Concerning the arrest in Ohio, Rivetti said troopers broke no laws because Ohio allows police from another state to cross into Ohio and maintain the authority they have in their home jurisdictions when they are in “fresh pursuit” to arrest someone believed to have committed a felony.

Even if U.S. District Court Judge David S. Cercone finds that the arrest was illegal, that does not mean Cercone should suppress the evidence. Rivetti said the arrest was just part of the evidence against Sed, which includes recorded calls and meetings, purchases of crack, a search of Grannison’s car under authority of a warrant, and Sed’s confession after he had been notified of his right to say nothing.