| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: DIXON, MEREDYTH 0108 (AR13-7591) DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: 7 ½ XANAX PILLS AND 4 ½ LORTAB PILLS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A). DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: CANNABIS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS MARIJUANA, IN AN AMOUNT OF 20 GRAMS OR LESS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(B). DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO USE, OR DID UNLAWFULLY USE, AN OBJECT INTENDED OR DESIGNED FOR USE IN STORING, CONCEALING OR INJECTING, INGESTING, INHALING OR OTHERWISE INTRODUCING INTO THE HUMAN BODY, A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: TWO SMOKING PIPES, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 893.145 AND 893.147(1)(B) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF WAL-MART , TO WIT: MISCELLANEOUS HOUSEHOLD GOODS TOTALING $73.76, CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.015, 812.014(1), AND 812.014(3)(A). ON 100913, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO THE INVERNESS WAL-MART, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 2461 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY, INVERNESS, IN REFERENCE TO A RETAIL PETIT THEFT WITH A SHOPLIFTER IN CUSTODY. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER, MR COURTNEY HENRY, WHO ADVISED THAT HE HAD OBSERVED A FEMALE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS AMANDA PYLES, TO BE DISPLAYING SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR IN THE HBA SECTION. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED THAT HE CONDUCTED FLOOR SURVEILLANCE WHERE HE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT AS SHE SELECTED MULTIPLE ITEMS OF MERCHANDISE IN THE HBA SECTION. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT THEN MADE HER WAY TO THE JEWELRY DEPARTMENT, WHERE SHE SELECTED OTHER MERCHANDISE. THE COMPLAINANT STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT THEN CUT THROUGH THE WOMENâS CLOTHING SECTION, AND CONCEALED THE ITEMS IN HER PURSE AND MADE HER WAY TO THE SELF CHECK OUT. THE COMPLAINANT STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT PAID FOR A FEW GROCERY ITEMS, BUT NOT ALL OF THE ITEMS WHICH SHE HAD SELECTED, SOME OF WHICH WERE CONCEALED IN HER PURSE. THE DEFENDANT THEN EXITED THE STORE, PASSING ALL FINAL POINTS OF SALE WITHOUT ATTEMPT TO PAY FOR THE MERCHANDISE CONCEALED IN HER PURSE. SHE WAS THEN STOPPED BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF, AND ESCORTED HER TO THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE, AWAITED ARRIVAL OF CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, MS AMANDA PYLES. I READ THE DEFENDANT HER MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA A PREPRINTED, AGENCY ISSUED CARD, AND ASKED HER IF SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS, AND WOULD CONTINUE TO SPEAK WITH ME. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT SHE DID UNDERSTAND HER RIGHTS, AND WOULD CONTINUE TO SPEAK WITH ME WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY PRESENT. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT THE REASON SHE HAD STOLEN THE ITEMS WAS BECAUSE OF ADRENALINE. I ASKED HER IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER ITEMS IN HER PURSE, AND SHE STATED THAT THERE WERE NOT. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT FOR PERMISSION TO SEARCH HER PURSE FOR ANY OTHER ITEMS, WHICH SHE AGREED TO. I ASKED HER IF SHE HAD ANY ILLEGAL ITEMS OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD POKE OR CUT THIS DEPUTY, AND THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT SHE HAD A KNIFE IN HER PURSE. UPON SEARCHING HER PURSE, I LOCATED A PURPLE CONTAINER WITH A GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE I RECOGNIZED THROUGH MY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TO BE CANNABIS. I ALSO LOCATED IN THE DEFENDANTâS PURSE, A SILVER CONTAINER WITH 7 ½ XANAX PILLS AND 4 ½ LORTAB PILLS, WHICH THE DEFENDANT ADVISED BELONGED TO HER, AND THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR THEM. I ALSO LOCATED TWO SMOKING PIPES IN THE DEFENDANTâS PURSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN ADVISED THAT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST, FOR POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF LESS THAN TWENTY GRAMS OF CANNABIS, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, AND RETAIL PETIT THEFT. SHE WAS HANDCUFFED, DOUBLE LOCKED BEHIND HER BACK, AND SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. ALL NARCOTICS, CANNABIS AND PARAPHERNALIA WERE COLLECTED AND PACKAGED, AND LATER TURNED IN TO CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE EVIDENCE DIVISION. ALL RECOVERED MERCHANDISE BELONGING TO WAL-MART, WHICH WAS MISCELLANEOUS CLOTHING, JEWELRY AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS VALUED AT A TOTAL OF $73.76, WERE RECOVERED AND RETURNED TO THE COMPLAINANT. THE COMPLAINANT PROVIDED A VERBAL STATEMENT OF HIS ACCOUNT, AND A COPY OF THE DVD FLOOR SURVEILLANCE. THE DVD WAS TURNED IN TO CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE EVIDENCE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, AND RELEASED TO DETENTION FACILITY STAFF. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF LESS THAN TWENTY GRAMS OF CANNABIS, ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, AND ONE COUNT OF RETAIL PETIT THEFT, WITH HER BOND SET AT A TOTAL OF $6,250.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
