| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: LUDLOW, CHRISTOPHER 0214 (AR14-11387) DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO-WIT: METHAMPHETAMINE INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED FOR SALE, WITH THE INTENT TO SELL THE SAID SUBSTANCE TO ANOTHER PERSON, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 893.13(1)(A)(1); DID HAVING BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY, UNLAWFULLY OWN OR HAVE IN HIS CARE, CUSTODY, POSSESSION OR CONTROL A FIREARM , TO-WIT: THREE INDIVIDUAL HANDGUNS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 790.23(1)(A); DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO USE, OR DID UNLAWFULLY USE, AN OBJECT INTENDED OR DESIGNED FOR USE IN STORING, CONCEALING OR INJECTING, INGESTING, INHALING OR OTHERWISE INTRODUCING INTO THE HUMAN BODY, A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: ONE CLEAR GLASS PIPE WITH METHAMPHETAMINE RESIDUE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 893.145 AND 893.147(1)(B) ON JULY 30, 2014 THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFFâS OFFICE SWAT TEAM AND TACTICAL IMPACT VICE/NARCOTICS UNIT EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT 1093 N BEARMOUNT TERRACE CRYSTAL RIVER FLORIDA. THE SEARCH WARRANT WAS PREVIOUSLY OBTAINED BY THIS DETECTIVE AND SIGNED BY THE HONORABLE JUDGE FALVEY. AT APPROXIMATELY 0540 HOURS THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFFâS OFFICE SWAT TEAM APPROACHED THE FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE, KNOCKED AT THE FRONT DOOR AND ANNOUNCED THEIR PRESENCE. UPON APPROACHING THE FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE THE SWAT TEAM LOCATED JOHN DAMRON OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR. DAMRON WAS SECURED AND ESCORTED AWAY FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF THE RESIDENCE. THE SHERIFFâS OFFICE SWAT TEAM MADE ENTRY INTO THE RESIDENCE AND LOCATED THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE LIVING ROOM. SAMANTHA HARVEY, CHERI CROUCH, JOHN DAMRON, MATHEW HENLEY, ERIK BRAEM, ANTHONY BROADHURST. THESE SUBJECTS WERE ESCORTED OUT OF THE RESIDENCE, SECURED AND MOVED AWAY FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF THE RESIDENCE. THE SHERIFFâS OFFICE SWAT TEAM THEN LOCATED TWO SUBJECTS DWIGHT TAYLOR AND TIFFANY TAMMI IN A BEDROOM ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RESIDENCE WHICH WILL BE REFERRED TO AS BEDROOM #1. DWIGHT TAYLOR WAS LOCATED ON THE FLOOR INSIDE BEDROOM #1 AND TIFFINI TAMMI WAS LOCATED LYING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED. THE SWAT TEAM THEN LOCATED TWO SUBJECTS ROBERT BRYANT AND ADRIANNE WILSON IN A BEDROOM ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RESIDENCE WHICH WILL BE REFERRED TO AS BEDROOM #2. THESE FOUR SUBJECTS WERE ESCORTED OUTSIDE, SECURED AND MOVED AWAY FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF THE RESIDENCE. AFTER THE RESIDENCE WAS DEEMED SAFE AND SECURE THE SEARCH WARRANT WAS READ ALOUD BY THIS DEPUTY. MIRANDA WAS ALSO READ ALOUD TO EACH SUBJECT, VIA PRE-PRINTED AGENCY CARD, AND EACH SUBJECT VERBALLY RESPONDED THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD THEIR RIGHTS. AT THIS TIME TACTICAL IMPACT UNIT MEMBERS BEGAN THEIR SEARCHING ASSIGNMENT OF THE RESIDENCE. DEPUTY PERRY AND SERGEANT MARSHALL WERE ASSIGNED TO BEDROOM # 1 AND WHILE SEARCHING DEPUTY PERRY LOCATED AN ALTOIDS CONTAINER ON THE NIGHTSTAND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BED. INSIDE THE ALTIODS CONTAINER WERE NINE SMALL BLUE BAGGIES THAT CONTAINED A CLEAR CRYSTAL LIKE SUBSTANCE WHICH WAS LATER DETERMINED TO BE METHAMPHETAMINE WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 2.5 GRAMS. THE SUBSTANCE WAS FIELD TESTED WITH A LYN PEAVEY TEST KIT AND INDICATED