| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: RAMOS, ROBALDO 0515 (AR11119986) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, WAL-MART, TO WIT: PIONEER SPEAKERS AND FOUR PIECE CARD KIT ($81.86), BY CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.015, 812.014(1), AND 812.014(3)(A). ON 032811, I WAS DISPATCHED TO WAL-MART LOCATED AT 2461 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY IN INVERNESS, IN REFERENCE TO A SHOPLIFTER IN CUSTODY. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER, MR DALE WILLIAMS, WHO PROVIDED A STATEMENT AND ADVISED THAT ON 032811 HE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, MR COLIN BOATWRIGHT, ENTERED the AUTOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT DISPLAYING WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR. AT THAT TIME, MR WILLIAMS BEGAN TO KEEP SURVEILLANCE OF THE DEFENDANT. HE ADVISED THAT the DEFENDANT SELECTED VARIOUS ITEMS; WHICH INCLUDED PIONEER SPEAKERS AND A 4- PIECE CAR KIT, AND HE BEGAN TO WALK TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE STORE. THE DEFENDANT PLACED THE MERCHANDISE in the EASTER DEPARTMENT. THE DEFENDANT THEN LEFT the STORE. SHORTLY AFTER, THE DEFENDANT RETURNED, SELECTED EMPTY WAL-MART PLASTIC BAGS, WALKED BACK TOWARDS THE EASTER DEPARTMENT AND PLACED THE ITEMS INSIDE the BAG. THE DEFENDANT THEN CONTINUED TOWARDS the EXIT PASSING ALL POINTS OF SALE AND MAKING NO ATTEMPT TO PAY. AT THAT TIME, MR WILLIAMS IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AND PLACED THE DEFENDANT IN CUSTODY AND CONTACTED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I THEN READ THE DEFENDANT HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS FROM PRE-PRINTED CARD. THE DEFENDANT REFUSED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL MERCHANDISE WAS RETURNED TO THE STORE. MERCHANDISE TOTALED $81.86. THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING and PROCESSING. HIS BOND WAS SET AT , DUE TO HIM VIOLATING HIS PROBATION. "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* |
