Prosecutors reviewing MBI cases involving four agents accused of misconduct

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Eyewitness News reported last week that four Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation agents were accused of an illegal scheme to break into a local storage unit in search of drugs.

The storage unit was on Narcoosee Road and the agents are accused of breaking into the heroin-filled unit because they wouldn’t wait for a warrant.

Channel 9's Field Sutton found out one of the agents said he tried to break into other storage units before.

Eyewitness News also learned prosecutors are reviewing other cases involving the agents and if other criminal cases are in jeopardy.

Agent Timothy Isaacs claims Sgt. Jerry Jenarine and agent Billy Powell requested Isaacs to pick the lock of another storage unit during two separate occasions and they watched him pick the locks, according to Florida Department of Law Enforcement documents Eyewitness News obtained.

Investigators said cellphone data and eyewitnesses back up that story.

"It puts a stain on the numerous law enforcement officers who are honest and who have integrity,” said former judge Belvin Perry who is now a WFTV legal analyst.

Perry told Eyewitness News that without getting a judge to sign off on a warrant, those agents increased the likelihood of violating the rights of someone whose only crime was storing something in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Isaacs' computer allegedly contained evidence of two lock-picking kits bought on the internet and even instructions for making a paperclip lock-pick guaranteed to pop a lock.

His phone contained personal messages to his wife that allegedly including a text about creating his own job security which said, “I needed something to show my value to this unit and a reason for them to keep me here, this is going to be it,” investigators said.

The state attorney's office said many cases handled by the agents will have audio or video evidence that will be enough to prosecute the criminals.

Prosecutors do not yet know how many cases have to be reviewed or potentially thrown out.

The MBI had no comment except to say misconduct by a small number of its employees is disappointing.

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