| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SUDLOW, JAMES 0759 (AR11124126) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR USE, OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, WALGREENS, TO WIT: BOTTLE OF SEAGRAM'S 7 CROWN 750 ML BOTTLE OF LIQUOR UNDER HIS JACKET, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF $13.24 WITH THE INTENT TO EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VICTIM OF A RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY OR A BENEFIT THEREOF, OR DID APPROPRIATE THE SAID PROPERTY TO HIS OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 812.014(3)(a). ON 122711 I WAS DISPATCHED TO 9427 SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD IN HOMOSASSA, WALGREENS, IN REFERENCE TO A SHOPLIFTER IN CUSTODY. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANAGER/COMPLAINANT, MR DENIS ORTIZ, WHO STATED THAT HIS LIQUOR STORE CLERK/WITNESS IDENTIFIED AS MR JAMES PRINCIPE, WITNESSED THE DEFENDANT, MR DAVID BARLETTA, WALK DOWN THE BOURBON AISLE, PUT A BOTTLE OF SEAGRAM'S 7 CROWN IN HIS JACKET AND WALK out OF THE STORE. MR PRINCIPE THEN FOLLOWED THE DEFENDANT OUT OF THE STORE AND CONFRONTED HIM ON THE SIDEWALK. MR PRINCIPLE ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO PUT HIS HANDS DOWN TO HIS SIDE AT WHICH TIME HE SAW A LARGE BULGE AROUND THE DEFENDANT'S WAISTBAND, THE WITNESS THEN NOTICED THAT IT WAS A BOTTLE OF BOURBON PROTRUDING FROM HIS JACKET. HE THEN ESCORTED THE DEFENDANT INTO THE MANAGER'S OFFICE AND CALLED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I THEN SPOKE TO THE DEFENDANT, MR DAVID BARLETTA, WHO STATED THAT HE DID TRY TO CONCEAL THE BOTTLE OF BOURBON and WALK OUT OF THE STORE. HE STATED THAT HE HAS AN ALCOHOL PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR IT. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED, BEHIND HIS BACK, (DOUBLE LOCKED), transferred TO MY PATROL VEHICLE WERE HE WAS SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THEN READ THE DEFENDANT MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA PREPRINTED AGENCY CARD and ASKED IF HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS, TO WHICH HE REPLIED THAT HE DID. I THEN ASKED HIM IF HE WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME AT THIS TIME, TO WHICH HE ADVISED THAT HE WOULD. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT HOW MANY TIMES HE HAS STOLEN LIQUOR FROM WALGREENS BEFORE, TO WHICH THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE STOLE A BOTTLE EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST SIX DAYS. I COLLECTED HANDWRITTEN STATEMENTS SIGNED BY THE MANAGER AND LIQUOR STORE CLERK WHICH WILL BE TURNED IN TO RECORDS. I THEN ASKED THE STORE MANAGER IF HE HAD SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF THE BOURBON AISLE TO WHICH HE STATED NO. THE BOTTLE OF LIQUOR WAS THEN RETURNED TO THE STORE MANAGER. I OBTAINED A COPY OF THE RECEIPT WHICH WAS ALSO LATER TURNED IN TO RECORDS. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY 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 your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
