| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CRUZ, ABNER 0517 (AR09109913) DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HER 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: METAL PIPE SAID OBJECT BEING A "CRACK COCAINE PIPE", IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.147(1). AND DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: A PRESCRIPTION PILL THAT WAS NOT PRESCRIBED TO THE DEFENDANT, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS TIZANIDINE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13 (6)(A). AND DID KNOWINGLY, WHILE HER OPERATOR'S OR CHAUFFEUR'S LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVILEGE HAD BEEN CANCELLED, SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, DRIVE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.34(2). ON 070809, WHILE TRAVELLING ON BEVERLY HILLS BOULEVARD, I OBSERVED A GREY SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE RUNNING THE STOP SIGN AT BEVERLY HILLS BOULEVARD AND SOUTH LINCOLN AT WHICH TIME; I MADE A U-TURN TO INITIATE A TRAFFIC STOP. DURING THAT TIME, I OBSERVED THE VEHICLE PULLING AWAY FROM ME. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED AND MADE A RIGHT TURN AT NORTH MONROE STREET. I THEN CAUGHT UP AND PULLED BEHIND THE VEHICLE BEARING FLORIDA TAG NUMBER WAX942. I ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE CORNER OF MONROE STREET AND EAST GOLDEN STREET. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TRAVELLING ON MONROE STREET EVENTUALLY COMING TO A STOP AT EAST MURRAY STREET. AT THAT TIME, I EXITED MY VEHICLE AND BEGAN APPROACHING THE DRIVER SIDE WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF FROM ME. AT THAT TIME, I RAN BACK TO MY VEHICLE AND I PROCEEDED TO CATCH UP WITH THE VEHICLE. I OBSERVED THE VEHICLE PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT 17 EAST MURRAY STREET. I THEN ORDERED THE DRIVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND I THEN PROCEEDED TO HANDCUFF THE SUBJECT FOR MY SAFETY. THE DRIVER WAS THEN PLACED IN THE BACK OF HER VEHICLE LEANING AGAINST THE BUMPER. I THEN REQUESTED FOR A FEMALE DEPUTY TO RESPOND TO THE SCENE AND DEPUTY VENTIMIGLIA RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND PROCEEDED TO SEARCH THE SUBJECT. THE SUBJECT STATED THAT HER LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED WHILE DEPUTY VENTIMIGLIA WAS SEARCHING. DEPUTY VENTIMIGLIA DISCOVERED IN THE RIGHT POCKET OF THE DEFENDANT'S VEST, A METAL PIPE USED TO SMOKE CRACK. SHE ALSO DISCOVERED A WHITE ROUND PILL AT WHICH TIME, THE SUBJECT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED (WHICH WAS CORROBORATED VIA TELETYPE), POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, AND POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED BY ADVANCED TOWING. A VEHICLE STORAGE RECEIPT WAS COMPLETED AND THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A WARNING CITATION FOR RUNNING THE STOP SIGN AND A CRIMINAL CITATION, CITATION NUMBER 8348-FYK, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED KNOWINGLY WITH A COURT DATE OF 073009, AT 1300 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLED LOCKED) AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY BY DEPUTY VENTIMIGLIA. ALL PROPERTY WAS TURNED INTO EVIDENCE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
