| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: FERRER, FRANCISCO 1424 (AR16-20145) (SW) ROBBERY, MEANS OF TAKING OF MONEY OR OTHER PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF LARCENY FROM THE PERSON OR CUSTODY OF ANOTHER, WITH THE INTENT TO EITHER PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY DEPRIVE THE PERSON OR THE OWNER OF THE MONEY OR OTHER PROPERTY, WHEN IN THE COURSE OF TAKING THERE IS A USE OF FORCE, VIOLENCE, ASSAULT, OR PUTTING IN FEAR, IN THE COURSE OF THE ROBBERY THE DEFENDANT DID NOT CARRY A FIREARM, DEADLY WEAPON, OR OTHER WEAPON, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 812.131. 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: A GLASS PIPE COMMONLY USED FOR SMOKING MARIJUANA, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 893.147(1). ON 070516 AT APPROXIMATELY 1308 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO A THEFT IN PROGRESS. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, MS FRANCES SOLOMON, WHO ADVISED THAT SOMEONE HAD TAKEN HER HANDBAG AND RAN OFF WITH IT. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT THE HANDBAG CONTAINED NUMEROUS PERSONAL ITEMS AS WELL AS MEDICATION. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT THE PERSON THAT TOOK HER HANDBAG WAS TALKING WITH HER WHILE SHE WAS SITTING DOWN ON THE GROUND WITH HER HANDBAG NEXT TO HER AND THEY WERE "HANGING OUT." SHE RECALLED THAT HIS NAME WAS "ERIC," BUT DID NOT KNOW HIS LAST NAME. THE VICTIM DESCRIBED THE DEFENDANT AS WEARING A YELLOW AND BLUE STRIPED SHIRT WITH DARK BLUE SHORTS. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT THEN SNATCHED HER HANDBAG FROM OFF THE GROUND NEXT TO HER AND STARTED RUNNING NORTHBOUND ON CRYSTAL STREET. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH A CONSTRUCTION WORKER WHO ADVISED THAT HE DID SEE A PERSON MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION THAT THE VICTIM PROVIDED, RUNNING NORTHBOUND ON CRYSTAL STREET. THE VICTIM DESCRIBED THE HANDBAG AS BLACK AND PINK AND MADE OUT OF CLOTH WITH THE WORDS "LECANTO RETIREMENT" IN WHITE LETTERS ON THE BAG. THE VICTIM PROVIDED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT AS WELL AS A MEDICAL THEFT AFFIDAVIT, WHICH WILL BOTH BE TURNED IN TO RECORDS. THE VICTIM WAS ALSO ISSUED AN AGENCY CASE CARD BEARING MY NAME AND CASE NUMBER. WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE VICTIM, DEPUTY LONG (1303) AND DEPUTY DEARDEN (0363) ARRIVED ON SCENE. DEPUTY DEARDEN DEPLOYED HIS CANINE. DEPUTY DEARDEN'S CANINE SNIFFED SOME ITEMS THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH AND BEGAN ATTEMPTING TO TRACK THE DEFENDANT ALONG WITH DEPUTY LONG, WHILE I REMAINED WITH THE VICTIM; PLEASE SEE DEPUTY DEARDEN'S SUPPLEMENT FOR FURTHER. A SHORT TIME LATER, DEPUTY LONG AND DEPUTY DEARDEN ADVISED, THROUGH THE RADIO, THAT THEY NEEDED BACKUP. I ARRIVED TO THEIR LOCATION AT 750 NORTHEAST 2ND AVENUE, WHERE DEPUTY LONG AND DEPUTY DEARDEN WERE OUTSIDE OF A SMALL GUEST HOUSE IN THE BACK YARD OF THE RESIDENCE. UPON SPEAKING WITH DEPUTY LONG HE ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS INSIDE THE RESIDENCE IN THE BATHROOM AND WOULD NOT COME OUT. THE DEFENDANT WAS GIVEN MULTIPLE VERBAL COMMANDS TO COME OUT OF THE BATHROOM, WHICH HE DID NOT. THE DEFENDANT NEVER SAID ANYTHING. AT THAT TIME, SERGEANT CORBIN (0288) ARRIVED ON SCENE. SERGEANT CORBIN WALKED OVER BY AN OPEN WINDOW ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE RESIDENCE, WHERE HE COULD SEE THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT CONTINUED TO DISREGARD ANY VERBAL COMMANDS AND WOULD NOT SHOW US HIS HANDS. SERGEANT CORBIN THEN EQUIPPED HIS TASER AND AIMED IT AT THE DEFENDANT GIVING HIM MULTIPLE COMMANDS TO SHOW HIM HIS HANDS. SERGEANT CORBIN THEN DEPLOYED HIS TASER AND THE DEFENDANT FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR CAUSING A LACERATION. MYSELF AND DEPUTY LONG ENTERED THE RESIDENCE AND ATTEMPTED TO HANDCUFF THE DEFENDANT. WHILE TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE DEFENDANT, HE WOULD NOT PUT HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK AND BEGAN TENSING UP. CONTROL WAS FINALLY GAINED WHERE HE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND SEATED ON HIS BUTTOCKS. THE DEFENDANT WAS WEARING DARK BLUE SHORTS CONSISTENT WITH THE VICTIM'S DESCRIPTION AND LOOKED AS IF HE HAD BEEN RUNNING THROUGH THE WOODS. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ROBBERY BY SUDDEN SNATCHING. MEDIC 127 ARRIVED ON SCENE TO EVALUATE THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO SEVEN RIVERS HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE RESIDENCE THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS STAYING AT, I FOUND A BLACK AND PINK CLOTH HANDBAG CONTAINING NUMEROUS PERSONAL ITEMS AND MEDICATION, WITH THE VICTIM'S NAME ON IT, CONSISTENT WITH THE DESCRIPTION THAT THE VICTIM PROVIDED. THERE WAS ALSO NUMEROUS PIECES OF JEWELRY AND COINS ALONG WITH A WALLET WITH CREDIT CARDS BELONGING TO A PERSON NAMED MR RICHARD ZIMMERMAN. THERE WERE ALSO A FEW BLANK CHECKS THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN SIGNED. I ALSO FOUND A PILL BOTTLE CONTAINING A GLASS PIPE, COMMONLY USED FOR SMOKING MARIJUANA; AND ANOTHER PILL BOTTLE CONTAINING NUMEROUS UNIDENTIFIED PILLS. I PHOTOGRAPHED ALL OF THE ITEMS, WHICH WILL BE TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE; PLEASE SEE MY CRIME SCENE TECHNICIAN'S (CST) REPORT FOR FURTHER. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED FROM SEVEN RIVERS HOSPITAL TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING WHERE HE WAS ADDITIONALLY CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, HIS BOND WAS SET AT $3,000.00 TOTAL PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
