| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SEROCKI, EDWARD 0322 (AR08102220) did unlawfully traffic in or endeavor to traffic in property that HE knew or should have known was stolen, to-wit: ONE 14 KT GOLD BRACELET WEIGHING 12.6 GRAMS, A MODIFIED ROPE STYLE, the property of THE VICTIM, in violation of Florida Statute 812.019(1), AND DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN $5,000.00 (FIVE THOUSAND, TO WIT: APPROXIMATELY $400.00 UNITED STATES CURRENCY, ASSORTED JEWELRY INCLUDING ONE 14 KT GOLD MODIFIED ROPE BRACELET WEIGHING 12.6 GRAMS, ONE CASSETTE CASE HOLDING APPROXIMATELY TWENTY CASSETTES, A POLAROID CAMERA IN CASE, AND A 24" MONGOOSE BICYCLE, WITH THE INTENT TO EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VICTIM OF A RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY OR A BENEFIT THEREOF, OR DID APPROPRIATE THE SAID PROPERTY TO HIS OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 812.014, AND KNOWINGLY GAVE FALSE VERIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP OF A 14 KT GOLD BRACELET, AND DID AFFIX HIS THUMBPRINT ON THE PAWNBROKER'S TRANSACTION FORM, AND WHO RECEIVED MONEY IN THE AMOUNT OF $100.00 FROM THE PAWNBROKER FOR THE 14 KT GOLD BRACELET VALUED AT LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF: FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 539.001(8)(B)(8)(a). ON 030708, THE VICTIM REPORTED A GRAND THEFT TO THIS AGENCY INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS TAKEN AND ALSO NAMED POSSIBLE SUSPECTS. THIS DETECTIVE CHECKED LOCAL PAWN TRANSACTIONS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD SOLD A GOLD BRACELET AT "THE getting PLACE" PAWN SHOP, LOCATED IN CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA, ON 030508. ON 031708, THIS DETECTIVE MET WITH THE VICTIM AT "THE getting PLACE" PAWN SHOP WHERE SHE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE GOLD BRACELET THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD SOLD AS ONE THAT HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM HER. ON 031808, THIS DETECTIVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AT HIS RESIDENCE WHERE HE WAS PLACED IN CUSTODY AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE COASTAL SUBSTATION. THE DEFENDANT WAS READ HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS, PER PREPRINTED CARD, AND HE STATED HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND WOULD SPEAK TO ME. THE DEFENDANT STATED HE HAD INTRODUCED A MALE FRIEND OF HIS TO THE VICTIM. HE STATED THAT THIS MALE FRIEND DID STAY AT THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE FOR SEVERAL DAYS APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO. DURING THIS TIME, THE DEFENDANT STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES AT THE RESIDENCE WHILE THE VICTIM WAS SLEEPING AND HAD TRANSPORTED THIS FRIEND TO VARIOUS PAWN SHOPS WHERE HE ADMITTED TO PAWNING AT LEAST TWO ITEMS FOR HIS MALE FRIEND BECAUSE HIS FRIEND DID NOT HAVE ANY IDENTIFICATION. THE DEFENDANT FURTHER STATED THAT AFTER THINKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT HIS FRIEND DID NOT HAVE A SOURCE OF INCOME, HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THE ITEMS HAD BEEN STOLEN. THE DEFENDANT STATED HE HAD, IN FACT, PAWNED A 14 KT GOLD MODIFIED ROPE BRACELET AT "THE getting PLACE" PAWN SHOP THAT HIS FRIEND HAD GIVEN HIM THAT DAY. HE FURTHER STATED HE HAD RECEIVED $100.00 CASH FOR THE BRACELET THAT HE GAVE TO HIS FRIEND WHO, IN TURN FROM THAT MONEY, PAID FOR GASOLINE FOR THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE AND BOUGHT HIM LUNCH. IT SHOULD BE NOTED that THE DEFENDANT DECLINED TO MAKE A TAPED STATEMENT AND AT THAT POINT, REQUESTED LEGAL REPRESENTATION. THE INTERVIEW WAS TERMINATED AT THIS POINT, AND THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY BY DEPUTY SHANNON PHILLIPS WHERE HE WAS CHARGED WITH GRAND THEFT, DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY AND PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION TO A PAWN BROKER, WITH TOTAL BOND SET AT $9,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
