| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HESSE, NICK 0689 (AR10118468) ON 121910 AT APPROXIMATELY 0550 HOURS, I CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON A GREEN OLDSMOBILE SUV TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON SOUTHERLY AVENUE, FOR HAVING A LICENSE PLATE ATTACHED that WAS NOT ASSIGNED TO THE VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVELING BEHIND THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE, I OBSERVED A LICENSE PLATE ATTACHED THAT READ 782TZP, AND AFTER RUNNING THAT TAG THROUGH FCIC/NCIC, I LEARNED THAT THE TAG CAME BACK TO A 1996 CHEVY FOUR DOOR VEHICLE. I THEN ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS, INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP, AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST AT SOUTHERLY AVENUE AND HEMLOCK STREET. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, WHO WAS IDENTIFIED VIA "DAVID" AS CIARA RENEE DORSEY. SHE APPEARED EXTREMELY NERVOUS AND WAS VISIBLY SHAKING. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE HER DRIVER'S LICENSE. THE DEFENDANT THEN ASKED WHY SHE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHE WAS PROVIDED THE REASON FOR THE STOP, AT WHICH TIME, SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS JUST BOUGHT AND THE TAG WAS PUT ON IT SO IT COULD BE DRIVEN AROUND WITHOUT BEING PROPERLY transferred. I THEN RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE AND RAN THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO THE GREEN OLDSMOBILE SUV AND ALSO CONDUCTED A WANTS AND WARRANTS CHECK ON THE DEFENDANT. THE TELETYPE OPERATOR ADVISED THAT THE GREEN SUV WAS NOT STOLEN AND THE DEFENDANT CURRENTLY HELD A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE AND AN OPEN ACTIVE CITRUS COUNTY WARRANT FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT ONCE AGAIN, HAD HER STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHERE SHE WAS PATTED DOWN FOR WEAPONS, AND HANDCUFFED HER WITH HER HANDS BEHIND HER BACK. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT SHE WAS CURRENTLY UNDER ARREST FOR ATTACHING A TAG NOT ASSIGNED TO THE VEHICLE AND ALSO EXPLAINED THAT SHE HAD AN OPEN CITRUS COUNTY WARRANT. PRIOR TO LEAVING, I REMOVED THE LICENSE PLATE FROM THE VEHICLE AND I LATER TURNED IT IN TO RECORDS TO BE RETURNED TO THE "DHSMV" OFFICE. THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE WAS TURNED OVER TO A FRIEND PER THE DEFENDANT AND SHE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS TURNED OVER TO STAFF FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION (UTC) NUMBER 2149ETP3, FOR ATTACHING AN UNASSIGNED LICENSE PLATE TO A MOTOR VEHICLE AND BOND WAS SET AT $250.00 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 you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
