| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: O'MELIAN, TIMOTHY 0182 (AR1112040044) DID UNLAWFULLY 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: THE DEFENDANT BECOME VIOLENT WITH THE VICTIM KNOCKING HER DOWN ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR NOT ALLOWING HER TO GET UP IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 784.03(1)(A)(1). ON 040111 AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 8169 WEST FAIROAK COURT IN CRYSTAL RIVER IN REFERENCE TO A BATTERY. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, MS BETH ANNE HOOPER, WHO STATED THAT SHE HAD RETURNED TO HER RESIDENCE AT 8169 WEST FAIROAK COURT TO GET HER BELONGINGS AND HER DOG. SHE STATED THAT SHE OWED THE DEFENDANT, MR HENRY RENES, FOR A TELEPHONE CARD. HOWEVER, SHE CHOSE NOT TO PAY THE RENT FOR APRIL, BECAUSE SHE WAS TIRED OF THE ABUSE FROM THE DEFENDANT. MS HOOPER STATED SHE ATTEMPTED TO TALK TO THE DEFENDANT ABOUT THE SITUATION AND HE HAD BECOME VIOLENT WITH HER. MS HOOPER STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT KNOCKED HER ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR AND HE WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO GET UP. SHE STATED TO THE DEFENDANT THAT SHE WOULD GIVE HIM THE MONEY SHE OWED HIM IF SHE COULD GET UP. MS HOOPER STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT TOOK ALL HER MONEY FROM HER; HOWEVER, STILL WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO LEAVE THE RESIDENCE AND THAT SHE HAD TO FIGHT AGAINST HIM TO GET OUT OF THE RESIDENCE AND CALLED 911. THE VICTIM STATED THE DEFENDANT LEFT THE RESIDENCE ON A BICYCLE AND HEADED TOWARDS BALLOON STREET. DEPUTY LOVULLO WAS "BOLO'ING" IN THE AREA AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT. DEPUTY LOVULLO RETURNED THE DEFENDANT TO MY LOCATION ON FAIROAK COURT. WHILE DEPUTY LOVULLO WAS EN ROUTE TO MY LOCATION; I MADE CONTACT WITH A NEIGHBOR, WHO WISHED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, WHO DID HEAR SOME YELLING AND WHEN THEY HAD GONE OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THEY OBSERVED A WHITE MALE LEAVING ON A BICYCLE. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITNESS THE DEFENDANT MR HENRY RENES HE WAS READ HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA PRE-PRINTED AGENCY CARD AND STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A PHYSICAL CONFRONTATION WITH THE VICTIM. THE DEFENDANT HAD APPROXIMATELY $91.00 ON HIS PERSON; HOWEVER, STATED THAT HE HAD NOT TAKEN ANY MONEY FROM THE VICTIM. CRIME SCENE TECHNICIAN (CST) DEPUTY RUBY RESPONDED TO THE SCENE TO TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE VICTIM'S RIGHT FOOT, WHO STATED THAT SHE HAD RECEIVED THIS DURING THE ALTERCATION. UPON THE VICTIM COMPLETING A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT; THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) AND SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY (CCJ) FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 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* |
