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and what the encounter was?

A We received a message at my office that
somebody called in to say that Mr. Minton had
reservations at the Belleview Biltmore and after Mr.
Minton left the front of The Fort Harrison I went to --
near the Biltmore to see if, in fact, that was correct.
To see if I could see him driving up into the Biltmore
property.

Q Why did you want to do that?

A I wanted to know where he was. Mr. Minton has
repeatedly harassed Scientologists whenever he is in
Clearwater. He has shown up at unexpected times, since I
have been here, to harass Scientologists and do what he
did earlier in the afternoon. I wanted to know where he
was staying for the safety and security of staff and
parishioners.

Q Now, you were videotaping during the day and
taping at night?

A Yes, sir.

Q Tell the jury why you were videotaping?

A I was videotaping him for a couple of reasons.
Number one was, to make sure that we had a complete
running record of everything that Mr. Minton said and
did. Many times he will threaten Scientologists that are
around him while he is out there with his sign. And also