| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HUGHES, JAMES 0500 (AR11122927) DID, KNOWING HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVILEGE HAD BEEN CANCELLED, SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WHILE SUCH LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE WAS CANCELLED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.34(2). ON 092811, AT APPROXIMATELY 1256 HOURS, I RESPONDED AS BACK-UP FOR DETECTIVE CARRERAS, WHO WAS ON A TRAFFIC STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD AND CYPRESS BOULEVARD WEST, IN HOMOSASSA. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH DETECTIVE CARRERAS, HE ADVISED THAT HE HAD INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP, ON THE MAROON VAN LOCATED IN FRONT OF HIS PATROL VEHICLE, AFTER OBSERVING IT RUN A STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF DOUGLAS STREET AND CYPRESS BOULEVARD WEST. HE DID ADVISE THAT UPON OBTAINING THE DRIVER'S/DEFENDANT'S, MR GERARD SMITH, LICENSE INFORMATION, IT HAD REVEALED THAT MR SMITH'S DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS CURRENTLY REVOKED FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. AT THAT TIME, I RESPONDED TO THE VEHICLE AND HAD ASKED THE DRIVER WHAT WAS GOING ON. AT THAT TIME, HE ADVISED THAT HE HAD GOTTEN CAUGHT DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE. HE ADVISED THAT HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE HAD BEEN REVOKED FOR QUITE SOME TIME FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE . I DID ADVISE HIM AT THAT TIME, TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND THAT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE . AT THAT TIME, he was HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) AND PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. DETECTIVE CARRERAS, HAD WRITTEN THE DEFENDANT A WARNING, NUMBER 224207B, FOR RUNNING A STOP SIGN. THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED, AT THAT TIME TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, NUMBER 8504-GJXX, WAS WRITTEN, FOR DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 101311 AT 1300 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $10,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. "If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
