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Christopher Lee Himmel

Last Updated: July 12th, 2024
Jail Location
Florida
40yo
White Male

Personal Details

Date of birth: Jul 17, 1984
Probable cause affidavit: SUBMITTED BY: CANFIELD, LAIRD 0544 (AR14-9026) DID DRIVE OR WAS IN ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTROL OF A VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, MODEL GLUE OR ANY SUBSTANCE CONTROLLED UNDER CHAPTER 893 OR CHAPTER 877.111 TO THE EXTENT HIS/HER NORMAL FACULTIES WERE IMPAIRED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.193(1). ON 020814, AT 0914 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 910 PRITCHARD ISLAND ROAD IN INVERNESS, IN REFERENCE TO A TRAFFIC CRASH INVOLVING AN AGENCY VEHICLE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RAINY WITH LITTLE TO NO WIND. THE ROAD WAS WET, BUT OTHERWISE FREE OF ANY OBVIOUS DEFECTS. UPON ARRIVAL, AT 0919 HOURS, I MET WITH DEPUTY SHANNON PHILLIPS. DEPUTY PHILLIPS ADVISED HE WAS DISPATCHED TO A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE AT 910 PRITCHARD ISLAND ROAD INVOLVING A SILVER VEHICLE. DEPUTY PHILLIPS ADVISED HE ARRIVED, PULLED BEHIND THE VEHICLE, AND EXITED HIS PATROL VEHICLE. DEPUTY PHILLIPS ADVISED THE SILVER CAR THEN BACKED INTO HIS PATROL VEHICLE. DEPUTY PHILLIPS ADVISED HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, MR CHRISTOPHER HIMMEL, AND DETECTED SIGNS OF IMPAIRMENT. I NEXT MADE CONTACT WITH MR HIMMEL, WHO WAS SEATED IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT. I ASKED MR HIMMEL TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND HE COMPLIED. AS MR HIMMEL EXITED THE VEHICLE, I OBSERVED HE USED THE DRIVER’S DOOR FOR SUPPORT AND HE WAS UNSTEADY IN HIS MOVEMENTS. I ASKED MR HIMMEL WHERE HE WAS COMING FROM AND HE STATED, “OVER THE BRIDGE”. I ASKED MR HIMMEL WHERE HE LIVED AND HE STATED, “OVER THE BRIDGE.” WHILE SPEAKING WITH MR HIMMEL, I OBSERVED HIS EYES WERE WATERY AND GLASSY AND HIS SPEECH WAS SLURRED, THICK TONGUED AND MUSH MOUTHED. AT THIS TIME, I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE HAD ANY MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO PERFORM ANY OF THE SOBRIETY TASKS, TO WHICH HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT. TASK ONE, HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS. PRIOR TO PERFORMING THIS TASK, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH HIS EYES. DURING THIS TASK, THERE WAS EQUAL TRACKING AND EQUAL PUPIL SIZE IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES. THERE WAS LACK OF SMOOTH PURSUIT IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES. THERE WAS DISTINCT SUSTAINED HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS AT MAXIMUM DEVIATION IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES. ALSO, THERE WAS ONSET OF HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS PRIOR TO FORTY-FIVE DEGREES IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYE. THE DEFENDANT DID NOT HAVE VERTICAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS. TASK TWO, WALK AND TURN. THIS TASK WAS EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED TO THE DEFENDANT. HE STATED HE UNDERSTOOD. DURING THIS TASK, THE DEFENDANT STEPPED OFF LINE DURING TURN AND FAILED TO TOUCH HEEL-TO-TOE ON STEP 9. TASK THREE, ONE LEG STAND. THIS TASK WAS EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED TO THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT STATED HE UNDERSTOOD. DURING THIS TASK, THE DEFENDANT HAD IMPROPER COUNT, STARTED AT TWO AND CONTINUED TO 18 THEN STARTED AT ONE. TASK FOUR, FINGER TO NOSE. THIS TASK WAS EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED TO THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT STATED HE UNDERSTOOD. DURING THIS TASK, THE DEFENDANT LEFT-LEFT SIDE OF NOSE, RIGHT-TIP, LEFT FUMBLED, TIP, RIGHT-TIP, RIGHT-TIP, LEFT-LEFT NOSTRIL. AT THIS TIME, MR HIMMEL WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI). HE WAS HANDCUFFED, SEARCHED, AND PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING THE TRANSPORT, THE DEFENDANT REQUESTED TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR. SERGEANT FISCHER WAS NOTIFIED AND LATER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SCENE, THE DEFENDANT’S VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON SCENE PARKED AT A LEGAL PARKING SPOT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT WAS TURNED OVER TO JAIL STAFF TO PERFORM A TEST OF HIS BREATH, TO WHICH HE REFUSED TO TEST. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT DUI AND HIS BOND SET AT $500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED DUI CITATION NUMBER 8737XBI3.
Inmate name: CHRISTOPHER LEE HIMMEL

Known addresses

201, Florida 34452

Recent Arrests

Arrest number: 9026
Arrest date: Feb 8, 2014
Arrest type: Misdemeanor
Booking location: Citrus County, FL

Recent Charges

Code: 316.193(1)
Charge description: DUI - Alcohol, Drugs, or Chemical Impairment
Bond amount: $500

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