| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: MOORE, ANDREW 0619 (AR11123538) DID KNOWINGLY ATTACH TO ANY MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOBILE HOME ANY REGISTRATION LICENSE PLATE, OR WHO KNOWINGLY ATTACHES ANY VALIDATION STICKER OR MOBILE HOME STICKER TO A REGISTRATION LICENSE PLATE, WHICH PLATE OR STICKER WAS NOT ISSUED AND ASSIGNED OR LAWFULLY TRANSFERRED TO SUCH VEHICLE, IS IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 320.261. DID KNOWINGLY OPERATE, ON THE ROADS OF THIS STATE, A VEHICLE THAT HAD NOT BEEN REGISTERED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 320.02(1). ON 111311, WHILE TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON WEST MAIN STREET IN INVERNESS, I OBSERVED A MAROON COLORED CHEVROLET STATION WAGON BEARING FLORIDA TAG F567LH. AT THAT TIME, I RAN THE VEHICLE THROUGH MY IN-CAR COMPUTER FOR ANY WANTS AND WARRANTS. THE TAG CAME BACK TO A 1997 FORD FOUR DOOR WHITE IN COLOR. I THEN VERIFIED THAT THE TAG WAS ENTERED CORRECTLY AND IT WAS, AT WHICH TIME, I CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP COMING TO A STOP AT THE WALGREEN'S LOCATED AT 104 SOUTH APOPKA AVENUE. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, WHO PROVIDED ME WITH HIS FLORID DRIVER'S LICENSE AND WAS IDENTIFIED AS MR EDWARD DOWELL III. I ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS BEING STOPPED BECAUSE HIS TAG WAS NOT COMING BACK TO HIS VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT THE TAG WAS FROM HIS OLD VEHICLE THAT HE BLEW UP. HE STATED HE PUT THE TAG ON THE CURRENT VEHICLE AROUND 110811 AND HE HAD NOT HAD TIME TO GET IT RE-REGISTERED IN HIS NAME. HE STATED HE WORKED AT WAL-MART AND THEY HAD BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY. THE DEFENDANT WAS ASKED TO PROVIDE ME WITH INSURANCE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION. HE STATED HE COULD NOT PROVIDE EITHER. THE DEFENDANT DID PROVIDE ME WITH A CERTIFICATION OF TITLE FOR THE CURRENT VEHICLE AND SAID IT WAS GIVEN TO HIM AS A GIFT. THE INFORMATION WAS CHECKED THROUGH MY IN-CAR COMPUTER. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN ASKED TO EXIT HIS VEHICLE WHERE HE WAS ADVISED HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ATTACHING A TAG NOT ASSIGNED ON AN UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL OF $750.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION (UTC), NUMBER 6014-GQF-8, FOR NO VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND UTC, NUMBER 6015-GQF-9, FOR ATTACHED TAG NOT ASSIGNED BOTH WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE ON 120111 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED UTC, NUMBER 6016-GQF-X, FOR NO PROOF OF INSURANCE WITH A CIVIL PENALTY OF $113.00 PAYABLE IN 30 DAYS. "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 your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
