2004 Conference Speakers


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Supervisory Special Agent Dan Jones
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Omaha

SSA Jones graduated from Kansas State University in 1985 with a degree in Accounting and worked with the Olathe, Kansas, Police Department until his appointment to the FBI in 1991. SSA Jones was assigned to the Billings Montana Resident Agency working Indian Country and Violent Crime/Reactive matters. In 1999 SSA Jones was assigned to the Domestic Terrorism Unit and in 2001 he was transferred to the Omaha Division as the Violent Crime squad supervisor. SSA Jones discussed the 2002 Norfolk, Nebraska, bank robbery during which four persons were shot to death and the subsequent tracking and arrest of the suspects.

Lieutenant Barry DeJong
Omaha Police Department

Lieutenant DeJong is a Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE. graduate with a degree in Criminal Justice Administration. Prior to his police career, he worked at the Nebraska State Penitentiary and a Juvenile Detention Center. In 1984 Lt. DeJong began his career with the Omaha Police Department. His most recent assignment was supervisor of the Robbery Unit for 4 years and he has held positions in Narcotics, SWAT, Weed and Seed and Uniform Patrol. Lieutenant DeJong discussed a 2000 pattern robbery case during which the pursued suspects carjacked a farm family and shot the husband and wife.

Lieutenant Jim Shethar
Cortez Police Department

Lt. Shethar worked as a wilderness school teacher before joining the Cortez Police Department in 1973. He worked as a sergeant for many years before being promoted to lieutenant in 1998. Lt. Shethar discussed the 1998 murder of Cortez Officer Dale Claxton by individuals who were on their way to commit a casino robbery and the subsequent investigation and manhunt in the Four Corners area.

Chief Deputy D.A. Mark Pautler
Jefferson County D.A.’s Office

Mark C. Pautler is currently a Chief Deputy District Attorney for the First Judicial District of Colorado. He has been with this office since 1984 and has been a Chief Deputy since 1987. He is currently serving as the supervisor of the Intake Unit, the Domestic Violence Unit, the Economic Crime Unit and is the legal advisor for the West Metro Drug Task Force. He was the lead prosecutor for the Columbine Task Force dealing with the Columbine High School shootings in April, 1999. Mr. Pautler talked about his involvement in the capture of Cody Neal, a true triple axe murderer, and the legal fallout that followed. Mr. Pautler also gave state and federal legal updates.

Special Agent Jonathan Grusing
Federal Bureau of Investigation (Denver)

Agent Grusing has been with the FBI since 1996 and is currently assigned to the Denver office as the bank robbery and defense tactics coordinator. As the major theft coordinator Agent Grusing led the robbery and theft investigations of the SATG and continues to spearhead that endeavor. Grusing has also worked international terrorism. He received his MBA from Texas Tech University.

Detective Mark Woodward
Denver Police Department

Mark has been a Denver police officer for 28 years. He worked patrol for 12 years and has spent the last 16 years in the Criminal Investigation Division, 14 in the robbery unit. Mark has been associated with CARI throughout his tenure in the robbery unit.

Jon and Mark teamed up for a special presentation on the inherent problems of dealing with SATG traveling jewelry salesman robberies, updates on current investigations and task force and networking information.

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