A POSITIVE READING FOR THE PRESENCE OF METHAMPHETAMINE. ALSO LOCATED NEXT TO THE ALTOIDS CONTAINER ON THE NIGHTSTAND WAS A DIGITAL SCALE. AS DEPUTY PERRY CONTINUED SEARCH BEDROOM #1 THERE WERE TWO SMALL SAFES LOCATED ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE BED. DEPUTY PERRY OPENED THE SENTRYE SAFES AND LOCATED A PLASTIC TUPPERWARE CONTAINER WHICH WAS CLEAR WITH A RED TOP. LOCATED INSIDE THE CONTAINER WAS A CLEAR CRYSTAL TYPE LIKE SUBSTANCE. THIS SUBSTANCE WAS FIELD TESTED WITH A LYN PEAVEY FIELD TEST KIT AND INDICATED A POSITIVE READING FOR THE PRESENCE OF METHAMPHETAMINE. THE SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE TUPPERWARE CONTAINER WEIGHED 10.6 GRAMS. DEPUTY PERRY ALSO LOCATED A SMALL AMOUNT OF METHAMPHETAMINE INSIDE A CLEAR GLASS CONTAINER WHICH WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY .4 GRAMS. THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE METHAMPHETAMINE THAT WAS LOCATED WAS 13.5 GRAMS. DEPUTY PERRY AND SERGEANT MARSHALL CONTINUED SEARCHING THE SENTRY SAFE AND LOCATED THE FOLLOWING HANDGUNS. ONE SMITH AND WESSON MODEL 915 9MM, ONE COBRA .380 CHROME HANDGUN, ONE BERETTA MODEL 950 HANDGUN. IN ADDITION THERE WAS ONE .380 MAGAZINE AND A SEPARATE BLACK MAGAZINE. ALSO LOCATED INSIDE THE SAFE WAS A TOTAL OF 600.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY. AS DEPUTY PERRY CONTINUED SEARCHING ROOM #1 THERE WAS ALSO AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF 9MM LIVE ROUNDS THAT WERE LOCATED INSIDE BEDROOM #1 INSIDE A BAG ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BED BETWEEN THE NIGHTSTAND AND BED ON THE FLOOR. ALSO LOCATED ON THE BED WAS A CLEAR GLASS PIPE WHICH CONTAINED RESIDUE (METH). DURING THIS TIME I WAS CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS WITH OTHER SUBJECTS WHO WERE LOCATED INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. SOME OF THE SUBJECTS INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD STAY AT THE RESIDENCE FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. WHILE INTERVIEWING ONE OF THE SUBJECTS IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT DWIGHT TAYLOR HAS FREQUENT VISITORS AT THIS RESIDENCE AND WHEN THE VISITORS ARRIVE THEY WILL ENTER DWIGHTâS BEDROOM AND EXCHANGE MONEY FOR DRUGS. THIS SAME SUBJECT INDICATED THAT DWIGHT DID HAVE GUNS IN HIS SAFE BUT BELIEVED THEY WERE BEING HELD BY DWIGHT FOR ANOTHER FRIEND. AT THIS TIME DWIGHT TAYLOR WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST AND TRANSPORTED TO THE COUNTY JAIL BY DEPUTY POLLARD. A SHORT TIME LATER I RESPONDED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY AND CONDUCTED A RECORDED INTERVIEW WITH DWIGHT TAYLOR. PRIOR TO THE EXECUTION OF THE SEARCH WARRANT DWIGHT TAYLORâS CRIMINAL HISTORY WAS OBTAINED AND WAS CONFIRMED THAT DWIGHT TAYLOR WAS A CONVICTED FELON WITH FOUR PRIOR FELONY CONVICTIONS. I CONFIRMED THAT DWIGHT UNDERSTOOD HIS MIRANDA RIGTHTS AND ASKED IF HE WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME. THE DEFENDANT INDICATED THAT HE WOULD ANSWER CERTAIN QUESTIONS BUT WOULD NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT WOULD INCRIMINATE HIMSELF. THE DEFENDANT IDENTIFIED HIS BEDROOM AS BEDROOM #1. POST MIRANDA THE DEFENDANT ELUDED TO THE FACT THAT HE HAS FREQUENT VISITORS AND THESE VISITS INVOLVE DRUG ACTIVITY. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CONTENTS OF THE SAFE AND HE INDICATED THAT HE WOULD NOT ANSWER THIS QUESTION. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF ANYONE HAD EVER GIVEN HIM A GUN TO HOLD AND HE INDICATED THAT HE IS A CONVICTED FELON AND WOULD NOT HOLD A GUN FOR ANYONE. THE DEFENDANT WOULD NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ITEMS LOCATED ON THE NIGHTSTAND NEXT TO HIS BED. THE INTERVIEW WAS CONCLUDED AT THIS TIME. \t |
