28-29, 1996 Draper Uinta IV Testing Research Project
Conducted live fire, sniper and assault scenarios to test ballistic capabilities to be considered in hostage rescue, riot and disturbance control.
Tested emergency breaching tools, explosive options and emergency insertion options for hostage and emergency incidents.
Training was conducted in newly constructed Draper Uinta IV (Maximum Security) facility prior to occupation by inmates. As a result of testing, many scenarios have been approved for future incident management resolution.
August 05, 1992
Conducted explosive breaching and hardened facility testing in Grand County jail prior to demolition and reconstruction.
Evaluated breaching options for hostage rescue through use of emergency access equipment and controlled explosives to defeat security doors.
October 06-08, 1991 Utah Department of Corrections Tactical Training Conference
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Riot debriefing.
Sherwood Hills, Utah
1989- 1998 Officer Project Rescue Manuals
Cataloged, photographed, video taped, diagramed or blue
printed all facilities, housing units, support offices and
buildings including 13 County Jails which contract with
Department of Corrections.
Procured emergency keys for all areas; cataloged walls, doors, windows and roofs as to construction, glazing, hinge location, direction of swing, etc. to provide accurate references in tactical emergencies.
August 13-16, 1990 Gunnison Testing Research Project
Conducted extensive training in forced cell and section extraction, riot and disturbance control, emergency breaching of doors and windows in the event of a hostage situation.
Conducted live fire, sniper and assault scenarios to test ballistic capabilities to be considered in hostage rescue.
Tested emergency breaching tools and methods for hostage and emergency incidents. Training was conducted in newly constructed Gunnison facility prior to occupation by inmates. As a result of testing, many scenarios have been approved for future incident management resolution.
AWARDS OF RECOGNITION
May 05-07, 1997 Inter-Mountain SWAT Olympics First Place for Draper Team Second place for Gunnison Team
September 14, 1996 Medal of Merit The Division of Institutional Operations Special Operations Unit at Draper and Gunnison have performed in an exemplary fashion during the past year. From the Troy Kell Trial at the Central Utah Correctional Facility to mundane tasks such as repelling off buildings or searching through water from broken sewer lines, these units do it all. As the saying goes, They go boldly where no men dare to go. This is the creed of the unit. They truly epitomize professionalism, and are a great asset to both the Division of Institutional Operations and the Department of Corrections.
October 08, 1994 Certificate of Commendation
This award is presented to a member of the Department for outstanding performance in a specific instance or for outstanding performance of general duties over an extended period of time.
On numerous occasions throughout the year the special Operations Staff at both the Draper and Gunnison sites were routinely called on to undertake risky, dangerous and undesirable tasks encountered in law enforcement. They not only responded in a timely, and highly motivated manner, but they accomplished all assigned and implied tasks with orchestrated precision. They always used the minimum amount of force necessary. The individual and collective professionalism, and bravery displayed is indicative of the highest traditions of public service. It reflects positively upon them, their Special Operations team and the Utah Department of Corrections.
September 07, 1991 Silver Medal of Valor
presented for outstanding service and conspicuous bravery in the line of duty, where officer risks loss of life with full and unquestionable knowledge of danger involved and the objective is of sufficient importance to justify the risk.
On July 31, 1990, Public Safety Dispatcher requested assistance from any six Alpha unit to aid other law enforcement agencies in high speed pursuit which originated in Orem and was northbound on I-15. Special Operations Captain Richard Billings and Officer Larry Pate responded to request for assistance. During course of high speed pursuit, suspect vehicle rammed their vehicle several times. They demonstrated outstanding bravery as they continued to engage the suspect in pursuit. Their major concern was that suspect vehicle was headed into congested traffic and would pose a threat to public safety. As a result of the pursuit, suspect exited I-15 at 10600 South and was taken into custody.
May 1991, 1992, 1993 FBI Inter-Mountain SWAT Olympics
Fifteen federal, state and local police Tactical Units competed in various tactical events. Utah Department of Corrections won first place in 1991; first place in 1992; and second place in 1993.
July 1990 Executive Directors Award- Special Operations Unit
Medal presented to a member or unit of Department for acts of bravery during performance of duties, for service with distinction under extraordinary circumstances during a major emergency or special operation, or for other exceptional service to Department.
For the entire history of Corrections in Utah, there had been no professional rapid response capability for handling riots and other disturbances. Since 1987, the Utah Department of Corrections has had a highly trained, professional team which fills that void.
Team has been used in the successful resolution of life-threatening hostage situations; inmate disturbances in various facilities; response to escapes/walkaways; forced entries of drug houses and dwellings of offenders being supervised in the community; back-up and assistance to local, state and federal law enforcement agencies; and specialized personal security assignments.
The Special Operations Unit has served not only Draper Utah State Prison site but has responded to Rich County Jail escape; made a high-speed response to an Iron County Jail escape; then again responded to Cedar City even while returning to home base to putdown an inmate disturbance; assisted at the Marion standoff; and responded to other similar situations around the State. SWAT Team has performed in an exceptional manner, often under very difficult circumstances, and that emerging tradition continues under the direction of Richard Billings and Kent Davis.