| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED By: ALEXANDER, DAWN 0561 (AR10118178) did unlawfully traffic in or endeavor to traffic in property that THE DEFENDANT, MR DOUGLAS SIMMS, knew or should have known was stolen, to wit: AN AK 47 FIREARM, A SONY COMPACT DISK (CD) PLAYER, AND AN ALPINE "DVD" PLAYER WITH A SEVEN INCH DISPLAY, A SONY PLAYSTATION, the property of HIS BROTHER MR GREGORY SIMMS, in violation of Florida STATE Statute 812.019(1). KNOWINGLY GAVE FALSE VERIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP OF AN AK 47 FIREARM TO DAN'S GUN ROOM, AN ALPINE DVD PLAYER TO PAT'S PAWN, AND A SONY CD PLAYER TO AMERICAN TRADING POST, AND THE DEFENDANT GAVE A FALSE OR ALTERED IDENTIFICATION AND WHO RECEIVED MONEY IN THE AMOUNT OF $100 FOR THE GUN AND $20 EACH FOR THE CD PLAYER AND THE DVD PLAYER, A SONY PLAYSTATION AT THE GETTIN PLACE PAWN FOR $10, VALUED AT LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 539.001(8)(B)(8)(A). ON 120110, I RESPONDED TO 2136 NORTH WATERSEDGE DRIVE IN CRYSTAL RIVER IN REFERENCE TO A CIVIL STANDBY. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH A SUBJECT BY THE NAME OF MR GREGORY SIMMS. I ADVISED HIM THAT HIS BROTHER'S GIRLFRIEND WANTED TO RETRIEVE SOME OF HER PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM THE RESIDENCE WHICH HE ADVISED HE WOULD ALLOW HER TO DO. AS I WAS STANDING THERE SPEAKING TO MR GREGORY SIMMS (VICTIM), HE ADVISED THAT HE HAD THE POLICE OUT THERE EARLIER TODAY IN REFERENCE TO REPORTING SEVERAL ITEMS STOLEN FROM HIS RESIDENCE. HE ADVISED ME THAT HIS TWIN BROTHER, MR DOUGLAS SIMMS (DEFENDANT), HAD STOLEN AN AK 47 FIREARM, A SONY CD PLAYER, AN ALPINE DVD PLAYER WITH A SEVEN INCH DISPLAY, AND A SONY PLAYSTATION. HE ADVISED ME THAT HIS MOTHER AND SISTERS WERE ALSO MISSING A BUNCH OF JEWELRY. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHERE DOUGLAS WAS LOCATED. AT APPROXIMATELY 2340 HOURS, I DROVE INTO THE CIRCLE K LOCATED AT HIGHWAY 19 AND OZELLO TRAIL. AS I PULLED IN, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT/DEFENDANT, MR DOUGLAS SIMMS. I MADE CONTACT WITH HIM AND ASKED HIM HIS SIDE OF THE STORY IN REFERENCE TO THE ITEMS THAT WERE MISSING. HE STATED THAT HE DID TAKE THE AK 47 FIREARM AND PAWN IT AT DAN'S GUN ROOM FOR $100. HE STATED THAT HE DID TAKE THE PLAYSTATION AND HE BELIEVED HE PAWNED IT AT THE GETTIN PLACE PAWN. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT HE PAWNED JEWELRY AT THE GETTIN PLACE PAWN. I ASKED MR SIMMS WHY HE HAD TAKEN THESE ITEMS WHEN HE KNEW THEY DID NOT BELONG TO HIM AND HE STATED HE NEEDED GASOLINE MONEY BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN OUT OF WORK. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED), AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, I WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THROUGH THE PAWN LOGS THAT DOUGLAS HAD PAWNED THE SONY CD PLAYER ON 113010 AT AMERICAN TRADING POST PAWN RECEIVING $20 FOR IT. I ALSO SAW THAT HE DID PAWN AN ALPINE DVD PLAYER WITH A SEVEN INCH DISPLAY AT PAT'S PAWN ON 112210 RECEIVING $20. I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE PAWN SLIP FOR THE AK 47 FIREARM BUT HE DID ADVISE IT SHOULD BE AT DAN'S GUN SHOP. I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A PAWN SLIP FOR A SONY PS2 UNIT PLAYSTATION THAT HAD BEEN PAWNED ON 061610 AT THE GETTIN PLACE PAWN WHERE HE RECEIVED $10. I ASKED DOUGLAS AGAIN WHY HE HAD TAKEN SUCH ITEMS WHEN HE KNEW THEY DID NOT BELONG TO HIM. HE AGAIN STATED HE DID NOT WORK FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND NEEDED THE MONEY FOR GASOLINE AND OTHER ITEMS. I DID NOTICE THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS PAWNED AT DIFFERENT PAWNSHOPS FOR JEWELRY. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT JEWELRY WAS STOLEN SO I DID NOT CHARGE THE DEFENDANT DUE TO THE FACT OF NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS STOLEN AND WHAT WAS NOT. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $40,000 TOTAL. NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. "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* |
