| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SEFFERN, JONATHAN 0623 (AR08102186) UNLAWFULLY AND INTENTIONALLY THREATEN BY WORD OR ACT TO DO VIOLENCE TO THE PERSON OF THE VICTIM, COUPLED WITH AN APPARENT ABILITY TO CARRY OUT SAID THREAT, AND UTILIZED A DEADLY WEAPON, TO WIT: AN METAL BASEBALL BAT, WITHOUT THE INTENT TO KILL, AND DID AN ACT OR ACTS WHICH CREATED A WELL-FOUNDED FEAR IN THE VICTIM THAT SUCH VIOLENCE WAS IMMINENT, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 784.021 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: SLAMMED THE VICTIM IN TO A KITCHEN TABLE AND SHOVED THE VICTIM IN TO A CHAIR, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 784.03(1)(A)(1) ON 031608 AT APPROXIMATELY 2202 HOURS, THIS DEPUTY WAS DISPATCHED TO A RESIDENCE ON WEST BAVARIAN STREET IN HOMOSASSA IN REFERENCE TO A PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM WHO ADVISED THAT SHE HAD BEEN THREATENED WITH A METAL BASEBALL BAT, HEAD-BUTTED IN THE HEAD AND THROWN INTO THE KITCHEN TABLE INSIDE OF THE RESIDENCE. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT THIS OCCURRED DUE TO AN INCIDENT WITH THE defendant'S GIRLFRIEND/WITNESS ONE AND HER LOOKING AT OTHER MEN ON OTHER BOATS WHILE THEY WERE ON THEIR BOAT EARLIER ON THIS DATE. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT AFTER THEY GOT OFF OF THE BOAT, THEY WENT BACK TO THEIR RESIDENCE ON WEST BAVARIAN STREET FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT WHILE WITNESS ONE, HER CHILDREN AND SHE (VICTIM) WERE SITTING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE, THE DEFENDANT, LATER IDENTIFIED AS MR JACOB JEREMIE BRANNON, ENTERED THE RESIDENCE WITH A METAL BASEBALL BAT, YELLING AND SCREAMING ABOUT THE EARLIER INCIDENT ON THE WATER. THE VICTIM STATED THAT SHE ADVISED THE DEFENDANT TO LEAVE THE RESIDENCE AND NOT TO ACT THAT WAY AROUND THE CHILDREN. THE VICTIM STATED THE DEFENDANT BECAME MORE ENRAGED AND BEGAN TO THREATEN HER WITH THE BUTT-END OF THE BASEBALL BAT BY SHOVING IT INTO HER FACE. THE VICTIM ADVISED THE DEFENDANT HEAD-BUTTED HER IN THE HEAD AND THREW HER INTO THE KITCHEN TABLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE VICTIM DID HAVE RED MARKS ON HER LOWER BACK WHICH WOULD CORROBORATE HER STATEMENT OF BEING THROWN INTO A TABLE. THE VICTIM COMPLETED A WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH WAS TURNED INTO RECORDS. I MADE CONTACT WITH WITNESS ONE WHO ADVISED THAT WHILE SHE AND THE VICTIM ALONG WITH HER (WITNESS ONE'S) CHILDREN WERE SITTING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE, THE DEFENDANT ENTERED THEIR RESIDENCE WITH A METAL BASEBALL BAT, BEATING THE BAT ON THE KITCHEN TABLE WHERE THEY WERE EATING DINNER. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTE THAT THERE WAS DENTS IN THE KITCHEN TABLE WHICH CORROBORATED WITNESS ONE'S STATEMENTS. WITNESS ONE ADVISED THAT THE VICTIM TOLD THE DEFENDANT TO LEAVE THE RESIDENCE, TO WHICH THE DEFENDANT SUBSEQUENTLY PUT THE BUTT- END OF THE BASEBALL BAT INTO TO THE VICTIM'S FACE AND PUSHED HER HEAD WITH IT. WITNESS ONE ADVISED THAT AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT SHOVED THE VICTIM INTO THE KITCHEN TABLE. SHE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT SHOVED THE VICTIM INTO A CHAIR. WITNESS ONE ADVISED THAT ALL PARTIES RAN OUTSIDE AND THE DEFENDANT BEGAN TO TAKE HER VAN. WITNESS ONE ADVISED SHE TOLD THE DEFENDANT THAT HE DID NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO TAKE THE VAN AND THAT SHE WOULD CONTACT THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IF HE DID. AT THAT TIME WITNESS ONE ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT DID FLEE THEIR RESIDENCE