| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: ROSS, JAMAL 1339 (AR15-16557)(15-126045) 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 THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.34(2)(C); AND DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: ONE GRAM OF METHAMPHETAMINE ALONG WITH PLASTIC BAGGIES, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A). ON 092415, AT APPROXIMATELY 2113 HOURS, WHILE CONDUCTING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ON WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY AND TURKEY OAK DRIVE, IN CRYSTAL RIVER, I OBSERVED A WHITE IN COLOR PICKUP TRUCK BEARING FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE 6522BX TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 44. I THEN GOT BEHIND SAID VEHICLE AND UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLEâS LICENSE PLATE INTO FCIC/NCIC I DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLEâS LICENSE PLATE REGISTRATION HAD BEEN EXPIRED SINCE 070114. WHILE STILL BEHIND THE VEHICLE I ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP IN THE AREA OF WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY AND NORTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, MR BRAYTON SIDDELL JR, HE PROVIDED ME HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE AND STATED HE DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLEâS REGISTRATION. DURING MY INVESTIGATION IT WAS CONFIRMED THROUGH FCIC/NCIC BY TELETYPE OPERATOR (1241) THAT THE DEFENDANTâS FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED ON 090815 FOR CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY, CITATION/CASE NUMBER 2658338. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO CONFIRM THROUGH DRIVER AND VEHICLE INFORMATION DATA BASE (DAVID) THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD THREE PRIOR GUILTY CONVICTIONS OF DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED ON 110607, CITATION NUMBER 4556SHC, 121205, CITATION NUMBER 8170CPQ, AND 071802, CITATION NUMBER 6310BKX. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE KNEW HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED, TO WHICH HE REPLIED YES, FOR NOT PAYING HIS CHILD SUPPORT. DEPUTY ZAREK (1359) RESPONDED AND WAS GIVEN CONSENT BY THE DEFENDANT TO SEARCH HIS VEHICLE. DEPUTY ZAREK LOCATED A SMALL CLEAR PLASTIC BAGGY WITH A CLEAR CRYSTAL LIKE SUBSTANCE INSIDE OF IT, SEE HIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FURTHER. I THEN FIELD TESTED THAT SAID SUBSTANCE WITH AN AGENCY FIELD TEST KIT, WHICH ISSUED A POSITIVE RESULT FOR THE PRESENCE OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY ONE GRAM, INCLUDING PACKAGING. THAT SAID SUBSTANCE WAS COLLECTED AND LATER TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE FOR PROCESSING. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS KNOWINGLY DRIVING A VEHICLE ON A SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE, AND IN POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE HE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON SCENE IN THE MANATEE LANES BOWLING ALLY PARKING LOT, PER HIS REQUEST. I ISSUED THE DEFENDANT A FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, CITATION NUMBER A1P1CWP, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION, WITH A FINE OF $160.00, AND A TRAFFIC COURT DATE OF 102215, AT 1300 HOURS. I ALSO ISSUED THE DEFENDANT FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION A1P1CXP, FOR DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH AN EXPIRED LICENSE PLATE, MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, WITH A FINE OF $113.00. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE FOR POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $5,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION. HIS TOTAL BOND WAS SET AT $7,000.00. THE DEFENDANTâS PROPERTY WAS TURNED OVER TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. HE WAS ALSO PROVIDED HIS CITATIONS. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN BY THIS DEPUTY. |
