| Date of birth: | Aug 8, 1947 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: RAMOS, ROBALDO 0515 (AR13-4722) DID, KNOWING HIS DRIVERâS 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 STATE STATUTE 322.34(2). ON 030313, AT APPROXIMATELY 0840 HOURS, I WAS CONDUCTING STATIONARY RADAR IN the AREA OF CROFT AVENUE AND DAWSON DRIVE. I THEN OBSERVED A GREEN SUV TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON CROFT WITH AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF BE 50 MILES PER HOUR (MPH). I ACTIVATED MY RADAR WHICH HAD A READING OF 48 MPH IN A 30 MPH ZONE. I THEN ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP WHERE THE DRIVE PULLED IN BEHIND THE BEALLS DEPARTMENT STORE LOCATED AT 2851 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY, INVERNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEARING GEORGIA LICENSE PLATE PCH2114. I THEN MADE CONTACT with THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT WHO WAS IDENTIFIED BY HIS GEORGIA DRIVER'S LICENSE AS MR BARRY PAUL MERRILL. I ADVISED HIM OF THE REASON FOR THE TRAFFIC STOP AND REQUESTED HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. THE DEFENDANT HANDED ME HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE AND INSURANCE CARD AT WHICH TIME HE ADVISED ME HIS REGISTRATION WAS LEFT AT HOME. ONCE I GOT BACK TO MY PATROL VEHICLE, I HAD THE DEFENDANTâS DRIVER'S LICENSE CHECKED THROUGH TELETYPE ALONG WITH HIS LICENSE PLATE. TELETYPE ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANTâS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED AND WAS NOT VALID. I THEN MADE CONTACT BACK WITH THE DEFENDANT AND ASKED HIM IF THERE WAS ANY REASON WHY HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WOULD BE SUSPENDED. HE STATED THAT HAD A TICKET FROM TENNESSEE AND HAD SENT THEM A MONEY ORDER. THE DEFENDANT STATED HE CONTACT GEORGIA DOD TO MAKE SURE HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS STILL VALID DUE TO HIM receiving A LETTER STATING HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WOULD BE SUSPENDED IF THE FINE WAS NOT PAID. GEORGIA DOD ADVISED HIM THAT HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS VALID AT THE TIME HE MADE CONTACT WITH THEM. AT WHICH TIME, I ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND HE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED), AND SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANTâS GIRLFRIEND/PASSENGER, MS TAMMY BEFOOR, DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS CHECKED THROUGH TELETYPE AND IT WAS VALID SO SHE TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED WARNING NUMBER 352081B FOR DRIVING 48 MPH IN A 30 MPH ZONE. HE WAS ALSO ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 6602GQFX FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED WITH KNOWLEDGE WITH MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 032113 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $150.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
| Inmate name: | BARRY PAUL MERRILL |
| Arrest number: | 4722 |
| Arrest date: | Mar 3, 2013 |
| Arrest type: | Misdemeanor |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 322.34(2) |
| Charge description: | Driving While License Suspended or Revoked - Knowingly |
| Bond amount: | $150 |
