| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: STRICKLAND, JASON 0583 (AR2012-1653) DID, KNOWING HIS DRIVERâS 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)(A). ON 062012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1629 HOURS, WHILE PATROLLING THE AREA OF EAST NORVELL BRYANT HIGHWAY WITH CROSS STREET OF NORTH ANVIL DRIVE, I OBSERVED A GREEN IN COLOR JEEP BEARING FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE 7330HA, WHERE THE DRIVER WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. AT THAT TIME I INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP BY TURNING ON MY OVERHEAD LIGHTS, WHERE THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, MR HARRY A THOMAS III, LATER CAME TO A STOP AT EAST NORVELL BRYANT HIGHWAY WITH A CROSS STREET OF NORTH FATIMA DRIVE. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT I ASKED FOR HIS DRIVERâS LICENSE AND VEHICLE INFORMATION. HE ADVISED ME HE DID NOT HAVE A DRIVERâS LICENSE AND THAT IT WAS SUSPENDED FOR NO INSURANCE. AT THAT TIME I GAINED THE DEFENDANTâS NAME, DATE OF BIRTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, AND RAN THAT INFORMATION THROUGH FCIC/NCIC WHICH DID REVEAL HIS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED ON 11/16/2011, FOR NON-JUDGMENT FR SUSPENSION. I THEN RAN THE DEFENDANTâS NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH THROUGH D.A.V.I.D. TO GAIN THE CORRECT IDENTITY OF THE DEFENDANT. AFTER DOING THIS I ISSUED THE DEFENDANT A FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 7415GQF-3, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED (KNOWINGLY). THE DEFENDANT SIGNED AND RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CITATION. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT HE WAS GOING TO RECEIVE A VERBAL WARNING REFERENCE NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AND THAT HE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE ANYMORE AND THAT HE NEEDED TO CALL SOMEONE TO COME AND PICK HIM UP. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF MY TRAFFIC STOP, I PARKED IN THE MEDIAN ON EAST NORVELL BRYANT HIGHWAY JUST EAST OF NORTH FATIMA DRIVE, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 1649 HOURS, I OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT DRIVING THE SAME EXACT VEHICLE. I THEN INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP BY TURNING ON MY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT. AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, HE WAS ASKED TO STEP OUT OF HIS VEHICLE. I ADVISED HIM HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST AND HE WAS, AT THAT TIME, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED), BEHIND HIS BACK, SEARCHED AND SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR FURTHER PROCESSING. UPON OUR ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY THE DEFENDANT WAS TURNED OVER TO DETENTION FACILITY STAFF AND ALSO ISSUED ANOTHER FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 7416-GQF-4 IN REFERENCE TO DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED (KNOWINGLY), FOR THE SECOND TRAFFIC STOP CONDUCTED. ON BOTH OF THE DEFENDANTâS CRIMINAL CITATIONS, HIS MISDEMEANOR COURT DATE IS 07/05/12, AT 1300 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
