| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SKINNER, RODNEY 0563 (AR11121143) 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 STATE STATUTE 322.34(2). ON 060711 AT APPROXIMATELY 2115 HOURS, I WAS TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON HIGHWAY 41 SOUTH WHEN I OBSERVED A SILVER CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND AT ABOVE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MILES PER HOUR (MPH). I ESTIMATED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH IN THE 45 MPH ZONE. I ACTIVATED MY DECATUR GENESIS RADAR UNIT AND RECEIVED A TARGET SPEED OF 54 MPH WITH A HIGH CONSISTENT DOPPLER TONE. I INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP UTILIZING ALL EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN ON TO EAST GOBBLER DRIVE, THEN PULLED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF OLD FLORAL CITY ROAD. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, MR BENNIE SKAGGS, AND REQUESTED A DRIVER'S LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND PROOF IN INSURANCE. MR SKAGGS HANDED ME A FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD ONLY AND MADE NO COMMENTS OR STATEMENTS AT THAT TIME. I RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE AND RAN MR SKAGGS' FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD NUMBER THROUGH FCIC/NCIC WHICH REVEALED MULTIPLE DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSIONS. MR SKAGGS' DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY ON 020611 AND 060911 FOR FAILURE TO "PAY CT FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS" AND HIS LICENSE WAS ALSO SUSPENDED ON 031711 FOR FAILURE TO PAY TRAFFIC FINE. CONTACT WAS AGAIN MADE WITH MR SKAGGS. HE ADVISED HE KNEW HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED AND should NOT HAVE BEEN DRIVING. MR SKAGGS ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HIS IT WAS HIS GIRLFRIEND'S AND HE COULD NOT PRODUCE AN INSURANCE OR REGISTRATION CARD. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OVER TO HER. MR SKAGGS WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED (DWLS/R), KNOWINGLY, AND HE WAS HANDCUFFED BEHIND THE BACK (DOUBLE LOCKED). MR SKAGGS WAS SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE UPON ARRIVAL HE WAS TURNED OVER TO DETENTION FACILITY STAFF FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. MR SKAGGS WAS ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION (UTC), NUMBER 2697-FYA-6, FOR DWLS/R, KNOWINGLY, WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 062311 AT 1300 HOURS. HE WAS ALSO ISSUED WARNING NUMBER 309658-B FOR UNLAWFUL SPEED, 54 MPH IN 45 MPH ZONE. MR SKAGGS BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE TRAFFIC STOP WAS CAPTURED ON MY IN-CAR VIDEO CAMERA SYSTEM. THE VIDEO WAS DOWNLOADED ON "DVD", PACKAGED, AND LATER TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE. "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 your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
