| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HESSE, NICHOLAS 0689 (AR13-6184) \tdid, knowing HIS driver's license or driving privilege had been cancelled, suspended or revoked AS A HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER, drive a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while such license or privilege was cancelled, in violation of Florida Statute 322.34(5). \t \tON 062213 AT APPROXIMATELY 1039 HOURS, I CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON A 2000 RED CHEVROLET BLAZER BEARING LICENSE PLATE NUMBER AUPN87 THAT WAS TOWING A TRAILER WHICH DID NOT HAVE A PROPERTY REGISTRATION PLATE. PRIOR TO THE TRAFFIC STOP, I OBSERVED THE DRIVER/ DEFENDANT OPERATING THE AFOREMENTIONED VEHICLE ON EAST TRAILS END ROAD IN THE AREA OF SOUTH KANGA WAY IN FLORAL CITY, HEADING WESTBOUND. AFTER CONDUCTING THE TRAFFIC STOP, I MADE CONTACT with the DRIVER/DEFENDANT, WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS MR ANDY RAY ELLZEY. AT FIRST THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS EXPIRED AND HE PROVIDED A FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD. \t \tI ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO CLARIFY IF HIS DRIVERâS LICENSE WAS EXPIRED OR SUSPENDED AND HE RESPONDED THAT IT WAS SUSPENDED FOR CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY AND UNPAID TRAFFIC FINES. \t \tFOR OFFICER SAFETY PURPOSES, I THEN HAD THE DEFENDANT EXIT the VEHICLE AND PLACED HIM IN HANDCUFFS (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND ESCORTED HIM TO THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. I THEN CONDUCTED A PAT DOWN SEARCH FOR WEAPONS AND CONTINUED WITH MY INVESTIGATION. \t \tI THEN MADE CONTACT WITH CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELETYPE, WHO CONDUCTED A WANTED, WARRANTS AND LICENSE CHECK FOR THE DEFENDANT, WHICH REVEALED THAT ON 052912, THE DEFENDANT WAS ADJUDICATED AS A HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER AND HIS DRIVERâS LICENSE WAS REVOKED FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. \t \tI THEN ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED AS A HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER AND THEN SEARCHED HIM MORE THOROUGHLY FOR CONTRABAND, WHICH YIELDED NEGATIVE RESULTS. BY THAT TIME, DEPUTY LABORDA AND K-9 DEPUTY PRICE ARRIVED ON SCENE AS BACK-UP. \t \tI THEN HAD THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE/PASSENGER, MS TIA GRAVES, STEP OUT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND STAND WITH ME WHILE DEPUTY PRICE DEPLOYED HIS NARCOTICS CERTIFIED K-9 GUNNY ON THE VEHICLE. I OBSERVED AS K-9 GUNNY LED DEPUTY PRICE around THE VEHICLE CONDUCTING A FREE AIR SNIFF AND I ALSO OBSERVED K-9 GUNNY SIT IN A PASSIVE ALERT POSITION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE ALERT, I BRIEFLY HELPED DEPUTY LABORDA BY SEARCHING THE FRONT SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER HE CONTINUED TO SEARCH THE VEHICLE, WHILE I TRANSPORTED THE DEFENDANT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. \t \tONCE AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY I COMPLETED MY ARREST AFFIDAVIT AND THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION FOR NOT HAVING A REGISTRATION LICENSE PLATE WHEN REQUIRED (FOR THE TRAILER), CITATION NUMBER 4330-GZP-1. I ALSO ISSUED THE DEFENDANT A UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION FOR HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER - DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, CITATION NUMBER 4331-GZP-2 WITH THE COURT DATE TO BE DETERMINED. \t \tTHE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. \t \tI TOOK NO FURTHER ACTION. |
