| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HUGHES, JAMES 0500 (AR11120063) THE DEFENDANT, MS DIANA TEAL, DID UNLAWFULLY FIGHT WITH ONE OR MORE PERSONS, TO WIT: A VERBAL AND PHYSICAL ALTERCATION, IN A PUBLIC PLACE, TO WIT: AT THE HUDDLE HOUSE LOCATED AT 1208 NE 5TH STREET, CRYSTAL RIVER, TO THE TERROR OF THE PEOPLE IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 870.01(1). ON 040211 AT APPROXIMATELY 304 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE HUDDLE HOUSE LOCATED A T 1208 NE 5TH STREET, IN CRYSTAL RIVER, IN REFERENCE TO A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION IN PROGRESS. UPON ARRIVAL I OBSERVED A LARGE CROWD OF PEOPLE TO BE INSIDE OF THE HUDDLE HOUSE RESTAURANT. UPON EXITING MY PATROL VEHICLE A WHITE FEMALE, IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS DIANA TEAL, APPROACHED ME AND STATED THAT THE GIRL IN THE RED SHIRT, MS MONICA MORROW, HAD ATTACKED HER. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED SHE HAD MADE COMMENTS TO MS MORROW ABOUT HER TATTOOS. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED MS MORROW DID NOT APPROVE OF HER OPINION AND BEGAN YELLING AT THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED MS MORROW BEGAN THROWING CUPS AND KNIVES IN AN ATTEMPT TO HIT THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT OF COURSE SHE DEFENDED HERSELF AND BEGAN THROWING THINGS BACK. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ALTERCATION SHE BELIEVES SHE WAS SCRATCHED IN THE FACE. I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY MARKS ON THE DEFENDANT'S FACE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TALK TO THE DEFENDANT SHE KEPT YELLING AT ME AND INSISTING ON TELLING ME HER SIDE OF THE STORY. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT NUMEROUS TIMES TO PLEASE STOP YELLING, BUT THE DEFENDANT KEPT YELLING OVER ME. AT THAT TIME I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT SHE WAS BEING DETAINED. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) IN BACK, PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH MS MORROW AND SHE ADVISED THE DEFENDANT HAD MADE NUMEROUS COMMENTS ABOUT HER BEING TRASHY. MS MORROW ADVISED SHE HAD ATTEMPTED TO IGNORE THE DEFENDANT'S COMMENTS, BUT SHE JUST KEPT ANTAGONIZING HER. AT THAT TIME MS MORROW ADVISED SHE TOLD THE DEFENDANT TO SHUT HER MOUTH. MS MORROW ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THEN JUMPED UP AND ATTACKED HER. MS MORROW ADVISED NUMEROUS PEOPLE WERE ATTEMPTING TO HOLD THE DEFENDANT BACK, BUT SHE KEPT THROWING ITEMS AT HER. AT THAT TIME I ADVISED MS MORROW THAT SHE WAS BEING DETAINED AND WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) IN BACK AND PLACED IN THE REAR OF DEPUTY O'MELIAN'S PATROL VEHICLE. I ATTEMPTED TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM THE WITNESSES, BUT THEY WERE UNCOOPERATIVE. AT THAT TIME I MADE CONTACT WITH THE HUDDLE HOUSE MANAGER AND HE ADVISED THAT BOTH SUBJECTS HAD ANTAGONIZED EACH OTHER AND WERE THROWING ITEMS AT EACH OTHER. THE MANAGER STATED HE TOLD BOTH SUBJECTS THAT HE WAS GOING TO CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT IF THEY DID NOT STOP. AT THAT TIME I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR AFFRAY. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 ACCORDING TO 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 you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
