| Probable cause affidavit: |
\tSUBMITTED BY: DUNN, MICHAEL 0754 (AR905) \tTHE DEFENDANT, MR ANTHONY WAYNE PITTS, did, knowing HIS driver's license or driving privilege had been cancelled, suspended or revoked, drive a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while such license or privilege was cancelled, in violation of Florida Statute 322.34(2)(a). \t \tON 042612 WHILE PARKED IN THE MCDONALDS PARKING LOT, DEPUTY VIGGIANO, NOTICED A BLUE PICKUP TRUCK. UPON RUNNING THIS VEHICLEâS TAG, THE OWNERâS DRIVERâS LICENSE WAS FOUND TO BE SUSPENDED. \t \tAT WHICH TIME, DEPUTY VIGGIANO RAN THE DEFENDANTâS IDENTITY IN D.A.V.I.D., TO VERIFY THE IDENTITY OF THE DRIVER, AND VERIFIED THAT THE DRIVERâS IDENTIFICATION MATCHED THAT OF THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME, DEPUTY VIGGIANO FOLLOWED THE VEHICLE, AS IT LEFT THE MCDONALDSâ PARKING LOT AS IT HEADED SOUTH ON US HIGHWAY 19 AT WHICH TIME DEPUTY VIGGIANO CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP. \t \tI THEN RESPONDED AS BACKUP FOR DEPUTY VIGGIANO, AND VERIFIED THAT THE SUSPECT WAS IDENTIFIED AS MR ANTHONY WAYNE PITTS VIA HIS SUSPENDED FLORIDA DRIVERâS LICENSE. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE WENT ONLINE TO CHECK TO SEE IF HIS DRIVERâS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED, AND WAS AWARE OF THE FACT THAT IT WAS INDEED SUSPENDED. \t \tTHE DEFENDANT FURTHER ADVISED THAT HE HAD DECIDED TO DRIVE ANYWAY. \t \tI THEN PLACED THE DEFENDANT, MR ANTHONY WAYNE PITTS, UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED HIM, DOUBLE LOCKED BEHIND HIS BACK, SEARCHED THE DEFENDANT FOR ANY CONTRABAND OR WEAPON, AND PLACED IN HIM THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. I THEN TRANSPORTED THE DEFENDANT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, WHERE HE WAS TURNED OVER TO THE STAFF FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. \t \tTHE DEFENDANT WAS GIVEN A FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, NUMBER 6150-GQF, AND GIVEN A COURT DATE OF 051712, AT 1300 HOURS. \t \tBOND WAS SET AT $500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
