| Date of birth: | Jul 28, 1950 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: TROOPER JEFFREY SUDLOW (AR15-15997) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: CANNABIS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS MARIJUANA, IN AN AMOUNT OF 20 GRAMS OR LESS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(B). ON 080915, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:46 AM IN CITRUS COUNTY FLORIDA I WAS RUNNING STATIONARY RADAR IN A 30 MPH ZONE. I OBSERVED A BEIGE COLORED VAN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I THEN TURNED MY RADAR ON AND HEARD AN AUDIO DOPPLER TONE ALONG WITH A DIGITAL READ OUT OF 45. I THEN TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND HEARD AN AUDIO DOPPLER TONE ALONG WITH A DIGITAL READ OUT OF 45. I THEN CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON A MINIVAN BEARING FL TAG (821JFG) FOR SPEED. UPON WALKING UP TO THE VEHICLE, I DETECTED THE ODOR OF MARIJUANA. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, IDENTIFIED AS MR DONALD DWIGHT HODGES, WITH DOB 07/28/50 THROUGH HIS FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE: H322184502680. DEPUTY EVAN MARSHALL (1336) WAS ON SCENE STANDING AT THE PASSENGER WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE. DEPUTY MARSHALL INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT HE SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF MARIJUANA COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. DEPUTY MARSHALL THEN ASKED THE DRIVER IF HE HAD MARIJUANA IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE DID HAVE MARIJUANA IN THE VEHICLE AND IN WAS IN A METAL CAN. AT THAT TIME, DEPUTY MARSHALL ASKED THE DRIVER TO HAND HIM HIS MARIJUANA. THE DRIVER THEN HANDED DEPUTY MARSHALL THE GREEN IN COLOR CAN CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 8.4 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA, WEIGHED WITHOUT THE CAN. I PLACED THE DEFENDANT UNDER ARREST FOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA DOUBLE LOCKED BEHIND HIS BACK AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY JAIL WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VAN WAS TOWED BY ROTATION WRECKER TONYâS. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A WARNING FOR THE SPEED AND TURNED OVER TO THE JAIL STAFF FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF CANNABIS (LESS THAN 20 GRAMS), WITH A BOND SET AT $1,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
| Inmate name: | DONALD DWIGHT HODGES |
| Arrest number: | 15997 |
| Arrest date: | Aug 9, 2015 |
| Arrest type: | Misdemeanor |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 893.13(6)(B) |
| Charge description: | Possession Cannabis (Less than 20 Grams) |
| Bond amount: | $1,000 |
