New details have recently come to light regarding the two men arrested while breaking into the Dallas County Courthouse, who were contracted by the State Court Administration.

Wednesday afternoon the SCA released redacted copies of the contracts they had signed with Coalfire, a cybersecurity company based in Colorado. The contracts name the two suspects – 43-year-old Gary Edward Demurcurio of Bothell, Washington, and 29-year-old Justin Lawson Wynn of Naples, Florida – as “Penetration Testers” for the task of testing potential security vulnerabilities of Iowa’s electronic court records, which could include picking locks to access secure locations. However, the agreement also states that break-in attempts should be executed between 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., and the Dallas County Courthouse breach occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11th. The suspects also allegedly broke into the Polk County Courthouse during that same time frame in the days before their arrest.

In a statement released by the SCA, they said that there were different interpretations of the scope of the agreement, and both entities are conducting independent reviews of the incident. The statement also indicated that the SCA has contracted with Coalfire many times in the past, and “welcomed the opportunity to work with them again.” Demercurio and Wynn were both arrested and charged with third-degree burglary, a class D felony, as well as serious misdemeanors for possession of burglar’s tools. They were booked into the Dallas County Jail and were later released after posting bond. The SCA issued an apology to the sheriffs and supervisors of both Dallas and Polk counties in the wake of the incident.

The contracts are available online for the public to view, and can be viewed by clicking the link below. Raccoon Valley Radio will bring you more information as it becomes official.

https://www.iowacourts.gov/announcements/state-court-administration-statement/