| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HESSE, NICHOLAS 0689 (AR14-9710) MELOCHE, LEE 1307 DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: CANNABIS WITH TOTAL WEIGHT OF 19.8 GRAMS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS MARIJUANA, IN AN AMOUNT OF 20 GRAMS OR LESS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(B). ON 033114, AT APPROXIMATELY 1311 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO A VEHICLE THAT WAS REPORTED TO BE DRIVING RECKLESSLY near the intersection of north lecanto highway and hampshire BOULEVARD. the vehicle was described as a red jeep suv with a white male driver. UPON MY ARRIVAL, AT 1313 HOURS, I MET WITH the COMPLAINANT, MR TIMOTHY CRAMER, WHO IS AN OFF-DUTY STATE TROOPER. MR CRAMER ADVISED ME THE DEFENDANT, LATER TO BE IDENTIFIED AS MR ANTHONY MICHAEL FARROW, WAS DRIVING RECKLESSLY BY CUTTING ACROSS A CVS PARKING LOT AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 60 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) AT TRUMAN AND LECANTO HIGHWAY. HE ADVISED AFTER CUTTING ACROSS PARKING LOT MR FARROW RAN A RED LIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO SPEED NORTHBOUND ON NORTH LECANTO HIGHWAY WHERE HE ENTERED THE CITGO GAS STATION. AFTER TALKing TO MR CRAMER, I APPROACHED the DEFENDANT, WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS MR ANTHONY FARROW. WHILE SPEAKING WITH HIM, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF MARIJUANA, WHICH I RECOGNIZED BASED ON MY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE. I ASKED MR FARROW IF HE HAD BEEN SMOKING MARIJUANA AND HE ADVISED ME THAT DURING THE INCIDENT AT CVS PHARMACY HE WAS BEING CHASED BY ANOTHER SUBJECT WHO WAS IN POSSESSION OF APPROXIMATION 1 TO 2 OUNCES OF CANNABIS. I ADVISED MR FARROW THAT I WOULD BE SEARCHING HIS VEHICLE BASED ON THE PLAIN SMELL DOCTRINE. MR FARROW ADVISED ME TO GO RIGHT AHEAD. BEFORE ENTERING the VEHICLE, I IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED TWO, CLEAR BAGS OF A GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE POSITIONED in the CENTER CONSOLE, WHICH WAS OPEN AND HAD A BROKEN LID. AFTER DISCOVERING the GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE, MR FARROW WAS ARRESTED AND SECURED IN HANDCUFFS (DOUBLE LOCKED) WITH his HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK. the subStance was confirmed to be marijuana. A SEARCH INCIDENT TO ARREST OF the DEFENDANT YIELDED NO OTHER CONTRABAND OR WEAPONS. HE WAS THEN PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND READ HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA A PRE-PRINTED AGENCY CARD. POST MIRANDA, THE DEFENDANT ADVISED ME THAT HE WAS GOING TO PURCHASE MARIJUANA, BUT DECIDED TO LEAVE WITHOUT PAYING FOR THE CANNABIS WHILE THE OTHER SUBJECT WENT TO BUY A PACK OF CIGARETTES. He stated that he drove away and headed northbound on north lecanto highway to get away from his drug dealer. BEFORE LEAVING, I HAD MR CRAMER COMPLETE A SWORN, WRITTEN STATEMENT ABOUT the TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS HE OBSERVED, WHICH WAS RELEVANT DUE TO the FELLOW OFFICER RULE. HIS STATEMENT AND CONTRABAND WERE LATER PACKAGEd AND TURNED INTO THE APPROPRIATE DIVISIONS AT the CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (CCSO) TO BE INCLUDED with THIS REPORT. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO the CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. HE WAS CHARGED with ONE COUNT POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, LESS THAN 20 GRAMS AND HIS BOND SET AT $500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. WHILE AT the DETENTION FACILITY, THE MARIJUANA WAS REMOVED AND PLACED ON A SCALE WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 19.8 GRAMS. I TOOK NO FURTHER ACTION. |
