| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: TAYLOR, SHELLEY 0401 (AR10115212) DID KNOWINGLY AND UNLAWFULLY, with intent to defraud the issuer or a person or organization providing money, goods, services, or anything else of value or any other person, useD, for the purpose of obtaining money, goods, services, or anything else of value, a credit card obtained or retained in violation of this part or a credit card which she knEw WAs forged, or obtainED money, goods, services, or anything else of value by representing, without the consent of the cardholder, that she WAs the holder of a specified card or by representing that she WAs the holder of a card and such card has not in fact been issued AND DID, in any 6-month period, useD a credit card in violation of this section more than two times, or obtainED money, goods, services, or anything else in violation of this section, the value of which WAs $100.00 or more, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 817.61. ON 060110, VICTIMS REPORTED THAT THEIR VEHICLES HAD BEEN BURGLARIZED UNDER CASE 10060011. VICTIM ONE REPORTED THAT HER PURSE, TO INCLUDE MONEY AND A DEBIT CARD, WERE STOLEN. ON 060110, THIS DETECTIVE OBTAINED VIDEO FROM THE CIRCLE K STORE IN FLORAL CITY THAT REVEALED TWO FEMALES USING THE VICTIM'S CREDIT CARD WHICH CORRESPONDED WITH THE VICTIM'S CREDIT CARD STATEMENT THAT SHE PROVIDED TO THIS DETECTIVE ON 060410. THE SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE WAS DISSEMINATED TO PATROL IN AN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY THE TWO FEMALES IN THE VIDEO. ON 060410, THE FEMALE THAT ACTUALLY USED THE CREDIT CARD WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS BRANDY STUDLEY. ON 060510, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT AT HER RESIDENCE WHERE SHE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. THIS DETECTIVE MADE CONTACT with THE DEFENDANT WHERE SHE WAS READ MIRANDA PER TEXT AND WAIVED HER RIGHTS. THE DEFENDANT GAVE A SWORN DIGITALLY RECORDED STATEMENT THAT ON THE INCIDENT DATE THE CO-DEFENDANT CAME TO HER RESIDENCE AND ASKED HER TO MAKE A PURCHASE TO BUY CIGARETTES AS SHE HAD BEEN ASKED FOR IDENTIFICATION DUE TO BEING UNDER AGE. THE DEFENDANT FURTHER ADMITTED THAT SHE AND THE CO-DEFENDANT WENT TO THE CIRCLE K STORE IN FLORAL CITY WHERE THE DEFENDANT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TWO separate PURCHASES. THE FIRST PURCHASE WAS IN THE AMOUNT OF $158.25 AT APPROXIMATELY 0050 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT THEN ATTEMPTED TO MAKE ANOTHER PURCHASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $107.39 AT 0051 HOURS. BOTH PURCHASES WERE DENIED. THE DEFENDANT THEN STATED THEY EXITED THE STORE AND THE CO-DEFENDANT DROVE HER BACK HOME. THE DEFENDANT DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE VEHICLE BURGLARIES, HOWEVER, THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT SHE DID OBSERVE THE CO-DEFENDANT IN POSSESSION OF A BROWN PURSE WHICH MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PURSE REPORTED STOLEN BY VICTIM ONE. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FRAUDULENT USE OF A CREDIT CARD WITH A BOND AMOUNT OF $4,000.00. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
