| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HORTON, TIMOTHY 0614 (AR12124640) 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)(A). ON 020212 AT APPROXIMATELY 1014 HOURS, WHILE CONDUCTING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN THE AREA OF WEST HOMOSASSA TRAIL AND ROSEDALE DRIVE, I OBSERVED A 1994 GREY JEEP CHEROKEE BEARING FLORIDA TAG 6378JA TRAVELING EAST ON WEST HOMOSASSA TRAIL APPROACHING ROSEDALE DRIVE. I OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRACKED WHICH WAS OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP ON VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS IDENTIFIED AS BRYAN D JONES WHO RESIDES AT 6710 WEST LINDEN DRIVE. HE HAD PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY LOCATED AT 6359 WEST PERSHING DRIVE, AT WHICH TIME, I MADE CONTACT WITH HIM REFERENCE THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD. I REQUESTED TO SEE HIS DRIVERS LICENSE, REGISTRATION AND PROOF OF INSURANCE FOR THE VEHICLE. I ALSO HAD KNOWLEDGE THAT HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED BY RUNNING THE PLATE ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE STOP WHICH HAD BEEN SUSPENDED FOR FAILURE TO PAY COURT FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS ON 122911, WHICH NOTICE WAS GIVEN ON 120911. I CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS SUSPENDED THROUGH "DAVID." I INQUIRED ABOUT HIS LICENSE, WHICH HE STATED THAT HE FAILED TO PAY FINES ORDERED BY THE COURT AND HE BELIEVED THAT HIS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED, HOWEVER, HE THOUGHT HE HAD UP TO HIS BIRTHDAY ON 022712 TO PAY the FINES. HE ALSO COULD NOT PROVIDE INSURANCE FOR THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME, MR JONES WAS ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION (UTC) NUMBER 9595-ROZ6, FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENDED AS OF 122911, AND UTC NUMBER 9596-ROZ7, FOR NOT HAVING PROOF OF INSURANCE WITH A PAYABLE FINE OF $116.00 PAYABLE WITHIN 30 DAYS. MR JONES WAS ALSO ISSUED A WRITTEN WARNING 99033438, FOR DRIVING A VEHICLE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD. AT THAT TIME, MR JONES WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE WITH A SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE, AT WHICH TIME, HE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. HE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE THE CITATIONS WERE ISSUED AND WHERE HE WAS TURNED OVER TO THE DETENTION FACILITY STAFF. BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER 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* |
