| Date of birth: | Dec 16, 1997 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: FAHERTY, JOSEPH 0245 (16-24922) (AR16-18369) DID UNLAWFULLY COMMIT battery upon AN employee of a school district; a private school; the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind; a university developmental research school; a state university or any other entity of the state system of public education, BY SHOVING A TABLE INTO THE VICTIM'S ABDOMEN, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 784.081(2)(C). ON 022316, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE COMPLAINANT/ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF CREST SCHOOL, MS CALLIE HAYNES, ADVISING THAT WHILE AT THE JOB SITE THE DEFENDANT, MR ERIC PERRY, BECAME ENRAGED and SHOVED THE TABLE INTO THE VICTIM, MS ANGEL VINCENT, who is a job coach for crest school. I RESPONDED TO CREST SCHOOL AT APPROXIMATELY 1419 HOURS, and MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM WHO APPEARED VERY upset. SHE INFORMED me THAT WHILE working AT THE CHRONICLE BUILDING THE DEFENDANT SHOVED A TABLE INTO her ABDOMEN. the VICTIM WAS OFFERED MEDICAL ATTENTION WHICH WAS REFUSED AT THIS TIME. the VICTIM ADVISED that if bruising does appear, she will CONTACT this agency for PHOTOGRAPHs. I ASKED THE VICTIM TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN STATEMENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 0229 HOURS SHE WAS SWORN IN AND PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING. "today WHILE HAVING LUNCH WITH STUDENT ERIC PERRY AT THE CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE, I SAID TO ERIC THAT HE HAD TEN MINUTES AND TO GO TO WORK." AFTER NUMEROUS TIMES OF TELLING MR PERRY TO PUT AWAY HIS TELEPHONE, HE IGNORED HER AND NEVER RESPONDED. AFTER THE THIRD REQUEST TO PUT HIS TELEPHONE AWAY, eric BECAME ANGRY AND RESPONDED "I'M BUSY". THE VICTIM ADVISED HIM THAT IT WAS ALMOST TIME TO GO TO WORK, YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES. MR PERRY THEN RESPONDED IN A LOUD VOICE "donât YELL AT ME". HE THEN SHOVED THE TABLE WHICH HIT THE VICTIM IN THE ABDOMEN. THE VICTIM ADVISED SHE WAS SITTING DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM MR PERRY WHEN THE TABLE HIT HER AND KNOCKED HER BACK IN HER CHAIR. MR PERRY THEN LEFT THE CAFETERIA LOUNGE AND THE VICTIM FOLLOWED HIM. THE VICTIM THEN LOST SITE OF MR PERRY AND MADE CONTACT with SCHOOL TO INFORM THEM OF THE INCIDENT. I MADE CONTACT WITH MR PERRY WHO WAS IN A CLASSROOM. I ADVISED HIM HE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR BATTERY ON A SCHOOL OFFICIAL, HANDCUFFED, (DOUBLE LOCKED), BEHIND HIS BACK. MR PERRY SPONTANEOUSLY UTTERED "I'M SORRY I didnât MEAN TO HURT HER." THE DEFENDANT WAS TAKEN TO THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE THEN READ MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA PREPRINTED AGENCY CARD AND ASKED IF HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS, TO WHICH HE REPLIED THAT HE DID. I THEN ASKED HIM IF HE WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME AT THIS TIME, TO WHICH HE ADVISED THAT HE WOULD SPEAK TO ME. MR PERRY STATED THAT HE KNEW HE WOULD BE ARRESTED ONE DAY BECAUSE HE HAS ANGER ISSUES. I ASKED MR PERRY IF HE DID IN FACT SHOVE THE TABLE AND HE STATED YES, BECAUSE SHE KEPT YELLING AT ME. the DEFENDANT WAS SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
| Inmate name: | ERIC BRANDON PERRY |
| Arrest number: | 18369 |
| Arrest date: | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Arrest type: | Felony |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 784.081(2)(C) |
| Charge description: | Battery On School Board/Sports Official/DCF Employee - 1st Deg Misd Reclassified to 3rd Deg Felony |
| Bond amount: | $2,000 |
