| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HORTON, TIMOTHY 0614 (AR10113735) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF SPENCER'S STORE , TO WIT: THE DEFENDANT DID CARRY AWAY MISCELLANEOUS MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, WITH AT TOTAL VALUE OF $85.91, 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 031010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1749 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO THE CRYSTAL RIVER MALL LOCATED AT 1801 NORTHWEST HIGHWAY 19 IN CRYSTAL RIVER, IN REFERENCE TO A RETAIL THEFT COMPLAINT. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS STILL AT THE STORE WITH STORE EMPLOYEES. ONCE I ARRIVED, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, MR MERLE UNGER/STORE MANAGER, WHO STATED THAT HE IS THE MANGER AT SPENCER'S AND HAD OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT SHOPPING INSIDE SPENCER'S. HE ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD PURCHASED A BELT AND NOTHING ELSE, BUT SHE WAS OBSERVED BY THE COMPLAINANT THAT UPON CHECKING OUT, THE DEFENDANT WAS SELECTING DIFFERENT MERCHANDISE FROM THE SHELVES. MR UNGER ADVISED THAT SAID MERCHANDISE THEN DISAPPEARED. ONCE THE DEFENDANT EXITED THE STORE, MR UNGER HAD STOPPED THE DEFENDANT IN REGARDS TO THE OTHER MERCHANDISE WHICH THE DEFENDANT HAD IN HER POSSESSION WHILE SHE WAS SHOPPING. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN ASKED TO EMPTY OUT HER POCKETS, AT WHICH TIME, THERE WAS A KEY CHAIN WITH A HEART PENDENT WHICH WAS FOUND IN THE DEFENDANT'S LEFT FRONT SHORTS POCKET. MR UNGER ADVISED THAT HE CLEARLY RECOGNIZED THIS KEY CHAIN AS PROPERTY OF SPENCER'S DUE TO THE TAGS, AND THAT THE DEFENDANT DID NOT HAVE A RECEIPT SHOWING THAT SHE HAD PAID FOR THIS ITEM. WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE DEFENDANT, MR UNGER FOUND ADDITIONAL ITEMS BELONGING TO SPENCER'S TO INCLUDE: TWO SETS OF NOVELTY HANDCUFFS ($12.99 A PIECE), SET OF EARRINGS ($7.99), NEON BRACELET ($3.99), (LACE BRACELET $9.99), PINK WIRE STUD ($12.99), PEACE WIRE EARRING ($5.99). MR UNGER ADVISED THERE WERE ALSO OTHER EARRINGS, DESCRIPTION UNKNOWN, VALUED AT $12.99. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE MERCHANDISE TAKEN WAS $85.91. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, AT WHICH TIME, SHE VERBALLY ADMITTED TO THIS DEPUTY THAT SHE DID TAKE THE ABOVE MENTIONED ITEMS FROM THE STORE, PLACED THE ITEMS IN HER PURSE, AND THEN PLACED HER PURSE INSIDE OF HER FRIEND'S BABY CARRIAGE. I DID MEET WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE DEFENDANT WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE WHAT THE DEFENDANT WAS DOING WHILE SHOPPING INSIDE OF SPENCER'S. ALL THE PROPERTY WAS RECOVERED BY STORE MANAGEMENT. MR UNGER AND THE DEFENDANT PROVIDED ME WITH SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENTS WHICH WILL BE TURNED INTO RECORDS. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK AND SEATED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. SHE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF RETAIL THEFT, WITH HER BOND SET AT $250.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
