| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BYRD, JEDIDIAH 0737 (AR11121761) DID UNLAWFULLY, WILLFULLY AND MALICIOUSLY INJURE OR DAMAGE CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: 2000 HONDA CIVIC, SAID DAMAGE BEING OF A VALUE OF MORE THAN $200.00, BUT LESS THAN $1,000.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 806.13(1)(B)(2). ON 071511 I WAS DISPATCHED TO 34 REGINA BOULEVARD IN BEVERLY HILLS IN REFERENCE TO VANDALISM TO A VEHICLE THAT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, MR SPENCER SADLER, WHO STATED THAT HE WENT TO THE CRYSTAL RIVER MALL TO SEE A MOVIE ON WEDNESDAY 071311 AT APPROXIMATELY 2230 HOURS. THE MOVIE GOT OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 HOURS. HE STATED AFTER THE MOVIE, HE WENT OUT TO SEE THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN KEYED ON THE HOOD, DRIVER'S DOOR AND REAR DRIVER'S QUARTER PANEL. HE STATED AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR CLOSER HE DISCOVERED THAT IT DID NOT LOOK LIKE THE DAMAGE WAS DONE WITH A KEY BUT WITH SOMETHING SHARPER. HE STATED AFTER TALKING TO A FEW DIFFERENT PEOPLE, HE FOUND OUT WHO DID IT. HE COLLECTED EVIDENCE OF THE DEFENDANT DAMAGING HIS VEHICLE. THE VICTIM'S EMPLOYEE, MS JASMINE, RECORDED A CONVERSATION BETWEEN HERSELF AND THE DEFENDANT. IN THE RECORDING HE ADMITTED TO DAMAGING THE VEHICLE WITH A POCKET KNIFE AT THE CRYSTAL RIVER MALL. HE WENT ON TO MENTION THAT HE SCRAPED THE PAINT OFF FROM THE REAR FENDER TO THE DRIVER'S DOOR ALL THE WAY UP TO THE HOOD. THE VICTIM STATED THE RECORDING MATCHED DIRECTLY WITH THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VICTIM STATED THE DEFENDANT IN HIS RECORDING STATED HE CARVED AN "S" INTO THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT ALSO STATED IN THE RECORDING THAT HE WOULD DO IT AGAIN IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, MR CHAD FAIR, AT 41 SOUTH JEFFERSON STREET IN BEVERLY HILLS. THEN READ THE DEFENDANT MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA PREPRINTED AGENCY CARD AND ASKED IF HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS, TO WHICH HE REPLIED THAT HE DID. I THEN ASKED HIM IF HE WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME AT THIS TIME, TO WHICH HE ADVISED THAT HE WOULD. THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED TO BEING AT THE CRYSTAL RIVER MALL AT APPROXIMATELY 2330 HOURS. HE STATED THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CRYSTAL RIVER MALL UNDER A LIGHT POST. HE SAID THAT HE KNEW THAT IT WAS HIS OLD BOSS' CAR, SPENCER, AND HE DID IT BECAUSE HE DID NOT LIKE WHAT HE DID TO HIS FRIEND JASMINE WHILE HE WAS WORKING FOR CUTCO KNIFE COMPANY. THE DEFENDANT ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE CARE OF ANY DAMAGES THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT ALSO AGREED TO COMPLETE A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH I COLLECTED AND WILL BE TURNED IN TO RECORDS. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, HANDCUFFED, BEHIND HIS BACK, (DOUBLE LOCKED), SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE VICTIM COMPLETED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH I COLLECTED AND WILL TURN IN TO RECORDS. THE VICTIM SENT THE RECORDING TO ME VIA E-MAIL WHICH I LISTENED TO AND HEARD THE DEFENDANT ADMITTING TO THE VANDALISM. I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLE DUE TO IT BEING DARK. I WILL TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS AT A LATER TIME. I PROVIDED THE VICTIM WITH AN AGENCY ISSUED CASE CARD BEARING THIS CASE NUMBER AND MY IDENTIFICATION AND ADVISED THEM TO CONTACT THIS AGENCY WITH ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CASE. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $1,000.00, 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 your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *not-exempt* |
