| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: MARSHALL, EVAN 1336 (AR16-19456) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF WALMART, TO WIT: A GRAY CAP AND A PAIR OF STOCKINGS, 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 051316, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, MR DAVID SULOUFF, IN REFERENCE TO ANOTHER RETAIL THEFT; SEE OTHER ARREST (AR16-19455) UNDER THIS CASE NUMBER. WHILE INVESTIGATING THAT RETAIL THEFT, THE COMPLAINANT/LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER AT WALMART IN INVERNESS, MR STEVEN BUTLER, ADVISED ME THAT ON 051216, HE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT TO PLACE A GRAY BASEBALL CAP ON HIS HEAD AS WELL AS TAKE A PAIR OF STOCKINGS AND STUFF THEM DOWN THE FRONT OF HIS PANTS. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED ME THAT THE DEFENDANT THEN PASSED ALL POINTS OF SALE WITHOUT ANY ATTEMPT TO PAY FOR THE MERCHANDISE AND EXITED THE STORE WITHOUT PAYING FOR THE HAT OR THE STOCKINGS, WITH A TOTAL APPROXIMATE VALUE OF $17.93 THROUGH PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STOCKINGS WERE RETURNED TO THE STORE FOR A GIFT CARD USING THE SUSPECT, MR RANDALL LACKEY'S DRIVER'S LICENSE. THROUGH INTERVIEWING BOTH THE SUSPECT AND THE DEFENDANT, THEY ADMITTED TO STEALING MULTIPLE TIMES FROM THE LECANTO WALMART AND RETURNING ITEMS TO THE INVERNESS WALMART FOR GAS; HOWEVER, DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO GET SELECTION ON THE ITEMS, FOLLOW UP WILL CONTINUE ON THIS CASE IN REFERENCE TO BOTH THE SUSPECT AND THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ONE COUNT OF RETAIL PETIT THEFT. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE HIS BOND WAS SET AT $500.00. A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE COMPLAINANT AND A RECEIPT WERE TURNED IN TO RECORDS. A SURVEILLANCE DVD WAS TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE. |
