| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BEETOW, CHARLES 0295 (AR07005684) did knowingly, actually and intentionally touch or strike DEPUTY CHARLES BEETOW, a DEPUTY SHERIFF WITH THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, against the will of that person while knowing that the said DEPUTY was engaged in a lawful performance of HIS legal duties, in violation of Florida Statute 784.07 AND COMMIT BATTERY UPON THE VICTIM BY ACTUALLY AND INTENTIONALLY TOUCHING OR STRIKING SAID PERSON AGAINST SAID PERSON'S WILL OR BY INTENTIONALLY CAUSING BODILY HARM, TO WIT: PUSHED AND STRUCK THE VICTIM, AND THE DEFENDANT HAS ONE OR MORE PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS FOR BATTERY, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 784.03.2. ON 101707 AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 HOURS, I DID RESPOND TO THE VICTIM'S ADDRESS IN REFERENCE TO AN ALTERCATION THAT ALREADY OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MET WITH THE VICTIM AND A WITNESS. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT SHE HAD HEARD AN UNKNOWN SUBJECT BANGING ON HER BEDROOM WINDOW WHILE SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE A SHOWER. SHE WENT TO THE FRONT DOOR TO SEE WHO it was AND STANDING IN THE THRESHOLD WAS THE DEFENDANT, MS GEORGETTA SIMMONS. STANDING BEHIND THE VICTIM WAS THE VICTIM'S FRIEND, WHO WAS A WITNESS TO THE INCIDENT. WHEN THE VICTIM OPENED THE DOOR, THE DEFENDANT BEGAN CURSING HER, WANTING TO KNOW WHERE HER BOYFRIEND WAS LOCATED. THE VICTIM ADVISED THE BOYFRIEND WAS NOT THERE AND ASKED THE DEFENDANT REPEATEDLY TO LEAVE DUE TO THE DEFENDANT BEING INTOXICATED. THE DEFENDANT BECAME ARGUMENTATIVE AND PUSHED THE VICTIM INTO THE LIVING ROOM. AT THAT TIME, THE VICTIM, IN SELF DEFENSE, STRUCK THE DEFENDANT BACK WHILE REPEATEDLY ASKING THE DEFENDANT TO LEAVE. WHEN THE DEFENDANT AND THE VICTIM GOT UP OFF THE FLOOR, THE DEFENDANT AGAIN CAME AFTER THE VICTIM AND ANOTHER PHYSICAL ALTERCATION ENSUED. A SHORT MOMENT LATER, THE DEFENDANT STOOD UP AND EXITED THE RESIDENCE IN AN UNKNOWN DIRECTION. AT THAT TIME, THE VICTIM NOTIFIED THIS AGENCY. WHILE GAINING THE VICTIM AND THE WITNESS'S INFORMATION, A BACK-UP DEPUTY, CORPORAL SCHANEL, LOCATED THE DEFENDANT AT A NEARBY LOCATION. THE DEFENDANT VOLUNTARILY RETURNED TO THE INCIDENT LOCATION FOR AN INTERVIEW. AFTER GAINING THE VICTIM STATEMENT AND THE WITNESS'S STATEMENT, WHICH IT SHOULD BE NOTED, WAS THE SAME AS THE VICTIM'S, I INTERVIEWED THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT STATED SHE HAD BEEN DROPPED OFF BY A FRIEND PRIOR TO THE ALTERCATION. SHE ADVISED THAT ALL SHE DID WAS KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND THEN FOR NO REASON, THE VICTIM CAME OUT AND BEGAN BEATING HER UP IN THE YARD. IT SHOULD BE NOTED UPON MY OBSERVATION THE DEFENDANT DID HAVE A SMALL SCRATCH UNDERNEATH HER LEFT EYE, BUT NO LEAVES OR GRASS ON HER CLOTHING AND SHE WAS HIGHLY INTOXICATED. WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE DEFENDANT, SHE DID CHANGE HER STATEMENT SEVERAL TIMES AND BECAME ARGUMENTATIVE. AT THAT TIME, SHE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST. SHE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK AND SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. BEFORE LEAVING the SCENE, WHILE I WAS STANDING BEHIND MY PATROL VEHICLE, THE DEFENDANT BEGAN TO KICK THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. I OPENED THE DOOR IN THE PRESENCE OF CORPORAL SCHANEL AND DEPUTY HOLTZHOUSE AND ORDERED DEFENDANT TO STOP KICKING THE DOOR. THE DEFENDANT STATED "FUCK YOU, I AIN'T DOING A FUCKING THING, LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE!" AND CONTINUED KICKING AT THESE DEPUTIES AND EVENTUALLY THE DOOR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED NUMEROUS TIMES THAT IF SHE DID NOT CALM DOWN AND PLACE HER FEET IN THE PATROL VEHICLE, A HOBBLE RESTRAINT DEVICE WOULD BE PLACED ON HER FEET TO KEEP HER FROM DAMAGING THE PATROL VEHICLE OR HARMING HERSELF. WHEN SHE FAILED TO COMPLY, I DID GRAB BOTH OF HER FEET IN AN ATTEMPT TO PLACE THE RESTRAINT DEVICE AROUND HER ANKLES. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT BEGAN SCREAMING "FUCK YOU, NO, GET AWAY FROM ME." THE DEFENDANT THEN KICKED THIS DEPUTY SEVERAL TIMES IN THE CHEST, FACE AND WAIST, CAUSING MY UTILITY BELT TO DISLODGE AND FALL TO THE GROUND, RENDERING MY EQUIPMENT OUT OF REACH. AT THAT TIME, CORPORAL SCHANEL DID REMOVE THE CARTRIDGE FROM HIS AGENCY-ISSUED TASER AND DRIVE-STUNNED THE DEFENDANT IN THE LEFT HIP, ORDERING HER TO CALM DOWN AND COMPLY. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT IMMEDIATELY CALMED DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE RESTRAINT DEVICE AROUND HER FEET. AFTER A SUPERVISOR WAS NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO THE INCIDENT, THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED SHE WOULD ALSO BE ARRESTED ON A CHARGE OF BATTERY ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS BOOKED, PROCESSED AND HELD ON A TOTAL BOND OF $7,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. IT WAS LATER FOUND THE DEFENDANT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH BATTERY ON 100197, 061298, 110201, 070102, 072402, 030905 AND 070307, MAKING THE SECOND CHARGE A FELONY BATTERY CHARGE. *not-exempt* |