IN HER VAN, AT WHICH TIME SHE CONTACTED THE SHERIFFS OFFICE. WITNESS ONE COMPLETED A WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH WAS TURNED INTO RECORDS. MULTIPLE UNITS BOLO'D THE AREA IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THE VAN. SERGEANT (SGT) GRANT LOCATED THE VAN AT THE CORNER OF ROCK CRUSHER ROAD AND WEST DONAHUE. AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS A FRIEND OF THE DEFENDANT, WITNESS TWO AT THAT LOCATION WHO ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT DID FLEE ON FOOT FROM THAT LOCATION, SOUTHBOUND TOWARD HOMOSASSA TRAIL. DEPUTY ROWAND AND CANINE TUCK ARRIVED ON SCENE IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THE DEFENDANT WHICH MET WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. DEPUTY HAY LOCATED THE DEFENDANT AT 5356 WEST CUSTOMER COURT, WHICH WAS THE DEFENDANT'S MOTHER'S RESIDENCE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THE DEFENDANT HAD MULTIPLE SCRATCHES ON HIS ARMS AND LEGS WITH THORNS STILL IN HIS SKIN FROM RUNNING THROUGH THE WOODS. THE DEFENDANT ALSO HAD A CUT ON HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER AND THERE WAS BLOOD AROUND THE CUT. I RESPONDED TO CUSTOMER COURT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT WAS READ HIS MIRANDA WARNINGS FROM A CARD, TO WHICH HE ADVISED HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND WISHED TO SPEAK TO THIS DEPUTY WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF A LAWYER. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHAT HAD OCCURRED, TO WHICH THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT HE WENT TO HIS GIRLFRIEND'S AND THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE AFTER GETTING OFF OF THE BOAT. WHEN HE ARRIVED, HE ADVISED THAT THERE WERE TWO VEHICLES IN HIS GIRLFRIEND'S AND THE VICTIM'S DRIVEWAY SO HE LEFT. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED HE WENT BACK TO HIS GIRLFRIEND'S AND THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE AND IN FEAR FOR HIS LIFE, HE ENTERED THE RESIDENCE WITH A BASEBALL BAT. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT HE ENGAGED IN A VERBAL ALTERCATION WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND WHILE HER CHILDREN WERE IN A BEDROOM AND THE VICTIM WAS IN A BEDROOM. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT HIS GIRLFRIEND SLAMMED A PLATE ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR, PICKED IT UP AND THREW IT AT HIM. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT HE BLOCKED THE PLATE FROM HITTING HIM WHICH RESULTED IN HIS HAND BEING CUT. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED HE THEN GOT INTO HIS GIRLFRIEND'S VAN AND LEFT THE SCENE TO AVOID ANY FURTHER CONFRONTATION. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED HE WENT TO THE RESIDENCE OF HIS FRIEND/WITNESS TWO OFF OF WEST DONAHUE TO GAIN ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT WITNESS TWO WOULD NOT GIVE ANY ADVICE SO HE (DEFENDANT) WENT TO HIS MOTHER'S RESIDENCE WHERE DEPUTY HAY LOCATED HIM. THE DEFENDANT COMPLETED A WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH WAS TURNED INTO RECORDS. I SPOKE TO WITNESS TWO WHO ADVISED THAT WHEN THE DEFENDANT CAME TO GET ADVICE ABOUT WHAT HAD OCCURRED, THE DEFENDANT TOLD HER HE SHOVED A BASEBALL BAT INTO THE VICTIM'S FACE AND SHOVED HER INTO A TABLE AND CHAIR. WITNESS TWO ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THEN STATED THAT HE TOOK WITNESS ONE'S VAN AND CAME TO HER RESIDENCE. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL, THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL OF $5,500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
