| Date of birth: | Oct 14, 1963 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED By: PHILLIPS, CASEY N339 (AR13-5882) (FWNC-13-OFF-3926) DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: MARIJUANA IN AN AMOUNT OF 20 GRAMS OR MORE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A). ON 060213 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 HOURS, I, OFFICER CASEY PHILLIPS WITH THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC), WAS ON STATE WATER PATROL ON HALLS RIVER IN HOMOSASSA. I WAS TRAVELING WEST IN A CANAL OFF OF HALLS RIVER WHEN I OBSERVED A SMALL FIRE ON A SECLUDED PIECE OF PROPERTY. I ALSO OBSERVED A YELLOW KAYAK PULLED ONTO THE SHORE. I PULLED MY PATROL VESSEL ALONG SIDE THE SHORELINE AND WALKED INTO THE WOODS. I MADE CONTACT WITH MR GORTON THOMAS (DEFENDANT) AND ASKED HOW HE WAS DOING. MR THOMAS ADVISED ME HE WAS CAMPING AND JUST HANGING OUT. I ASKED MR THOMAS FOR HIS IDENTIFICATION AND IF HE HAD ANY WEAPONS OR DRUGS. MR THOMAS ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD MULTIPLE KNIVES AND A BLOW GUN AND SOME MARIJUANA. I ASKED MR THOMAS TO SEE THE MARIJUANA. MR THOMAS OPENED TWO CONTAINERS BOTH CONTAINING MARIJUANA AND ONE PACK OF ROLLING PAPER. I ASKED MR THOMAS HOW MUCH MARIJUANA WAS IN THE CONTAINERS. MR THOMAS ADVISED ME THAT HE THOUGHT THERE MAY BE AN OUNCE OR LESS. I ADVISED MR THOMAS THAT HE WAS UNDER ARREST FOR POSSESSION OF CANNABIS. I PLACED MR THOMAS IN HANDCUFFS (DOUBLE LOCKED) AND PLACED HIM IN THE FRONT OF MY PATROL VESSEL WITH A LIFE VEST ON. I READ MR THOMAS MIRANDA WARNING OFF A PREPARED TEXT. MR THOMAS STATED HE UNDERSTOOD. I PHOTOGRAPHED THE CAMPSITE AND THE MARIJUANA. I SECURED THE MARIJUANA IN MY PATROL VESSEL. I TRANSPORTED MR THOMAS TO NATURES RESORT IN HOMOSASSA. A CITRUS COUNTY DEPUTY MET ME AT NATURES RESORT WHERE MR THOMAS WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. I LOADED MY PATROL VESSEL AND TRAVELED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, I BROUGHT THE MARIJUANA INSIDE THE DETENTION FACILITY TO BE WEIGHED. DEPUTY KELLY REESE (0640) WEIGHED THE MARIJUANA ON A CERTIFIED SCALE. THE MARIJUANA WEIGHED 22 GRAMS. I SEALED THE MARIJUANA IN AN EVIDENCE BAG FOR TRANSPORT TO THE FWC EVIDENCE COMPOUND. I CHARGED MR THOMAS WITH POSSESSION OF CANNABIS OVER 20 GRAMS, which IS A FELONY. HIS BOND WAS SET AT $5,000.00. |
| Inmate name: | GORTON EUGENE THOMAS |
| Arrest number: | 5882 |
| Arrest date: | Jun 2, 2013 |
| Arrest type: | Felony |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 893.13(6)(A) |
| Charge description: | POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE |
| Bond amount: | $5,000 |
