| Date of birth: | May 18, 1977 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: WEATHERFORD, D KEAGON 0710 (12-143154) ON 081012, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE FAMILY DOLLAR STORE LOCATED AT 6440 WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY IN CRYSTAL RIVER IN REFERENCE TO TWO SHOP-LIFTERS IN CUSTODY. UPON ARRIVAL, I made CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT/STORE MANAGER, MR BRIAN WYKA, WHO WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE STORE WITH DEFENDANT ONE, MS MARCIE LEFFEW, AND DEFENDANT TWO, MR ERIK VONBRUNN. MR WYKA ADVISED THAT HE OBSERVED BOTH DEFENDANTS COME INTO THE STORE AND PLACE AN EMPTY PURSE TYPE BAG IN THE BOTTOM OF A SHOPPING CART, THEN WALK THROUGHOUT THE STORE. MR WYKA ADVISED THAT AFTER THE DEFENDANTS WALKED THROUGHOUT THE STORE, THEIR BAG SEEMED TO GROW LARGER IN SIZE, HOWEVER, NO ITEMS WERE PLACED IN THE SHOPPING CART. HE ADVISED HE DECIDED TO FOLLOW BOTH DEFENDANTS THROUGHOUT THE STORE WHERE HE OBSERVED DEFENDANT LEFFEW TAKE THE A PACKAGE OF TIDE DETERGENT PODS OFF THE SHELF AND PLACE IT IN THE BAG. HE ADVISED HE THEN OBSERVED DEFENDANT VONBRUNN GO TO A SHELF AND REMOVE TWO JARS OF OLAY NIGHT CREAM. HE ADVISED AT THAT TIME BOTH DEFENDANTS TRIED TO LEAVE THE STORE. MR WYKA ADVISED THAT AS THEY OPENED THE DOOR AND TOOK A STEP OUTSIDE, HE YELLED FOR THEM TO COME BACK IN THE STORE. HE TOLD THEM TO BRING BACK ALL OF THE ITEMS THEY HAD REMOVED FROM THE STORE SHELVES. MR WYKA STATED AT FIRST BOTH DEFENDANTS DENIED TAKING ANYTHING FROM THE STORE. HE ADVISED HE TOLD THEM LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS ON THE WAY, THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ARRESTED IF THEY JUST PUT EVERYTHING BACK AND THAT THIS COULD ALL END WITH THEM JUST BEING TRESPASSED. AT THAT TIME, DEFENDANT LEFFEW WALKED OVER TO THE SHOPPING CART, DUMPED OUT THE PURSE TYPE BAG AND SPILLED THE MERCHANDISE INTO THE SHOPPING CART. MR WYKA ADVISED HE OBSERVED DEFENDANT VONBRUNN WALK TO THE SHOPPING CART, REMOVE ITEMS FROM HIS POCKETS AND PLACE THOSE ITEMS IN THE SHOPPING CART. WHILE MR WYKA WAS TELLING ME WHAT HAD HAPPENED, DEFENDANT VONBRUNN REPEATEDLY STATED HOW SORRY HE WAS FOR TAKING THE ITEMS AND ASKED MR WYKA TO FORGIVE HIM BECAUSE HE DID NOT NORMALLY STEAL. MR WYKA ADVISED THAT DUE TO THE ITEMS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY FIFTY-THREE DOLLARS, HE DID WISH TO PURSUE CHARGES AGAINST BOTH DEFENDANT LEFFEW AND DEFENDANT VONBRUNN. WHILE MR WYKA WAS COMPLETING A PROPERTY RECEIPT FOR THE STOLEN MERCHANDISE, DEFENDANT LEFFEW APPROACHED ME AND TOLD ME SHE WAS EXTREMELY SORRY AND THAT SHE ONLY TOOK THE MERCHANDISE TO HELP OUT A HANDICAPPED FRIEND, HOWEVER, SHE KNEW SHE WAS WRONG AND WOULD APPRECIATE A CITATION AND NOT BEING TAKEN TO JAIL. DEFENDANT LEFFEW AND DEFENDANT VONBRUNN WERE ADVISED THEY WERE BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR RETAIL PETIT THEFT. THEY WERE ISSUED MISDEMEANOR NOTICE TO APPEAR CITATIONS, CITATION 19507 AND CITATION 19508, BOTH WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE DATE ON 083012 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE PROPERTY RECEIPT WAS SIGNED BY MR WYKA AND THE MERCHANDISE WAS RETURNED TO HIS CUSTODY. MR WYKA COMPLETED A WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH WAS LATER TURNED IN TO RECORDS ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE PROPERTY RECEIPT. BOTH DEFENDANTS WERE RELEASED ON SCENE. |
| Inmate name: | ERIK JAMES VONBRUNN |
| Arrest type: | Warrant/Capias |
| Arrest number: | 3209 |
| Arrest date: | Oct 19, 2012 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Arrest number: | 3208 |
| Arrest date: | Oct 19, 2012 |
| Arrest type: | Warrant/Capias |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Arrest number: | 2332 |
| Arrest date: | Aug 11, 2012 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 812.015 |
| Charge description: | Retail Petit Theft |
| Code: | 948.06 M |
| Charge description: | Violation of Probation or Community Control (Misdemeanor) |
| Bond amount: | $1,000 |
| Code: | 948.06 M |
| Charge description: | Violation of Probation or Community Control (Misdemeanor) |
| Bond amount: | $1,500 |
