| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CALLAHAN, CRAIG 0643 (AR11123657) DID UNLAWFULLY ENTER OR REMAIN IN A CERTAIN RESIDENCE OR CURTILAGE THEREOF, TO WIT: SINGLE FAMILY MOBILE HOME, LOCATED AT 252 SATELLITE AVENUE IN INVERNESS, IN THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID, THE PROPERTY OF MR JAMES BROSLEY, WITHOUT SAID PERSON'S CONSENT, WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE THEREIN, TO WIT: THE THEFT OF AN ELECTRIC HEATER, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 810.02(3)(B). DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO WIT: AN ELECTRIC HEATER OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00), WITH THE INTENT TO EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VICTIM, WHO IS 65 YEARS OF AGE, 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 812.0145(2)(C). ON 103111, IT WAS REPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (CCSO) BY THE 65 YEAR OLD VICTIM, MR JAMES BROSLEY, THAT A BURGLARY HAD OCCURRED AT HIS RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 240 SATELLITE AVENUE IN INVERNESS. THE VICTIM HAD REPORTED THAT HIS ELECTRIC HEATER, WHICH WAS VALUED AT $465.00, WAS STOLEN FROM HIS MOBILE HOME. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT HE HAD SHOWN THE MOBILE HOME, WHICH WAS FOR SALE, ON 102911 AND WHEN HE RETURNED BACK TO THE RESIDENCE ON 103111, HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO LOCK THE FRONT DOOR. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH WITNESS, MR TIMOTHY MILLER, WHO IS THE MANAGER OF THE PROPERTY. MR MILLER ADVISED THAT HE OBSERVED A MUTUAL ACQUAINTANCE, WHO WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE SUSPECT/DEFENDANT MS DEBRA GATZ, RUNNING THROUGH HIS YARD CARRYING A LARGE OBJECT IN HER ARMS THE NIGHT BEFORE AT AROUND 2230 HOURS. IT SHOULD BE KNOWN THAT MR MILLER'S MOBILE HOME IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE. ON 112211, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT AT THE BEVERLY HILLS SUBSTATION WHERE SHE WAS READ MIRANDA VIA PREPRINTED AGENCY CARD. SHE WAIVED HER RIGHTS AND STATED SHE WISHED TO SPEAK TO ME. UPON EXPLAINING TO MS GATZ THAT SHE WAS A SUSPECT IN THIS CASE AND THAT SHE HAD BEEN WITNESSED BY MR MILLER CARRYING A LARGE OBJECT FROM THE RESIDENCE THE NIGHT BEFORE THE HEATER WAS REPORTED STOLEN, SHE INITIALLY DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS. I EXPLAINED TO MS GATZ THAT I UNDERSTOOD THAT SHE WAS CURRENTLY LIVING IN HER PICKUP TRUCK AND BELIEVED THAT SHE MAY HAVE STOLEN IT DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS GETTING COLD OUTSIDE AND SHE NEEDED A WAY TO HEAT HERSELF. MS GATZ ADVISED THAT SHE DID INDEED STEAL THE HEATER FURTHER STATING THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 HOURS ON 103011 SHE HAD ENTERED THE FRONT DOOR OF THE VICTIM'S MOBILE HOME WHICH HAD BEEN LEFT UNSECURED. MS GATZ ADVISED UPON ENTERING THE RESIDENCE SHE LOCATED THE HEATER WHERE SHE HAD IMMEDIATELY TAKEN IT TO HER TRUCK. MS GATZ STATED WHEN SHE HAD HEARD THIS CASE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED, SHE HAD GIVEN THE HEATER AWAY TO ANOTHER HOMELESS PERSON, WHOM SHE DID NOT KNOW, SO SHE NO LONGER HAD THE HEATER. MS GATZ COMPLETED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT ADMITTING TO ENTERING THE RESIDENCE AND STEALING THE VICTIM'S HEATER. MS GATZ ALSO SEEMED REMORSEFUL FOR HER ACTIONS AND ASKED ME IF SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO PAY THE VICTIM BACK FOR THE HEATER. FURTHERMORE THE DEFENDANT COMPLETED AN APOLOGY LETTER WHICH WILL ALSO BE TURNED IN TO RECORDS. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE VICTIM. UPON SPEAKING TO HIM, HE ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD HEARD THE DEFENDANT HAD SOLD HIS HEATER FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT IN TAMPA. I THEN ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR BURGLARY AND GRAND THEFT. I THEN PLACED HER IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE WHERE SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE HER BOND WAS SET AT $7,000.00 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* |
