| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: LAUGHLIN, JEREMY 0617 (AR15-13980) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: STAINLESS STEEL COOKING EQUIPMENT, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), WITH THE INTENT TO EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VICTIM OF A RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY OR A BENEFIT THEREOF, OR DID APPROPRIATE THE SAID PROPERTY TO HER OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 812.014(2)(C)(1). BOND AMOUNT $2,000.00. did unlawfully traffic in or endeavor to traffic in property that THE DEFENDANT knew or should have known was stolen, to-wit: STAINLESS STEEL COOKING EQUIPMENT, the property of THE VICTIM), in violation of Florida Statute 812.019(1). BOND AMOUNT $5,000.00. KNOWINGLY GAVE FALSE VERIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP OF STAINLESS STEEL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE DEFENDANT GAVE A FALSE OR ALTERED IDENTIFICATION AND WHO RECEIVED MONEY FOR 24 POUNDS OF STAINLESS STEEL IN THE AMOUNT OF $8.40, FROM THE INTER COUNTY RECYCLING FOR BRASS BAR RAILING, STAINLESS STEEL POTS AND PANS, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT, VALUED AT LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 539.001. BOND AMOUNT $5,000.00. DID UNLAWFULLY RESIST, OBSTRUCT OR OPPOSE DETECTIVE LAUGHLIN, WHO WAS THEN AND THERE IN THE LAWFUL EXECUTION OF A LEGAL DUTY, OR EXECUTION OF LEGAL PROCESS, TO WIT: PLACING MS RICH UNDER ARREST, WITHOUT OFFERING OR DOING VIOLENCE TO THE PERSON OF SUCH OFFICER, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 843.02. BOND AMOUNT $1,000.00. ON 021415 THE VICTIM REPORTED A BURGLARY, TO HIS CLOSED BUSINESS, SLEEPY HOLLOW, LOCATED AT 10333 EAST GOBBLER DRIVE, IN FLORAL CITY. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT THE BAR AND SHEDS ON THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN BROKEN INTO SEVERAL TIMES, IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE VICTIM ADVISED NUMEROUS ITEMS HAD BEEN TAKEN TO INCLUDE RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT, BAR SIGNS, PATIO UMBRELLAS, BEER TAPS, MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS, ALONG WITH THE BRASS BAR RAILING THAT WAS TAKEN ON OR ABOUT 021315. THE VICTIM WAS MISSING WELDERS, PRESSURE WASHERS AND SINKS FROM THE RESTAURANT. ON 021915, THIS DETECTIVE WAS ADVISED OF A FINGERPRINT, WHICH HAD BEEN LOCATED AT THE CRIME SCENE. IT CAME BACK TO CO-DEFENDANT, MR JOSHUA PHILLIPS. THE FINGERPRINT WAS INSIDE OF THE PREVIOUSLY LOCKED SHED, WHICH HAD THE MAJORITY OF THE STOLEN PROPERTY TAKEN FROM THE VICTIM. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE VICTIM, AT THAT TIME, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD NOT KNOWN THE CO-DEFENDANT AND HE HAD NEVER BEEN EMPLOYED AT THE VICTIM'S BUSINESS; THEREFORE, HIS PRINTS SHOULD HOT HAVE BEEN LOCATED INSIDE THE SHED. I RESPONDED TO 5950 HICKORY DRIVE, TO MAKE CONTACT WITH CO-DEFENDANT PHILLIPS. UPON DOING SO, THIS DETECTIVE LOCATED CO-DEFENDANT PHILLIPS, ALONG WITH A LARGE QUANTITY OF the VICTIM'S STOLEN PROPERTY, AT THE RESIDENCE. THIS DETECTIVE ASKED CO-DEFENDANT PHILLIPS ABOUT THE STOLEN PROPERTY; HOWEVER, HE COULD NOT ADVISE ANY INFORMATION. WHILE ON SCENE WITH CO-DEFENDANT PHILLIPS, HE ADVISED THAT HIS MOTHER, MS DOROTHY MARIE RICH (DEFENDANT THREE) AND STEPFATHER, MR LAWRENCE RICH (DEFENDANT TWO), LIVED AT THE RESIDENCE WITH HIM AND THEY WERE CURRENTLY AT THE SCRAP YARD. UPON THE ARRIVAL OF MS RICH AND MR RICH AT THE HOME, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE STOLEN PROPERTY. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OR INVOLVEMENT IN THE BURGLARIES TO SLEEPY HOLLOW. ON 022015, THIS DETECTIVE RAN CO-DEFENDANT PHILLIPS' MOTHER AND STEPFATHER, FOR POSSIBLE SCRAP TRANSACTIONS THAT MIGHT CONTAIN THE VICTIM'S PROPERTY. THIS DETECTIVE RESPONDED TO INTER COUNTY RECYCLING, LOCATED IN LECANTO. I DISCOVERED SEVERAL TRANSACTIONS BY MR RICH AND A TRANSACTION BY MS RICH, WHICH MATCHED THE VICTIM'S PROPERTY. THESE TRANSACTIONS WERE PRINTED WITH PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, AT WHICH TIME, I RESPONDED to the VICTIM'S HOME. THE VICTIM IDENTIFIED TRANSACTION NUMBER 0249185 ON 013115 AT 1316 HOURS, FOR STAINLESS STEEL TRAYS AND PANS, REFERENCE IMAGE NUMBER 1267310. THE VICTIM IDENTIFIED THE ITEMS AS COOKING EQUIPMENT FROM HIS BUSINESS. THIS TRANSACTION WAS COMPLETED BY MS DOROTHY RICH, SHOWING HER FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE, PROVIDING HER RIGHT THUMB PRINT AND SIGNING THE TRANSACTION FORM. COPIES OF THIS TRANSACTION WAS COLLECTED AND TURNED OVER TO CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE EVIDENCE. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH MS DOROTHY RICH, OUTSIDE AT THE PARKING LOT OF LYN GARDEN BUFFET, WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST. MS RICH TURNED AROUND AND RAN BACK TOWARDS THE RESTAURANT, AS THIS DETECTIVE PLACED MR RICH UNDER ARREST (AR15-13979). I ORDERED HER TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, SHE CONTINUED TO RUN TOWARDS THE BUSINESS. THIS DETECTIVE CALLED FOR A SECOND UNIT TO RESPOND AND AFTER PLACING MR RICH IN MY PATROL VEHICLE, MS RICH RESPONDED BACK, WHERE I PLACED HER UNDER ARREST, WHERE SHE CONTINUED TO RESIST ARREST. ONCE THE OTHER UNIT ARRIVED ON SCENE, I THEN PLACED MS RICH IN THE BACK OF DEPUTY CLARK'S (0711) PATROL VEHICLE. HE TRANSPORTED THE MS RICH TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S TOTAL BOND WAS SET AT $13,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
