| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: COOK, JASON 1333 (AR16-17845)(16-1992) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF WAL-MART, TO WIT: SELECTED A DVD AND MEDICATION FROM THE SHELF, PASSED ALL POINTS OF SALE WITHOUT PAYING FOR THE ITEMS CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.015, 812.014(1), AND 812.014(3)(A). did unlawfully traffic in or endeavor to traffic in property that MR CHRISTOPHER CRABTREE knew or should have known was stolen, to-wit: SELECTED MEDICATION OFF OF THE SHELF AND USED A PREVIOUS RECEIPT AT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RECEIVED CASH FOR THE STOLEN ITEM. the property of $6.98 in violation of Florida Statute 812.019(1); ON 010516, AT 1753 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO A SHOPLIFTER IN CUSTODY AT WAL-MART, LOCATED AT 2461 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY. I made CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, MR JOSEPH COMPOSTELLA, WHO PROVIDED ME WITH A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, MR CHRISTOPHER CRABTREE, DISPLAYING SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR. MR CRABTREE SELECTED TWO ITEMS FROM THE SHELF, A DVD AND EQUATE MEDICATION TOTALING $41.91. MR CRABTREE WAS THEN OBSERVED WALKING TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DESK AND RETURNING THE EQUATE MEDICATION USING A PRIOR RECEIPT AND RECEIVING CASH FOR THE ITEM. MR CRABTREE THEN EXITED THE STORE PASSING ALL POINTS OF SALE WITHOUT PAYING FOR THE DVD, OR RETURNING THE CASH HE HAD received FOR THE MEDICATION. MR COMPOSTELLA made CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AS THE DEFENDANT ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE. HE WALKED HIM TO THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE AND CONTACTED THIS AGENCY. MR COMPOSTELLA PROVIDED THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE DISK WHICH CLEARLY SHOWED the DEFENDANT SELECT THE ITEMS AND RETURN THE MEDICATION TO CUSTOMER SERVICE WITHOUT PAYING, AND THEN PASS ALL POINTS OF SALE. THE DEFENDANT WAS READ MIRANDA AT APPROXIMATELY 1810 HOURS AND STATED THAT HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND WISHED TO SPEAK with ME. THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED TO ENTERING the STORE WITHOUT THE MEDICATION, SELECTING IT OFF the SHELF AND THEN RETURNING THE MEDICATION WITHOUT PAYING FOR IT, USING A PRIOR RECEIPT IN ORDER TO GET CASH. HOWEVER, STATED THAT HE DID NOT INTENTIONALLY TAKE THE DVD THAT HE "FORGOT IT WAS IN HIS BUGGY because IT WAS COVERED WITH A WAL-MART BAG." THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST AT 1832 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND THE BACK AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. BOND WAS SET AT $5,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE FOR TRAFFIC OR ENDEAVOR TO TRAFFIC IN STOLEN PROPERTY. BOND WAS SET AT $500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE FOR RETAIL PETIT THEFT. I TOOK NO FURTHER ACTION. |
