| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CUTLIP, JOSHUA 0721 (AR12-3517) (CASE: 304717) DID, KNOWING HER 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 111612 AT APPROXIMATELY 1328 HOURS, I WAS ON PATROL TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON EAST MAIN STREET IN THE CITY OF INVERNESS. AT THAT TIME I OBSERVED A1998 CADILLAC SEVILLE IN FRONT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. SAID VEHICLE DID BEAR FLORIDA TAG BAHF42, WHICH HAD AN EXPIRED TAG AS OF 052912. THIS INFORMATION WAS CONFIRMED AFTER RUNNING THE TAG THROUGH THE FCIC/NCIC SYSTEM. AT THAT TIME I INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP ON SAID VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN CAME TO REST IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT 110 NORTH APOPKA AVENUE. UPON EXITING MY PATROL VEHICLE I MADE CONTACT WITH THE FEMALE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, WHO WAS IN ACTUAL AND PHYSICAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I THEN REQUESTED THE DRIVERâS FLORIDA DRIVERâS LICENSE, VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. AT THAT TIME SHE ADVISED THIS DEPUTY THAT SHE WAS FROM WEST PALM BEACH, AND SHE BELIEVED THAT SHE HAD LEFT HER FLORIDA DRIVERâS LICENSE AT HER RESIDENCE IN WEST PALM. SHE APPEARED TO BE EXTREMELY NERVOUS AND WAS SHAKY. AT THAT TIME I REQUESTED THAT SHE STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO GATHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO HER IDENTITY AND HER DRIVERâS LICENSE STATUS. I THEN RAN THE DRIVERâS INFORMATION THROUGH TELETYPE. THIS REVEALED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD A SUSPENDED DRIVERâS LICENSE AS OF 032712, WITH NOTICE GIVEN ON 030712. I THEN QUESTIONED THE DRIVER, IDENTIFIED AS MS CRYSTAL KAISER, (DEFENDANT) IN REFERENCE TO HER HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF HER CURRENT DRIVERâS LICENSE STATUS. AT THAT TIME SHE STATED THAT SHE KNEW THAT SHE HAD SEVERAL OUTSTANDING TICKETS, AND THAT SHE HAD ATTEMPTED TO PAY FOR THEM, BUT WAS NOT SURE OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF HER DRIVERâS LICENSE AT THIS TIME. CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO (0682) ARRIVED ON SCENE AND CONDUCTED AN EXTERIOR SNIFF OF THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE BY UTILIZING CANINE KONAN. AFTER CONDUCTING THE SNIFF, DEPUTY VIGGIANO ADVISED THAT HIS CANINE HAD POSITIVELY ALERTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR. AT THAT TIME I REQUESTED THAT DEPUTY TEWELL (0535) RESPOND TO SCENE IN ORDER TO SEARCH BOTH THE DEFENDANT AND THE FEMALE PASSENGER. THESE YIELDED NEGATIVE RESULTS FOR ANY ILLEGAL WEAPONS OR DRUGS. I THEN WENT TO THE DRIVERâS SIDE FRONT DOOR AND BEGAN SEARCHING. AT THAT TIME I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED, BESIDE THE DRIVERâS FRONT SEAT FLOORBOARD, THE DEFENDANTâS FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD WHICH WAS ISSUED 050912. I THEN QUESTIONED THE DEFENDANT AS TO WHY SHE HAD LIED TO ME WHEN SHE TOLD ME SHE DID NOT HAVE HER FLORIDA DRIVERâS LICENSE, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF IDENTIFICATION. THE DEFENDANT THEN BEGAN A LENGTHY EXPLANATION AS TO HOW HER FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD MUST HAVE FALLEN OUT OF HER PURSE OR HER CLOTHING. I THEN QUESTIONED HER AS TO HOW SHE HAD OBTAINED HER FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD, WHERE SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD ATTEMPTED TO PAY OFF HER OUTSTANDING TICKETS BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO AT THAT TIME. THIS LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE DEFENDANT DID HAVE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF HER FLORIDA DRIVERâS LICENSE BEING SUSPENDED, AND HAVING THAT KNOWLEDGE, SHE CHOSE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE ON THIS DATE. I THEN INFORMED HER THAT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED (WITH KNOWLEDGE). I THEN HANDCUFFED THE DEFENDANT BEHIND HER BACK (DOUBLE LOCKED) AND SECURED HER IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE WAS SECURED AND LEFT ON SCENE AT THE DEFENDANTâS REQUEST. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, I ISSUED THE DEFENDANT TWO UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION. THE FIRST ONE FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, NUMBERED 0880GQG (8), AND THE SECOND NUMBERED 0879GQG (4), FOR EXPIRED TAG LESS THAN SIX MONTHS. I INFORMED THE DEFENDANT OF THE PROPER PROCEDURE FOR TAKING CARE OF THE TICKET FOR THE EXPIRED TAG, AND THAT SHE WILL RECEIVE A CRIMINAL CITATION WITH A DATE TO BE SET BY THE JUDGE AT HIS DISCRETION. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN. |
