| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: TAYLOR, SHELLEY 0401 (AR08105984) DID UNLAWFULLY ENTER OR REMAIN IN A CERTAIN DWELLING OR CURTILAGE, LOCATED IN THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID, THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, AS OWNER OR CUSTODIAN, WITHOUT SAID PERSON'S CONSENT, WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE THEREIN, TO WIT: GRAND THEFT, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 810.02(1) AND 810.02(3). DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: A SILVER DELL INSPIRION LAPTOP AND CHARGER OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), WITH THE INTENT TO EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VICTIM OF A RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY OR A BENEFIT THEREOF, OR DID APPROPRIATE THE SAID PROPERTY TO HIS OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 812.014(2)(C)(1). ON 102608, THE VICTIM REPORTED THAT HER LAPTOP COMPUTER WAS MISSING FROM her KITCHEN COUNTER. the VICTIM FURTHER STATED THAT SHE LAST OBSERVED THE COMPUTER ON the KITCHEN COUNTER THE PREVIOUS NIGHT BEFORE GOING TO BED, AND WHEN SHE WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS GONE. THE VICTIM STATED THAT SHE DOES LEAVE THE BACK DOOR TO HER RESIDENCE UNSECURED, DUE TO HER TWO SONS WHO RESIDE ON THE PROPERTY NEEDING ACCESS TO THE RESIDENCE. ON 102908, THE VICTIM CONTACTED ME AND ADVISED THAT SHE HAD RECOVERED THE STOLEN LAPTOP. The VICTIM STATED THAT THE WITNESS ADVISED HER THAT HE LOCATED HER LAPTOP IN HIS RESIDENCE. THE WITNESS STATED THAT UPON QUESTIONING the DEFENDANT, THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED TO HIM THAT HE HAD STOLEN the LAPTOP. THE LAPTOP WAS THEN RETURNED TO THE VICTIM, AS WELL AS THE CHARGER. theRE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE LAPTOP. THIS DETECTIVE THEN RESPONDED TO THE WITNESSES RESIDENCE, AND MADE CONTACT WITH the DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE-LOCKED) AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING and PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT WAS READ MIRANDA PER TEXT, and PROVIDED A SWORN TAPED statement. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT HE WALKED TO THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE, which IS HIS GRANDMOTHER, ENTERED the REAR UNLOCKED DOOR and OBSERVED THE LAPTOP ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER. HE THEN REMOVED THE LAPTOP AND WALKED BACK HOME. THE DEFENDANT WAS VERY COOPERATIVE DURING THE INTERVIEW AND SHOWED REMORSE FOR his DECISION. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH BURGLARY AND GRAND THEFT. THE DEFENDANT'S TOTAL BOND WAS SET AT $17,000.00, PER the BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
