| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: FERGUSON, R ADAM 0505 (AR11123799) THE DEFENDANT DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: FOUR TWO MILLIGRAM SUBOXIN, A SCHEDULE 3 NARCOTIC, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A). ON 120411, I RESPONDED TO THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHEAST US HIGHWAY 19 AND NORTHEAST 3RD STREET IN CRYSTAL RIVER AS BACKUP FOR CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO WHO WAS ON A TRAFFIC STOP. CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO ADVISED THAT HE HAD PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND DISCOVERED THE DRIVER HAD AN ACTIVE CITRUS COUNTY WARRANT FOR HER ARREST. CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO ASKED THE DRIVER TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AS THE DOOR OPENED, HE OBSERVED A PRESCRIPTION PILL BOTTLE WITH NO LABEL, WHICH CONTAINED FOUR ROUND PILLS. THIS BOTTLE WAS LOCATED IN THE DOOR PANEL. SEE CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO'S SUPPLEMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. AS I TOOK CUSTODY OF THE DRIVER, MS VICTORIA ROSE GENTILE, THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE, MS BRITTANY CARLTON, ADVISED CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIano that the pills were suboxin and that they belonged to her. when asked if she had a prescription for the PILLS, she advised she did not and thAT SHE HAD GOTTEN THEM FROM A FRIEND. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH POISON CONTROL WHO ADVISED THAT THE PILLS WERE TWO MILLIGRAM SUBOXIN AND WERE CLASSIFIED AS A SCHEDULE 3 NARCOTIC. AT THAT TIME, MS CARLTON WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. SHE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR FURTHER PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL, DEFENDANT CARLTON WAS BOOKED AND HELD ON A BOND OF $5,000.00, IN ACCORDANCE WITH 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* |
