| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: MORAN, GREGORY 1242 (AR13-4704) UNLAWFULLY ENDANGER THE SAFETY OF ANOTHER OR THEIR PROPERTY WHILE INTOXICATED OR DID WHILE INTOXICATED OR DRINKING AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN A PUBLIC PLACE CAUSE A PUBLIC DISTURBANCE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE NUMBER 856.011. ON 030113, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 502 NW 6TH STREET, CRYSTAL RIVER, IN REFERENCE TO A TRAFFIC HAZARD OF A WHITE MALE WALKING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I OBSERVED A WHITE MALE WEARING A GREY T-SHIRT AND KHAKI SHORTS FITTING THE DESCRIPTION PROVIDED BY THE COMPLAINANT. THIS SUBJECT WAS LEANING ON A FENCE IN THE CRACKERâS PARKING LOT. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE MALE, WHO WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MR CRAIG WITFILL. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE WAS OKAY, AND WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE DEFENDANT THAT HE WAS AT CRACKERâS, HAVING SOME DRINKS, AND THAT HE WAS WALKING HOME TO BEVERLY HILLS. THE DEFENDANT APPEARED INTOXICATED. HE WAS UNABLE TO STAND ON HIS OWN AND HIS SPEECH WAS SLURRED. THE DEFENDANT WAS GIVEN MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO CALL A RIDE, AND DID NOT WANT TO COOPERATE. THE DEFENDANT STATED HE DID NOT CARE IF HE WENT TO JAIL, SO HE DID NOT HAVE TO CALL FOR A RIDE HOME. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, MS KAREN KUROC, WHO ADVISED THAT SHE WORKS AT CRACKERâS. MS KUROC STATED MR WITFILL WAS AT CRACKERS DRINKING, AND THAT SHE HAD NOTICED AS HE WALKED OUTSIDE NEAR THE DUMPSTERS, AND STARTED URINATING NEAR THE DUMPSTERS. MS KUROC STATED THAT SHE THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE NEEDED ANY HELP; AT WHICH POINT, THE DEFENDANT YELLED BACK AT HER CALLING HER A, âFUCKING HICK,â AND STATING HE HATES THIS COUNTY. MS KUROC STATED SHE THEN OBSERVED MR WITFILL START TO WALK DOWN THE SIDE WALK STUMBLING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THAT WAS WHEN SHE CALLED THE SHERIFFS OFFICE. MS KUROC FILLED OUT A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH WAS LATER TURNED INTO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECORDS DIVISION. THE DEFENDANT WAS DISRESPECTFUL AND UNCOOPERATIVE THROUGHOUT MY ENCOUNTER WITH HIM. HE INITIALLY REFUSED TO GIVE MYSELF OR DEPUTY NORTON (0758) ANY OF HIS PERSONAL INFORMATION. I THEN ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT HE WAS UNDER ARREST FOR DISORDERLY INTOXICATION. I PLACED THE DEFENDANTâS HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK, AND HANDCUFFED HIM, DOUBLE LOCKED. I THEN ASSISTED THE DEFENDANT TO THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, WALKING NEXT TO HIM AND HOLDING ON TO HIM SO HE WOULD NOT FALL. WHILE TRYING TO PLACE THE DEFENDANT IN TO MY PATROL VEHICLE, HE LOCKED UP HIS LEGS SO I WAS UNABLE TO GET HIS LEGS INTO THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD STOP IF I UNHANDCUFFED HIM AND LET HIM SIT DOWN ON HIS OWN. I TOLD HIM THAT WE WOULD NOT UNHANDCUFF HIM. DEPUTY NORTON AND I THEN ESCORTED THE DEFENDANT INTO MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND THEN PLACED HIS LEGS INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY AND WAS HANDED OVER TO DETENTION FACILITY STAFF. WHILE AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, THE WARRANTS STAFF ADVISED ME THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS BEING UNCOOPERATIVE AND WOULD AGAIN NOT PROVIDE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION. THEY ALSO STATED HE WAS COMBATIVE. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF DISORDERLY INTOXICATION, WITH HIS BOND SET AT $150.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. DEPUTY NORTON TRESPASSED MR WITFILL FROM CRACKERâS, UPON THE REQUEST OF THE STAFF. |
