| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BONURA, MATTHEW 0334 (AR07100294) did unlawfully enter or remain in a certain dwelling or curtilage thereof, located at BELL VILLA MOBILE HOME PARK, in the County and State aforesaid, the property of THE VICTIM, as owner or custodian thereof, without said person's consent, with the intent to commit the offense of BATTERY therein, and, in the course thereof, did commit a battery upon THE VICTIM, by actually and intentionally touching or striking THE VICTIM against HIS will, or by intentionally causing bodily harm to THE VICTIM, in violation of Florida Statute 810.02(1), 810.02(2)(a) and 784.03. ON 111107 AT APPROXIMATELY 0204, I RESPONDED BACK TO THE BELL VILLA MOBILE HOME PARK IN REFERENCE TO AN EARLIER ALTERCATION. UPON ARRIVAL, I OBSERVED ALL DEFENDANTS INSIDE THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN ALTERCATION TAKING PLACE. THERE WAS A LOT OF YELLING. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED BY PATROL VEHICLE TO ASSIST THE VICTIM, AT WHICH TIME UNKNOWN PERSONS YELLED "POLICE" AND ALL DEFENDANTS FLED FROM THE RESIDENCE. DEFENDANT DOUGLAS MCKNIGHT FLED THE RESIDENCE THROUGH THE BACK DOOR, AT WHICH TIME I HEARD A LOUD SPLASH COMING THE AREA OF THE RIVER. I ALERTED DISPATCH THAT I NEEDED OTHER UNITS FOR ASSISTANCE AND DEPUTY ROWAND AND SERGEANT (SGT) PALMINTERI RESPONDED TO MY LOCATION. UPON THEIR ARRIVAL, I APPROACHED SUSPECT CHARLES PUTNEY'S RESIDENCE WHICH WAS WHERE ALL THE DEFENDANTS HAD COME FROM. AS I APPROACHED THE RESIDENCE, WHOSE FRONT DOOR WAS WIDE OPEN, I OBSERVED THAT DEFENDANT MCKNIGHT HAD MADE IT BACK TO THIS RESIDENCE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT DEFENDANT MCKNIGHT WAS SOAKING WET AT THIS TIME. DEPUTY ROWAND ORDERED DEFENDANT MCKNIGHT FROM THE RESIDENCE AND HE CAME OUTSIDE. I DETAINED DEFENDANT MCKNIGHT AND WALKED HIM OVER TO SGT PALMINTERI'S PATROL VEHICLE AND SECURED HIM IN HANDCUFFS. A SHORT TIME THEREAFTER, DEPUTY LAMBERT ARRIVED ON SCENE AND DEFENDANT MCKNIGHT WAS SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF DEPUTY LAMBERT'S PATROL VEHICLE. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM WHO APPEARED TO BE DISORIENTED AND HAD OBVIOUS SIGNS OF INJURY TO HIS FACE. I ASKED THE VICTIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND HE ADVISED THAT ALL DEFENDANTS HAD "BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF ME." I ENTERED THE RESIDENCE WHERE I OBSERVED THE AREA WHERE THE BATTERY HAD TAKEN PLACE. I OBSERVED BLOOD ON THE FLOOR BY THE KITCHEN TABLE. IN THE MIDST OF THE BLOOD WAS A BROKEN BEER BOTTLE. I ASKED THE VICTIM WHAT THE OTHER TWO DEFENDANTS HAD DONE AND HE ADVISED "THEY ALSO BEAT THE FUCK OUT OF ME." I ASKED THE VICTIM IF HE COULD IDENTIFY THE OTHER TWO DEFENDANTS, TO WHICH HE STATED THAT HE COULD. I ESCORTED THE VICTIM TO DEPUTY LAMBERT'S PATROL WHERE HE IDENTIFIED DEFENDANT MCKNIGHT AS ONE OF THE SUBJECTS WHO HAD ENTERED HIS RESIDENCE WITHOUT PERMISSION AND BATTERED HIM. AT THAT TIME, I ADVISED DEFENDANT MCKNIGHT THAT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR BURGLARY WITH BATTERY. SEE CASE NUMBER 07110335 FOR FULL DETAILS. DEFENDANT MCKNIGHT WAS TRANSPORTED BY DEPUTY LAMBERT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE UPON ARRIVAL, HIS BOND WAS SET AT $25,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
