Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: VICK, BRYAN 0684 ((AR11118859) DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON A HIGHWAY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITHOUT HAVING A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE AUTHORIZING HIM TO DO SO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE NUMBER 322.03(1) ON 011711 I RESPONDED AS BACKUP FOR DEPUTY CHENOWETH ON A TRAFFIC STOP. DEPUTY CHENOWETH ADVISED THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, MS DINAH BUKOWSKI, HAD A VALID ALASKA IDENTIFICATION CARD; HOWEVER, SHE DID NOT HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT WHO ADVISED SHE HAD NEVER BEEN ISSUED A DRIVER'S LICENSE. WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE DEFENDANT, I OBSERVED TWO OPEN BUD LIGHT BEER CANS WHICH WERE EMPTY BUT STILL COLD TO THE TOUCH. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED SHE HAD BEEN DRINKING THEM PRIOR TO BEING PULLED OVER. AT THAT POINT, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ONE COUNT OF DRIVING WITH NO VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE. SHE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED BEHIND HER BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR FURTHER PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL, THE DEFENDANT WAS BOOKING AND HELD ON A BOND OF $150.00, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION (UTC,) CITATION NUMBER 5304-GJX3, FOR NO VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE, WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE ON 020311 AT 1300 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED FLORIDA UTC 5305-GJX5, FOR OPEN CONTAINER BY DRIVER, WITH A $166.00 FINE PAYABLE IN THIRTY DAYS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WAS CONTACTED AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE SECURED AND LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. "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* |