| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CUTLIP, JOSHUA 0721 (AR2012-1085) DID, KNOWING HIS DRIVERâS LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVILEGE HAD BEEN CANCELLED, SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WHILE SUCH LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE WAS CANCELLED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.34(2)(A). ON 050912 AT APPROXIMATELY 1255 HOURS, WHILE ON ROUTINE PATROL OF INVERNESS, WHILE TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 44 WEST, I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION OF INDEPENDENCE HIGHWAY AND HIGHWAY 44, WHERE I OBSERVED THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE BEARING FLORIDA TAG 850YVS, IN FRONT OF ME TO HAVE AN EXPIRED FLORIDA TAG AS OF 041712. AT THAT TIME I INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP WHERE I ACTIVATED MY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS, WHERE THE DEFENDANT THEN PULLED INTO THE SHELL GAS STATION LOCATED AT 2612 HIGHWAY 44 WEST. AT THAT TIME I EXITED MY PATROL VEHICLE AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT WHO WAS IN ACTIVE PHYSICAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I REQUESTED THE DEFENDANTâS LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND INSURANCE. IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT THE DEFENDANT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE HIS FLORIDA DRIVERâ S LICENSE ON HIM AT THE TIME OF THE TRAFFIC STOP, AND ALSO INFORMED ME AT THAT TIME THAT HIS FLORIDA DRIVERâS LICENSE IS SUSPENDED REFERENCE DELINQUENT CHILD SUPPORT. HE STATED HE HAD RECEIVED NOTICE IN THE MAIL AS OF 050911. AT THAT TIME I RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE, WHERE I RAN THE DEFENDANT ON TELETYPE AND FCIC/NCIC WHERE BOTH REVEALED THE DEFENDANT TO HAVE A SUSPENDED DRIVERâS LICENSE. FCIC/NCIC STATED THAT IT WAS SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY AS OF 053111, AND TO NOT ISSUE A 30 DAY PERMIT. AFTER RECEIVING CONFIRMATION IN FCIC/NCIC AND ALSO DAVID, I MADE CONTACT AGAIN WITH THE DEFENDANT AND REQUESTED HIM TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT ONE LAST TIME IF HE HAD KNOWLEDGE OF HIS LICENSE BEING SUSPENDED, TO WHICH HE STATED, YES. IT WAS AT THAT TIME I PLACED THE DEFENDANT UNDER ARREST FOR KNOWINGLY DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED DRIVERâS LICENSE SINCE 053111. I HANDCUFFED THE DEFENDANT BEHIND HIS BACK, DOUBLE LOCKED, WHERE THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN SEARCHED FOR WEAPONS OR ILLEGAL CONTRABAND, WHICH MET WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 7385GQF3 FOR KNOWINGLY DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED DRIVERâS LICENSE AND GIVEN A COURT DATE OF 052412, AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $500.00. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SCENE OF THE TRAFFIC STOP, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE REGISTERED VEHICLE OWNER, MS CARRIE HERRON, WHERE SHE LATER RESPONDED TO THE SCENE TO RETRIEVE HER VEHICLE. DEPUTY MULLINS, ID: 493 REMAINED ON SCENE WITH THE VEHICLEâS KEYS AND HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OVER TO HER. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN BY THIS DEPUTY. |
