| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED By: CHENOWETH, JACOB 0708 (AR11121561) THE DRIVER OF ANY VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A CRASH RESULTING IN INJURY TO A PERSON, SHALL IMMEDIATELY STOP SUCH VEHICLE AT THE SCENE OF SUCH CRASH OR AS CLOSE THERETO AS POSSIBLE, AND SHALL, FORTHWITH RETURN TO AND IN EVERY EVENT SHALL REMAIN AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH UNTIL HE HAD FULFILLED THE REQUIREMENTS OF 316.027(1)(A). ON 070211 AT APPROXIMATELY 0130 HOURS I WAS DISPATCHED TO 7015 WEST VILLAGE DRIVE IN HOMOSASSA, IN REFERENCE TO A VEHICLE CRASH WHERE THE VICTIM HAD BEEN STRUCK BY THE VEHICLE. UPON ARRIVAL, I WAS MET AT THE FRONT DOOR BY A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE. THEY STATED THAT THE VICTIM, CHRISTOPHER MESERVE, WAS INSIDE THE RESIDENCE AND HAD BEEN RUN OVER BY A CAR. I WENT INSIDE THE RESIDENCE WHERE I OBSERVED THE VICTIM TO BE LYING ON HIS BACK GOING IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. WHILE TENDING TO THE VICTIM, HE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME AND WAS NOT RESPONSIVE TO STERNUM RUBS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PULSE ON THE VICTIM AND BEGAN TO ADMINISTER CARDIO PULMONARY RESUSCITATION ON THE VICTIM UNTIL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) MEDIC FOUR ARRIVED ON SCENE. THE VICTIM WAS THEN TREATED BY EMS WHERE HE WAS THEN BAY FLIGHTED TO ST JOE'S HOSPITAL IN TAMPA. I THEN SPOKE WITH WITNESS ONE, MELVIN FARMER, WHO ADVISED HE SAW CHRISTOPHER PAVONE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, DROP OFF THE VICTIM. THE DEFENDANT THEN BACKED UP AND TOOK A RIGHT ONTO SASSER STREET. THE DEFENDANT THEN BACKED IN REVERSE AND HIT THE VICTIM, AT WHICH TIME THE DEFENDANT DROVE OFF TOWARD BOB WHITE STREET. I THEN SPOKE WITH WITNESS TWO, ZACHERY CLINARD, WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING DOWN SASSER STREET WHEN IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE THEN CONTINUED TO DRIVE FORWARD AND AGAIN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO GO IN REVERSE UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED ONCE MORE ON VILLAGE DRIVE. AT THAT POINT WITNESS TWO ADVISED HE HEARD A "BURN OUT" SOUND AND THE DRIVER THEN DROVE OFF. I THEN SPOKE WITH WITNESS THREE, KYLE LEMANOWICZ, WHO ADVISED HE WAS SITTING ON THE BACK PORCH WHEN HE HEARD THE SOUND OF TIRES SQUEALING ON SASSER STREET. WITNESS THREE THEN LOOKED AND OBSERVED A CAR GOING IN REVERSE AS THE PASSENGER WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT. HE ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER SPED UP IN REVERSE AND STRUCK THE PASSENGER APPROXIMATELY TWO TIMES. HE STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS SWERVING WHILE DRIVING, AND AFTER HITTING THE PASSENGER, THE DRIVER DROVE OFF TOWARD HIS HOUSE. DEPUTY PARSONS THEN RESPONDED TO 6737 WEST PARK DRIVE IN HOMOSASSA, IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH DEFENDANT CHRISTOPHER PAVONE. DEPUTY PARSONS STOOD BY WITH DEFENDANT PAVONE UNTIL MY ARRIVAL AT THE LOCATION. DETECTIVE TAYLOR WAS CONTACTED AND RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. AFTER DETECTIVE TAYLOR HAD CONDUCTED HIS INVESTIGATION, HE ADVISED there WERE NO ELEMENTS SUPPORTING THE CHARGE OF AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. DETECTIVE TAYLOR ADVISED THAT HE HAD MADE CONTACT WITH DEPUTY MELO WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO RESPOND TO ST JOE'S HOSPITAL IN TAMPA AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM. DEPUTY MELO THEN CONTACTED THIS DEPUTY VIA TELEPHONE AND ADVISED THAT THE VICTIM DID NOT WANT TO PRESS CHARGES. DEPUTY MELO ADVISED THAT THERE IS AN UNKNOWN INJURY STATUS AT THIS TIME. SEE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CASE 371239. DEPUTY HORTON ARRIVED ON SCENE TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC CRASH INVESTIGATION. SEE DEPUTY HORTON'S TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. I THEN THEN RESPONDED TO 6737 WEST PARK DRIVE IN HOMOSASSA TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT. UPON ARRIVAL I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, WHO ADVISED THAT HE WAS DRIVING THE VICTIM HOME AND HAD PASSED THE VICTIM'S HOUSE. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED HE THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE BACKWARDS TO the VICTIM'S HOUSE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE VICTIM OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS MOVING. THE DEFENDANT THEN STOPPED THE VEHICLE, EXITED THE VEHICLE AND HELPED THE VICTIM TO HIS FEET. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT THE VICTIM THEN STATED THAT HE WAS FINE AND IT WAS OKAY. WHILE THE DEFENDANT WAS HELPING THE VICTIM TO HIS FRONT PORCH, THE VICTIM'S BROTHER, MELVIN FARMER (WITNESS THREE), BEGAN CONFRONTING THE DEFENDANT IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROVOKE A FIGHT. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE DID NOT WANT ANY CONFRONTATION AND RETURNED TO HIS VEHICLE AND LEFT THE SCENE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED UNDER ARREST WHERE HE WAS ADVISED HE WAS BEING ARRESTED FOR LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURY. AT THAT TIME THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING BY DEPUTY HORTON. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, 779GJX(4), FOR LEAFING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURY WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE ON 072111 AT 1300 HOURS AT the CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $5,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. ALL WITNESSES PROVIDED SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENTS WHICH WERE LATER SUBMITTED TO RECORDS. "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* |
