| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CASADA, STEVEN 0460 (AR12-2463) THE DEFENDANT DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: CASH, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), TO WIT: $1,100.00, 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 STATUTE 812.014(2)C(1) ON 081612 IT WAS REPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFFâS OFFICE (CCSO) THAT A GRAND THEFT HAD OCCURRED AT 1213 NORTH US HIGHWAY 41 IN INVERNESS, FLORIDA. AT THAT TIME, THE VICTIM, MR THOMAS SIAFAKAS, REPORTED THAT A CASH DEPOSIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,100.00 WAS NEVER DROPPED OFF TO THE BANK OF AMERICA. THE VICTIM HAD ENTRUSTED THE MANAGER OF HIS BUSINESS/DEFENDANT, MR DAVID VICKERS, TO MAKE THE DEPOSIT. THE VICTIM ADVISED THE ORIGINAL REPORTING DEPUTY THAT HE SUSPECTED THE DEFENDANT OF STEALING THE CASH DEPOSIT. ON 081612, DETECTIVE T HOLLOWAY RESPONDED TO TOMâS AUTOMOTIVE AND SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED DEFENDANT VICKERS ON UNRELATED CHARGES. WHILE BEING QUESTIONED BY DETECTIVE HOLLOWAY, DEFENDANT VICKERS ADMITTED IN A VERBAL CONFESSION THAT HE HAD IN FACT STOLEN THE $1,100.00 IN CASH WHICH HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DEPOSIT TO THE BANK OF AMERICA ON 081112. ON 082112, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE. THE VICTIM ADVISED THIS DETECTIVE THAT THE BANK OF AMERICA WAS CONTACTED, THAT THE BANK OF AMERICA INITIATED THEIR OWN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT THE BANK DID NOT HANDLE THE CASH DEPOSIT IMPROPERLY AND WAS NOT AT FAULT. BANK OF AMERICA INFORMED THE VICTIM THEY NEVER RECEIVED THE CASH DEPOSIT. THE VICTIM INFORMED THIS DETECTIVE THAT HE WISHED TO PURSUE CHARGES AGAINST DEFENDANT VICKERS. ON 082112, I MADE CONTACT WITH DEFENDANT VICKERS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, AS HE WAS BEING HELD THERE ON UNRELATED CHARGES. UPON CONTACTING DEFENDANT VICKERS, A DIGITALLY RECORDED INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH DEFENDANT VICKERS. PRIOR TO ANY QUESTIONING, DEFENDANT VICKERS WAS READ HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS, AT WHICH TIME HE ADVISED THAT HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND WAS WILLING TO SPEAK TO ME REGARDING THIS CASE. DURING THIS INTERVIEW, DEFENDANT VICKERS ADVISED THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE TWO DEPOSITS ON SATURDAY, 081112. AS HE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE AT THE BANK ON 081112, HE GAVE HIS WIFE ONE DEPOSIT AND âPOCKETEDâ THE OTHER DEPOSIT. DEFENDANT VICKERS ADMITTED THAT HE USED THE MONEY TO PAY BILLS AND BUY DRUGS. DEFENDANT VICKERS STATED HE WAS VERY REMORSEFUL FOR WHAT HE HAD DONE. DEFENDANT VICKERS WAS VERY COOPERATIVE THROUGHOUT THE INTERVIEW. DEFENDANT VICKERS WAS ADVISED HE WAS BEING CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT AND WAS TURNED BACK OVER TO DETENTION FACILITY STAFF. |
