| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: STALVEY, BOBBY 1285 (AR 14-11985) (14-121693) DID THEN AND THERE UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY UTTER AND PUBLISH AS TRUE CERTAIN FALSE, ALTERED OR FORGED WRITTEN ORDERS FOR MONEY, TO AMSCOT, TO WIT: THE DEFENDANT DID ENTER A BUSINESS AND ATTEMPT TO CASH TWO CHECKS THAT ARE CONFIRMED TO BE FORGERIES, KNOWING FULL WELL THAT SAID WRITTEN ORDERS FOR MONEY WERE FALSE, ALTERED OR FORGED, SAID CHECKS BEING PASSED WITH THE INTENT THEN AND THERE TO INJURE AND DEFRAUD THE VICTIM, AND DIVERSE OTHER PERSONS TO THE STATE ATTORNEY UNKNOWN, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 831.02. ON 080914, THE DEFENDANT, LATER IDENTIFIED AS MR DAVID BENJAMIN WALSH, DID ENTER THE AMSCOT BUSINESS LOCATED AT 2965 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY IN INVERNESS, FLORIDA, AND PRESENT TWO CHECKS, NUMBER 215911 IN THE AMOUNT OF $495.23 AND NUMBER 215910 IN THE AMOUNT OF $995.36 TO BE CASHED. BOTH CHECKS HAD THE LOGO OF FLORIDA BELLS, LLC (TACO BELL) ON THEM. THE TELLER AT AMSCOT COMPARED THE TWO CHECKS AGAINST TACO BELL CHECKS ON FILE AND CONFIRMED THESE TWO CHECKS WERE FORGERIES AND WERE NOT CASHED. THE DEFENDANTâS IDENTIFICATION WAS CONFIRMED BY HIS FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD AND IN STORE SECURITY SURVEILLANCE. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT ON 091214 AT APPROXIMATELY 1840 HOURS AT HIS RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 11561 NORTH CIRCLE M AVENUE IN DUNNELLON. I 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 ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE WENT TO AMSOCT IN AN ATTEMPT TO CASH TWO CHECKS WITH A TACO BELL LOGO TO WHICH HE ADVISED YES HE DID GO TO AMSCOT AND ATTEMPT TO CASH TWO CHECKS. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THE LADY BEHIND THE COUNTER SAID THE TWO CHECKS WERE FAKE. THE DEFENDANT STATED HE THEN LEFT THE AMSCOT STORE AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE PERSON WHO GAVE THE DEFENDANT THE CHECKS, WHOM THE DEFENDANT DID NOT KNOW THE NAME. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE WOULD COMPLETE A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH HE AGREED TO AND DID COMPLETE. AT THAT TIME, I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT WAS UNDER ARREST FOR TWO COUNTS OF UTTERING FORGED INSTRUMENT. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED, BEHIND HIS BACK, (DOUBLE LOCKED), SEARCHED, SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND FOR TWO COUNTS OF UTTERING FORGED INSTRUMENT WAS SET AT $2,000.00 FOR A TOTAL BOND AMOUNT OF $4,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
