| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: RUBY, SAMUEL 0562 (AR11120220) DID UNLAWFULLY RESIST, OBSTRUCT OR OPPOSE DEPUTY RUBY, WHO WAS THEN AND THERE IN THE LAWFUL EXECUTION OF A LEGAL DUTY, OR EXECUTION OF LEGAL PROCESS, TO WIT: DEFENDANT PULLED AWAY FROM THIS DEPUTY THREE TIMES AND WOULD NOT STOP AFTER GIVEN SEVERAL ORDERS NOT TO DO SO WITHOUT OFFERING OR DOING VIOLENCE TO THE PERSON OF SUCH OFFICER, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 843.02. ON 041111 WHILE RESPONDING TO THE WEST SIDE OF CITRUS COUNTY, I HEARD A CALL COME OUT THROUGH DISPATCH IN REFERENCE TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DISPATCH ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE LEFT THE FAMILY CARE CENTER IN LECANTO, TRAVELLING SOUTHBOUND ON SOUTH LECANTO HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESCRIBED AS A GOLD PONTIAC BEARING FLORIDA TAG 442XFG. DISPATCH ADVISED THAT IT WAS BEING DRIVEN BY A WHITE MALE WEARING A BLACK SHIRT AND BLACK HAT. AT THAT TIME, I WAS TRAVELLING WESTBOUND ON EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY IN THE AREA OF INDEPENDENCE HIGHWAY. DISPATCH THEN ADVISED THAT THE SAME VEHICLE HAD STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY AND WAS CURRENTLY TRAVELLING EASTBOUND ON EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY TOWARDS LOWE'S. I WAS ADVISED BY DISPATCH THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TURNED IN TO THE LOWE'S PARKING LOT. I THEN ENTERED THE WALMART PARKING LOT IN AN ATTEMPT TO INTERCEPT THE VEHICLE. AS I WAS DRIVING TOWARDS LOWE'S IN THE PARKING LOT, I WAS ADVISED BY DISPATCH THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEHIND RUBY TUESDAY'S. I LOOKED IN THE AREA OF RUBY TUESDAY'S AND OBSERVED A WHITE MALE WEARING A BLACK SHIRT AND BLACK HAT EXITING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF A GOLD PONTIAC FOUR DOOR IN THE REAR PARKING LOT. WHEN I APPROACHED THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR, I OBSERVED THE FLORIDA TAG TO BE 442XFG WHICH HAD MATCHED THE TAG GIVEN BY DISPATCH. I EXITED MY PATROL VEHICLE AND THE SUBJECT/DEFENDANT STARTED TO WALK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE WITH THE VEHICLE KEYS IN HIS RIGHT HAND. I ADVISED THE SUBJECT SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP. WHEN HE CONTINUED TO WALK AROUND THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE RESTAURANT, I APPROACHED THE DEFENDANT FROM THE REAR AND GRABBED HIM BY HIS LEFT WRIST WITH MY LEFT HAND AND TOLD HIM TO PUT HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK. THE DEFENDANT THEN PULLED FROM MY GRIP AND ASKED ME WHO I WAS. I ADVISED HIM THAT I WAS DEPUTY RUBY FROM THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (CCSO) AND TOLD HIM TO PUT HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK AND AGAIN THE DEFENDANT PULLED AWAY AND BEGAN TO WALK AWAY AGAIN. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST AND TO PUT HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK. THE DEFENDANT AGAIN PULLED AWAY FROM ME AT WHICH TIME, I GRABBED BOTH OF THE DEFENDANT'S ARMS AND PUT THEM BEHIND HIS BACK AND PLACED HIM IN HANDCUFFS BEHIND HIS BACK. WHILE ESCORTING THE DEFENDANT TO MY PATROL VEHICLE, THE DEFENDANT CONTINUED TO TRY AND PULL AWAY FROM ME. THE DEFENDANT WAS SEARCHED FOR WEAPONS PRIOR TO PLACING HIM IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE DEFENDANT, THE DEFENDANT EMITTED A STRONG SCENT OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FROM HIS BREATH. THE DEFENDANT WAS SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE WHERE I WAITED FOR A TRAFFIC UNIT TO RESPOND IN REFERENCE TO SEVERAL TRAFFIC CRASHES THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS INVOLVED IN. "K-9" DEPUTY ROWAND WAS ON SCENE AND WALKED HIS "K-9" AROUND THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE. "K-9" DEPUTY ROWAND ADVISED THAT HIS "K-9" ALERTED TO THE DRIVER'S DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. A SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE REVEALED A SILVER FLASK CONTAINING AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, TWO UNOPENED PABST BLUE RIBBON BEERS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD AND ONE OPENED BUSCH BEER CONTAINER. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED BY THIS DEPUTY TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY (CCDF) FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S 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* |
