| Probable cause affidavit: |
Submitted by Detective Ed Blair â Community Crimes Unit The Defendant did unlawfully enter or remain in a certain dwelling or curtilage thereof, located at 5 Plaza Street, Beverly Hills, in the County and State aforesaid, the property of the victim, as owner or custodian thereof, without said person's consent, with the intent to commit an offense therein, to-wit: Criminal Mischief, in violation of Florida Statute 810.02(1) and 810.02(3); The Defendant did unlawfully, willfully and maliciously, injure or damage certain property of the victim, to wit: Break glass window, stain the victims clothing, and defecate on the victimâs floor causing it to stain, such damage being of a value of more than $200.00, but less than $1,000.00, in violation of Florida Statutes 806.13(1)(a) and 806.13(1)(b)2; On December 19th, 2012 the Victim notified the Sheriffâs Office of a Burglary to his house located at 5 Plaza Street in Beverly Hills. The Victim advised Deputy Sudlow he had returned home at approximately 1820 hours, at which time he walked in to his house and observed a large Brown Dog in his livingroom. After attempting to secure the dog, the victim let the dog run from the residence after it became too aggressive. After the Dog left the residence, the victim noticed the front window to his residence had been broken and it appeared the screen was bent. While walking into the residence, the victim observed feces on the floor leading to the bathroom of the residence. In the bathroom, loose feces was observed on the toilet and floor which appeared to be human diarrhea. Furthermore, the victim observed fresh blood stains on his girlfriendâs jacket, which was inside the residence. A UPS Package was observed opened on the front porch of the residence. Deputy Sudlow made contact with UPS, who advised a carrier had dropped of a package to the residence at 1312 hours. This Detective later made contact with the carrier, who advised he was attacked by a brown dog in the front yard. He stated an extremely intoxicated white female outside the residence secured the dog. The woman was between the front door and carport upon the carrierâs arrival. Believing she was the resident, the carrier left the package with the women who claimed ownership. The carrier provided this Detective with a physical description of the woman. On December 20, 2012, this Detective conducted a neighborhood canvas and made contact with a witness, Ms. Kindi Harvey. Ms. Harvey was advised of the burglary to her neighborâs residence. When told of physical description of the suspect, she provided the Defendantâs name and stated she believed the defendant may have been involved. Without having been told the suspect was intoxicated, Ms. Harvey stated the Defendant came to her house the previous day around 1030 hours sober with a brown dog matching the description given by the Carrier and the victim. Ms. Harvey advised the Defendant stayed at Ms. Harveyâs residence while she ran to the food bank. When Ms. Harvey returned at approximately 1430, the Defendant was severely intoxicated. Ms. Harvey stated she had left her house with the dog. With this information, this Detective made contact with the defendant at her residence located across the street at 54 South Washington Avenue. This Detective observed the the defendant to have cuts to her mouth and face. When asked, the defendant stated she had fallen the previous day. She admitted to being intoxicated, but denied ever having been at the victimâs residence. This Detective made contact with the UPS Carrier, who responded to the scene to determine if the Defendant was the same woman he had observed the previous day. Upon his arrival, the carrier was asked if the Defendant was the same, to which he stated he was 80% sure the defendant was the same woman. When asked to clarify, the carrier stated he remembered the woman was wearing denim shorts with a light colored tank top and had a tattoo on her right leg. Although the woman was now wearing different cloths, she was asked to show the carrier the tattoo. After observing the tattoo, the carrier believed more strongly that she was in fact the same women. Furthermore, the carrier was shown the defendantâs dog who was inside a screened in door. The Carrier was not 100% sure if it was the same dog because the dog was more aggressive the previous day. Without having been prompted by this Detective, the carrier called this Detective approximately 15 minutes later and stated he had thought more about the woman and dog and believed they were the same he had observed the previous day. This Detective spoke with the Defendantâs mother via telephone. Her mother stated she had returned to a nearby residence at approximately 1530 hours to carry the Defendant back inside her residence because she was severely intoxicated and bloody. Ms. Harvey had previously stated the Defendant also had scratches on her legs. These scratches would be consistent with the metal screen at the victimâs residence. The Defendantâs mother stated the dog was missing and drove the neighborhood looking for the dog until approximately 1730 hours. She stated the dog had returned home around 1830 hours. It should be noted, this was approximately the same time the victim had returned home to discover the dog in his residence. While at the Defendantâs residence, this Detective made contact with the victim in the case. He advised he could respond to the scene and identify the dog in this case. Upon his arrival, the Defendant was requested to allow this Detective to walk her dog into the front yard. With her permission, this Detective presented the dog to the victim. The victim told this Detective, âThatâs him!â When asked to clarify, the victim stated, âThatâs him, 100%.â The Defendant was again questioned, to which she stated she was intoxicated and did not remember going to the victimâs house. The Defendant was asked what she was wearing the previous day, to which she stated denim shorts with a white tank top. This matched that of the description provided by the UPS Carrier. At that time, the Defendant was directed to turn around and place her hands behind her back. She was handcuffed (Double Locked) behind her back and later transported to the Citrus County Detention facility for booking by Deputy Byrd. Her Bond was set at $5,500 per bond schedule. |
