On September 9, the citizen review board ruled that 24 officers had falsely imprisoned people during the raid and that it was highly likely that abusive language was used, though all officers denied this charge. For the false imprisonment finding, the board could only recommend up to a three-day suspension or a written reprimand, though both the chair of the board and other members agreed that this was not a harsh enough punishment. As a result, the board arranged for an investigation into the raid, including whether or not standard APD procedures were followed and which supervisors had approved of the raid. The report was expected to be completed by that November, but the full report was not made public until 2011. Additionally, the review board noted that the officers' rationale for searching the bar patrons on the night of the raid was that several undercover officers had previously entered the bar with concealed weapons without being checked by any security at the bar, leading them to believe that it were possible that other people in the bar had weapons on them. The board also highlighted previous issues with the lead investigator in charge of the raid, Bennie Evett Bridges. Specifically, they noted that he had had 32 complaints filed against him since joining the APD in 1991 and had had a history of problems related to alcohol use, among other issues.
