As Detective Dumer and he changed places, Ned could tell by Delmer’s demeanor that Smith most likely would not speak to him. But that was okay. Ned wasn’t concerned. The career lawman’s purpose that day was to simply deliver an arrest warrant. With Mike Dumer being done with his part and stepping off to the side so that he could step in, Ned moved closer to Delmer.

Delmer looked up at the detective with a slight snarl on his face. Ned smiled in return. After a moment he then quietly spoke.

“Delmer, would you like to talk to me?”

Delmer’s quick response was, “Fuck you.”

Ned’s smile broadened and he leaned forward just slightly. “Delmer, I just wanted to tell you that when you return to your cell and all of your little groupie followers there crowd around to get information about your arrest, I want you to tell them something for me.” He paused waiting for Delmer to look up and when their eyes met Ned said, “Tell them you have been bitch slapped by Minnie Mouse.”

Ned then told me, “The look on Delmer’s face told it all. He paled a bit, and I could see him sink slightly back in his chair as he realized I had him. Up until then he knew it was basically circumstantial evidence that we had but with me bringing up Minnie Mouse he was done. That was hard evidence.”

FORWARD

BITCH SLAPPED BY MINNIE MOUSE

It happened on Thursday, February 11^th, 2010.

The location was a small interrogations room inside the Sarasota County Criminal Justice building located in downtown Sarasota, Florida. There was nothing special about the room. It was drably painted, windowless, with a small table and three chairs. Inside two men waited dressed in business suits for the arrival of a county prisoner named Delmer Smith

One, Ned Foy, was a Sheriff’s Detective from Manatee County. The other was Sarasota Sheriff’s Detective Michael Dumer. Prior to entering the room, Detective Foy had given Detective Dumer an envelope with a court document, a warrant, to be read to Delmer Smith.

The warrant had been issued to Ned Foy the day before by a Manatee County judge to arrest Delmer Smith for the murder of Kathleen Briles on August 3, 2009. However, Delmer Smith was, at that point in time, a resident in the Sarasota County Jail and therefore the warrant had to be read by Detective Dumer as Detective Foy had no authority there. The detectives wait was short as two jail deputies arrived with a hand and ankle cuffed Smith.

Detective Dumer wasted little time in reading the document to Delmer Smith who they seated at the table surrounded by law enforcement officers. When he was finished, Dumer nodded to Detective Foy who then attempted to speak to the prisoner.