According to the timeline presented in documents and testimony at the hearing, Baars planted an Illinois ID card and possibly a bullet while executing a search warrant during the investigation of the homicide in April 2014. According to the testimony, Baars admitted to Kenosha Police Detective Jason Kenesie in late October 2015 that he placed Tibbs’ Illinois ID card and possibly a .22 caliber bullet into a backpack while executing a search warrant for the homicide case.

The report states that Kenesie then ordered Baars to write a supplemental report and “assisted” him in preparing it. That supplemental report was “deemed to lack clarity” and a third report was prepared. Baars refused to sign it. A supervising sergeant signed off on the report without Baars signature.

Flynn’s report states that all KPD officials involved in the matter knew that Baars refused to sign off on the report. “Yet that false report was sent out on 21 January 2015 (as part of the reports to be used for the homicide prosecution) as reflective of the truth. That action is strong evidence of a KPD cover-up of wrongdoing,” Flynn wrote.

Baars remained an on-duty officer with the Kenosha Police Department after telling Kenesie in October that he had planted evidence in the homicide.