| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: REID, JUSTIN 0706 (AR11119971) DID UNLAWFULLY, WILLFULLY AND MALICIOUSLY INJURE OR DAMAGE CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: SMASHING THE BACK SLIDING GLASS DOOR WITH A PAINT ROLLER, SAID DAMAGE BEING OF A VALUE OF $200.00 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN $1,000.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 806.13(1)(B)(2). ON 032711 AT APPROXIMATELY 0905 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 614 NORTHEAST 11TH STREET IN CRYSTAL RIVER, IN REFERENCE TO A CRIMINAL MISCHIEF THAT ALREADY OCCURRED. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE WITNESS, MS JASMINE LOCKARD. SHE SAID THAT THE DEFENDANT, MR BEN PADGETT, WHO LIVED IN THE APARTMENT DIRECTLY BEHIND HER RESIDENCE, WAS OVER LATE LAST NIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 0300 HOURS, HAVING SOME DRINKS WITH HER BROTHER. HE SAID AFTER HER BROTHER WENT TO BED SHE ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO LEAVE SEVERAL TIMES. SHE SAID HE FINALLY LEFT AFTER BEING ASKED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES TO DO SO. SHE SAID APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MINUTES PASSED AND THE DEFENDANT CAME BACK AND STARTING KNOCKING ON THE BACK WINDOW. SHE SAID WHEN SHE LOOKED OUTSIDE THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW SHE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT FALLING OVER THE BACK WOODEN PRIVACY FENCE AND THEN LEAVING. SHE SAID A LITTLE WHILE LATER (APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES) THE DEFENDANT CAME BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE AND STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES AND WAS DEMANDING TO BE LET BACK IN. SHE SAID SHE WOULD NOT LET HIM BACK IN SO THE DEFENDANT THEN WENT BACK AROUND TO THE BACK DOOR CLIMBING THE WOODEN PRIVACY FENCE ONCE AGAIN AND STARTED BANGING ON THE BACK DOOR. SHE SAID WHEN SHE DID NOT LET HIM IN, THE DEFENDANT STARTED SCREAMING REALLY LOUD, PICKED UP A PAINT ROLLER BRUSH, AND THREW IT THROUGH THE BACK SLIDING GLASS DOOR. THE PAINT ROLLER LANDED ON THE FLOOR IN THE DINING ROOM INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. THE WITNESS SAID THE DEFENDANT THEN REACHED THROUGH A HOLE IN THE GLASS, UNLOCKED THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR, OPENED IT, AND WALKED THROUGH THE RESIDENCE OUT THE FRONT DOOR AND WENT BACK HOME. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND ASKED HIM WHAT HAPPENED LAST KNIGHT. HE STATED THAT HE GOT REALLY DRUNK AND BROKE THE NEIGHBOR'S BACK SLIDING GLASS DOOR. HE SAID HE THREW A ROLLING PAINT BRUSH THROUGH THE DOOR. WHEN I ASKED HIM WHY HE DID IT HE SAID HE WAS REALLY DRUNK AND STUPID AND WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE LANDLORD/VICTIM, MR ALLEN KALANSKY, OF THE VANDALIZED RESIDENCE. HE STATED THE DEFENDANT HAD BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM LATELY AND THE DOOR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $350.00 TO FIX. THE DEFENDANT LIVED IN THE APARTMENT DIRECTLY BEHIND THE WITNESS' RESIDENCE. THE LANDLORD ALSO OWNED THE APARTMENT THAT THE DEFENDANT LIVED IN AND SAID THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO THAT RESIDENCE AS WELL. HE SAID THE DOORFRAME THAT LED TO THE MASTER BEDROOM WAS KNOCKED OFF THE WALL AND THE BATHROOM COUNTERTOP WAS SHATTERED. HE SAID THE DAMAGE IN THE DEFENDANT'S RESIDENCE WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $250.00 TO FIX. THE WITNESS AND THE WITNESS' FRIEND, WHO WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, BOTH FILLED OUT A STATEMENT FORM THAT WAS LATER TURNED IN TO RECORDS. THE VICTIM WAS PROVIDED WITH AN AGENCY CASE CARD BEARING MY NAME ID AND CASE NUMBER AND ADVISED TO CONTACT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CASE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK, PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING WHERE HIS BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. "IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT THE ADA COORDINATOR AT THE OFFICE OF THE TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR, CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 110 NORTH APOPKA AVENUE, INVERNESS, FLORIDA 34450, TELEPHONE (352) 341-6700, AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED COURT APPEARANCE, OR IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING THIS NOTIFICATION IF THE TIME BEFORE THE SCHEDULED APPEARANCE IS LESS THAN 7 DAYS; IF YOU ARE HEARING OR VOICE IMPAIRED, CALL 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
