| Date of birth: | Oct 28, 1970 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: PERUCHE, THOMAS C8810 (AR07005563) PATTERSON, DEREK C8853 ON 101007 WHILE CONDUCTING STATIONARY RADAR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN THE AREA OF NORTHWEST US HIGHWAY 19 AND NORTHWEST TURKEY OAK AVENUE, I OBSERVED A SILVER MERCURY VAN TRAVELING NORTH ON US HIGHWAY 19 AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED. I ACTIVATED MY GENESIS HAND-HELD RADAR UNIT, RECEIVED A HIGH PITCHED AUDIO DOPPLER TONE AND OBSERVED A READ OUT OF 62 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) IN A POSTED 45 MILE PER HOUR SPEED ZONE. A TRAFFIC STOP WAS CONDUCTED ON THE VEHICLE AND CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT WHO WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH HIS FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE. I RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO ISSUE THE DRIVER THE APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC CITATION. AT THE TIME, I LOOKED UP AND OBSERVED THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT DUCKING DOWN WITHIN THE VEHICLE. I APPROACHED THE VEHICLE, ALONG WITH OFFICER PERUCHE, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, LOOKED IN THROUGH THE PASSENGER WINDOW AND OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT WITH HIS HANDS UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. I ORDERED THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT TO SHOW ME HIS HANDS, AT WHICH TIME HE PLACED THEM EVEN FURTHER UNDER THE SEAT. I DREW MY FIREARM, POINTED IT TOWARD THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT AND AGAIN ORDERED HIM TO SHOW ME HIS HANDS. THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT REMOVED HIS HANDS FROM UNDERNEATH THE SEAT, AT WHICH TIME A LARGE PLASTIC BAG CONTAINING A LARGE AMOUNT OF A GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE WAS OBSERVED ON THE FLOORBOARD PARTIALLY STICKING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SEAT. I ORDERED THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND HE WAS SECURED IN HANDCUFFS (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK. THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT STATED "THAT WEED IS NOT MINE." THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT WAS PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. A SEARCH OF THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE, INCIDENT TO ARREST, ALSO REVEALED A DIGITAL SCALE IN THE REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT of the VEHICLE WHICH WAS COVERED IN MINUTE AMOUNTS OF A GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE. THE GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE WAS FIELD TESTED AND YIELDED A POSITIVE RESULT FOR CANNABIS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS MARIJUANA. THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL, THE GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE WAS WEIGHED AND WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 55.5 GRAMS. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL OF $5,500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
| Inmate status: | Felony Misdemeanor County/Municipal Traffic Ordinance Warrant/Capias |
| Arrest date: | Oct 10, 2007 |
| Booking number: | 07005563 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 893.13(6)(A) |
| Charge description: | DRUGS/NARCOTICS |
| Bond amount: | $5,000 |
| Code: | 893.147 |
| Charge description: | DRUGS PARAPHERNALIA |
| Bond amount: | $500 |
