BY AARON MILLER

Tyler police say the DJ was depositing large amounts of cash in a local bank account. The affidavit says a Tyler police officer worked as a part-time security officer at the bank involved.

The officer said the man was depositing around $4,000 or $5,000 in cash to one teller window into an account held by Jesse Campos and his son Justin Campos, both of White house. The deposits occurred again the following day.

Police became suspicious after the deposits were made in multiple transactions to avoid filling out a currency transaction report (CTR) for the IRS for an amount over $10,000. This is known as “structuring.” A license plate number for the man’s vehicle was taken, according to the affidavit.

The investigator requested a Texas Workforce Commission report on Jesse Campos from 2013-2015. They determined his annual income is not typically paid in cash, but rather by check or direct deposit, according to the affidavit.

The fact Jesse Campos’ job would account for the cash deposits aroused strong suspicions with police. A detective searched Google for Platinum Star Healthcare Incorporated, the employer listed on Jesse Campos’ Facebook page, but the search returned a website named WeedMaps.com,  according the affidavit . The website listed marijuana dispensaries for people to buy marijuana out of a Los Angels-based operation. Platinum Star Healthcare is a legally-operated California-based marijuana dispensary.

Comprehensive observation of Justin Campos’ Facebook page  connected him to several known gang members and drug dealers in the Tyler area: Anthony Bendy, Jessalee “Too Good” Miller, Stephanie Webster and Ashley Brea Hoag, etc, the affidavit reads. At this point investigators contacted the FBI.

The FBI agent found four CTR forms completed for Jesse Campos, according to the affidavit. The forms were connected to two separate banks. The transactions were dated as being from the latter part of 2015.

A transaction box revealed more than $10,000 was deposited in one day on four separate occasions, the affidavit reads. The CTR showed $15,300 was deposited in two bank accounts by a Jacqueline P. Lange, on behalf of Jesse Campos and Elizabeth Bolton, of Whitehouse, who is Justin Campos’ girlfriend, according to the affidavit.

Detectives also received reports that bank tellers had received money for Jesse Campos’ account that smelled of marijuana.

In 2015, alone, investigators found Jesse Campos had a total of $270,948.83 deposited into his checking account at one Tyler bank. About $167,000 of those deposits were made in cash, according to the affidavit.

According to the affidavit, it was reported at another Tyler bank, “the scent was so strong of marijuana, it was too contaminated to give to customers.” Police were able to smell bundles of money deposited into Jesse Campos’ account, which had an overwhelming odor of marijuana.

Video surveillance of a man making cash deposits was later captured by police.

A Jeep’s license plate was also caught on camera. Police say that vehicle was registered to Aguirre, in Tyler.

Detectives say they were able to match a photo of Aguirre in the bank to his drivers license photo, positively identifying him.

According to the affidavit, at another bank, between June 2015 and December 2015, around $171,000 was made in deposits. Of those deposits, $107,000 was made in cash. In total, $272,000 in cash was deposited to the two Jesse Campos accounts in 2015.

Police submitted a request to the Texas Comptroller’s Office to conduct a search for any business Jesse Campos or Justin Campos was involved in. The state found no legitimate business under their names, according to the affidavit.

Two accounts under Bolton were investigated, police say. Documents show in 2015, approximately $215,000 in cash was deposited into her checking account, according to the police report.

The majority of the money was deposited in Tyler. However, Bolton moved with Justin Campos to California in the summer of 2015, police say. Based on bank statements, detectives say they determined 96 percent of all cash deposits were made in Tyler and 91 percent of the withdraws were made in California. The FBI reported seven CTRs for Bolton’s account, who was listed a “student.”

In one of Bolton’s CTRs, an “Evan William Plunkett” was listed as the person who made the deposits. A Google search of Plunkett revealed he was murdered on May 15, 2014.He suffered a gunshot wound while shooting a rap music video in Las Vegas, police say. Police believe Justin Campos, who is listed as a rapper on his Facebook page, became connected to Bolton through Plunkett.

While closely examining the accounts of Jesse Campos, Justin Campos and Bolton, several instances indicated the three were working together, according to the affidavit.

In all, there were 96 cash deposits into all three bank accounts. Of the 96 deposits, 47 had a matching same-day deposits into the account of a co-conspirator, according to the affidavit.

Further investigation led police to believe Bolton had knowledge of a business, believed to be marijuana, where she was selling to someone in Tyler for cash.

Throughout the investigation, bank employees continued to report money having a strong smell of marijuana deposited by the individuals referenced in this case.

In February 2016, a woman made a deposit into Jesse Campos’ account, according to the affidavit. She was identified as Jessica Nelson Guin, 27, of Henderson. She also goes by the name Jessica “Jessy” Nelson. (Note: She will be referenced as Guin throughout this report.)

On February 22, 2016, police were surveilling Aguirre’s house in the 700 block of Becky Drive, when police say a truck arrived at the home and pulled into the driveway. A man went inside the home and came out about 10 minutes later. He then appeared to “mess with something” in the bed of his truck and left the home.

The truck was pulled over for several traffic violations near UT Tyler. The driver was identified as Cullen Richard Parker, 29. Marijuana could be smelled inside the vehicle, police say.

A search revealed a pistol and two vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana in tan duffel bag, police say. A search of the duffel bag also revealed five sealed packages of cannabis oil or oil derived from marijuana and THC, as well as an attachment for an electronic cigarette.

Each vacuum-sealed bag of marijuana weighed more than a pound. Police believed Parker was distributing or selling the drugs. He was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and unlawful carrying of a weapon.

A warrant was obtained for Parker’s cell phone and police say a search showed deleted text messages between himself and a contact identified as “Aaron Plugante.”

The phone number was connected to a Facebook profile in the name of “Brain Dewayne Breeze,” police say. The phone number was also associated with Aguirre through a cell phone provider.

Investigators believed Parker’s supplier of illegal narcotics to be Aguirre. Further review of Parker’s phone showed he sold marijuana and THC products to at least one person, police say. On the same day, after Parker was arrested, detectives spotted Aguirre leaving his home with a small child in his Jeep.

When Aguirre left his home, a detective followed him and stopped him for a traffic violation. A smell of marijuana came from the vehicle, but a search only resulted in a small amount of loose marijuana in the vehicle, not enough for a criminal possession violation, according to police.

Over the following weeks, officers say Aguirre and Guin walked to and from Aguirre’s house which police believed was an effort to evade police