| Date of birth: | Feb 1, 1954 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: BYRD, JEDIDIAH 0737 \t(AR16-19268) DID DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON A HIGHWAY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITHOUT HAVING A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE AUTHORIZING HIM TO DO SO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE NUMBER 322.03(1). ON 042916, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 2048 HIGHWAY 44 WEST IN INVERNESS, IN REFERENCE TO A TRAFFIC CRASH THAT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED ON the ROADWAY. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, MR CHRISTOPHER LEAH, WHO ADVISED THAT HE WAS DRIVING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVEN BY MR PETER MILAZZO. HE SAID HE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND HE RAN INTO the BACK OF THAT VEHICLE. HE ADVISED HE WAS DRIVING SILVER IN COLOR MERCEDES BEARING FLORIDA TAG NUMBER BV8025. HE ADVISED THEY PROCEEDED INTO THE PARKING LOT AT COLONIAL PLAZA. MR LEAH THEN ADVISED ME THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE A FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE and that HE ONLY HAS A MASSACHUSETTS DRIVER'S LICENSE (S46310512), WHICH HAS BEEN REVOKED. HE ADVISED HIS LICENSE WAS REVOKED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY TRAFFIC FINES, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED THROUGH TELETYPE. I SPOKE TO THE OTHER DRIVER, MR PETER MILAZZO, WHO WAS THE OTHER PARTY INVOLVED in the CRASH. HE ADVISED HE WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 44 and THERE WAS SOMEONE DRIVING A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM THAT HAD A LOAD ON THEIR VEHICLE and DRIVING SLOWLY. HE ADVISED THAT HE FELT SOMEONE CRASH INTO THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE. HE ADVISED HE SAW the DEFENDANT, MR CHRISTOPHER LEAH EXIT the VEHICLE FROM the DRIVER'S SIDE AND THEY AGREED TO PULL INTO THE PARKING LOT AT COLONIA PLAZA. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DORE (PSO1421) ARRIVED ON SCENE TO ASSIST WITH THE TRAFFIC CRASH. I ADVISED DEFENDANT LEAH THAT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WITH NO FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE. HE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK, SEARCHED, AND SECURED IN the REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO COUNTY JAIL WHERE HIS BOND WAS SET AT $500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER A1BU9CP FOR NO FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE. THE DEFENDANT'S TRAFFIC COURT DATE WAS SET FOR 051916 AT 1300 HOURS and HE WAS GIVEN A COPY OF HIS CITATION. THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE WAS LEFT in the PARKING LOT OF COLONIAL PLAZA. The BUSINESS OWNER WAS NOTIFIED AND GAVE PERMISSION FOR THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE TO BE PARKED THERE UNTIL THE DEFENDANT'S BROTHER (VEHICLE'S OWNER) COULD PICK IT UP |
| Inmate name: | CHRISTOPHER COLLINS LEAH |
| Arrest number: | 19268 |
| Arrest date: | Apr 29, 2016 |
| Arrest type: | Misdemeanor |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 322.03(1) |
| Charge description: | Operating Vehicle Without Valid Drivers License |
| Bond amount: | $500 |
