| Date of birth: | Dec 6, 1953 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: WEST, ROY 0421 (12-912) DID DRIVE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AN UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE, IN VIOLATION OF FSS 320.02(1) DID KNOWINGLY ATTACH TO ANY MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOBILE HOME ANY REGISTRATION LICENSE PLATE, OR WHO KNOWINGLY ATTACHES ANY VALIDATION STICKER OR MOBILE HOME STICKER TO A REGISTRATION LICENSE PLATE, WHICH PLATE OR STICKER WAS NOT ISSUED AND ASSIGNED OR LAWFULLY TRANSFERRED TO SUCH VEHICLE, IS IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 320.261 ON 042712 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 HOURS I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON MAIN STREET IN THE CITY OF INVERNESS. AT THAT TIME I OBSERVED A WHITE TRUCK BEARING SOUTH CAROLINA TAG, BUS909, PULLING A TRAILER WITH NO TAG ATTACHED. THE TRAILER WAS MOUNTED WITH COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT FOR LAYING CABLE. I THEN ACTIVATED MY LIGHTS AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP WHERE I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER, IDENTIFIED AS MR GEORGE HAMMOND (DEFENDANT). I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT FOR HIS DRIVERâS LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FOR THE TRUCK AND THE TRAILER, AT WHICH TIME HE PROVIDED ME WITH HIS SOUTH CAROLINA DRIVERâS LICENSE. WHILE THE DEFENDANT ATTEMPTED TO LOOK FOR HIS TRUCKâS REGISTRATION, HE ADVISED ME THAT SOUTH CAROLINA DOES NOT REQUIRE THE TRAILER TO BE REGISTERED OR TO HAVE A TAG. I KNEW THIS WAS NOT TRUE AND EXPLAINED THAT TO THE DEFENDANT, WHO ADVISED THAT IS WHAT HE THOUGHT AND HE HAS NEVER REGISTERED THE TRAILER. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF LOOKING FOR HIS REGISTRATION ON THE TRUCK I OBSERVED A TITLE. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED ME THAT HIS TRUCK WAS NOT REGISTERED EITHER AND, IN FACT, THE TAG THAT WAS ATTACHED BELONGED TO HIS OTHER PICKUP TRUCK. I ASKED FOR THE TITLE AND WHEN THE DEFENDANT HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK. HE ADVISED THAT HE PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER OF 2011 AND THAT IS WHEN HE TOOK THE TAG OFF OF HIS OTHER TRUCK WHICH WAS NOT RUNNING AND ATTACHED IT TO THIS ONE. BACK AT MY PATROL VEHICLE, I LOOKED UP THE TELEPHONE NUMBER TO THE SHERIFFâS OFFICE IN NICHOLS, SOUTH CAROLINA, AS WELL AS THE CLERK OF THE COURT. I SPOKE TO A DEPUTY FROM THE SHERIFFâS OFFICE AS WELL AS THE COUNTY TRAFFIC CLERK AND BOTH ADVISED THAT THIS COMMERCIAL TRAILER IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A REGISTRATION AND A TAG IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. I THEN LOOKED UP THE TELEPHONE NUMBER TO THE LAST OWNER OF THE TRUCK, WHICH IS LEGGETT FARMING PARTNERSHIP OUT OF NASHVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. I SPOKE WITH THE OFFICE MANAGER AND THE OWNER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY SOLD THE TRUCK TO MR HAMMOND IN JULY OF 2010 WHICH IS WHAT WAS WRITTEN ON THE TITLE. I DID RUN THE LICENSE PLATE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK AND IT CAME BACK TO MR HAMMOND, HOWEVER, IT BELONGED ON A 2003 DODGE PICKUP TRUCK (VIN 1D7HL48X23S181040) WHICH EXPIRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012. I AGAIN MADE CONTACT WITH MR HAMMOND AND EXPLAINED TO HIM ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT I HAD GATHERED. AT THAT TIME HE ADVISED ME THAT HE NO LONGER EVEN OWNED THE 2003 DODGE PICKUP, BUT THAT IS PROBABLY THE TRUCK HE HAD REMOVED THE TAG FROM. AT THAT TIME I PLACED THE DEFENDANT UNDER ARREST WHERE HE WAS HANDCUFFED IN FRONT (DOUBLE LOCKED) AND SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANTâS WIFE WHO RESPONDED TO MY LOCATION AND TOOK POSSESSION OF THE WORK TRUCK AND THE TRAILER, AS WELL AS ALL EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY. I EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BE DRIVEN ON THE ROADS OF FLORIDA UNTIL IT IS REGISTERED. AT THAT TIME THE DEFENDANT ADVISED ME THAT HE IS REMAINING HERE IN FLORIDA AND HAS JUST NOT REGISTERED AS A RESIDENT YET. I TRANSPORTED THE DEFENDANT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING WHERE UPON ARRIVAL HE WAS TURNED OVER TO DETENTION STAFF FOR PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT WAS CITED WITH THREE CRIMINAL CITATIONS AND WAS ISSUED CITATION 7028 WLQ (9) FOR NO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION (TRUCK); CITATION 7031 WLQ (4) FOR NO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION (TRAILER) AND CITATION 7032 WLQ (5) FOR ATTACHED TAG UNASSIGNED. THE CRIMINAL CITATIONS CARRY A MANDATORY COURT DATE SCHEDULED FOR 051712 AT 1300 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT'S TOTAL BOND WAS SET AT $450.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
| Inmate name: | GEORGE DALE HAMMOND |
| Arrest number: | 912 |
| Arrest date: | Apr 27, 2012 |
| Arrest type: | Misdemeanor |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 320.261 |
| Charge description: | Attach Tag to Vehicle not Assigned to it |
| Bond amount: | $150 |
| Code: | 320.02(1) |
| Charge description: | No Motor Vehicle Registration/Vehicle not Registered |
| Bond amount: | $300 |
