| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: LAUGHLIN, JEREMY 0617 (AR08101702) DID KNOWINGLY, WHILE HIS OPERATOR'S OR CHAUFFEUR'S LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVILEGE HAD BEEN CANCELLED, SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, DUE TO A PREVIOUS DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI) CONVICTION, DRIVE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.34(2)(A). ON 021308, AT APPROXIMATELY 0600 HOURS, I WAS CONDUCTING A SECURITY CHECK ON HIGHWAY 41 SOUTH WHEN I OBSERVED A BLUE DODGE PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 41, IN THE AREA OF EAST FORT COOPER ROAD. I FOLLOWED THE VEHICLE SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 41 AND RAN THE VEHICLE'S LICENSE PLATE IN FCIC/NCIC, AT WHICH TIME, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE REGISTERED OWNER, MR JACOB DUCOMMUN, HAD A SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI) AND HAD ALSO HAD ANOTHER PREVIOUS SUSPENSION. AS WE APPROACHED EAST GOBBLER DRIVE, THE VEHICLE TURNED INTO THE CIRCLE K CONVENIENCE STORE, ON THE CORNER OF EAST GOBBLER DRIVE AND HIGHWAY 41. I CONTINUED SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 41 TO ALLOW THE DRIVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. AFTER WATCHING THE DRIVER EXIT THE VEHICLE, I IMMEDIATELY CONDUCTED A U-TURN AND THEN PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE CONVENIENCE STORE. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS INSIDE THE CONVENIENCE STORE, I USED "DAVID" TO VERIFY THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WHICH REVEALED THE REGISTERED OWNER AS MR JACOB DUCOMMUN. UPON THE DRIVER EXITING THE CONVENIENCE STORE, I POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED HIM AS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE VEHICLE PER THE PHOTO THROUGH "DAVID." THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT THEN RE-ENTERED HIS VEHICLE AND ONCE AGAIN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 41 , AT WHICH TIME, I ALSO PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND FOLLOWED THE VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN BY MR DUCOMMUN. I THEN CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE BLUE DODGE PICKUP TRUCK ON HIGHWAY 41 SOUTH AND EAST KABRICH LANE. I APPROACHED THE VEHICLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER AND BEFORE I COULD ASK FOR THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION, THE DRIVER HANDED ME HIS IDENTIFICATION CARD AND STATED HE KNEW WHY I HAD PULLED HIM OVER. THE DRIVER STATED HE KNEW HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED AND FURTHER ADVISED HE HAD PAID ALL HIS FINES AND HAD PAPERWORK TO SHOW IT. I ASKED THE DRIVER TO PROVIDE HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, PROOF OF REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE, AND HE PROVIDED ME WITH HIS FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD, HIS REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE CARD. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANY OF THE DOCUMENTATION FROM ANY OF THE PREVIOUS SUSPENSIONS OR A HARDSHIP LICENSE. I THEN RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE TO AGAIN CHECK THE INFORMATION THE DRIVER HAD PROVIDED ME, WHICH ONCE AGAIN REVEALED THAT HIS LICENSE HAD BEEN SUSPENDED FOR DUI ON 012708, AND A PREVIOUS SUSPENSION FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED (DWLS). I THEN RETURNED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER, MR DUCOMMUN, AT WHICH TIME, HE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED BEHIND HIS BACK (DOUBLE LOCKED), AND PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT JEANETTE'S LITTLE RESTAURANT PARKING LOT PER THE DEFENDANT. THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED AND THE KEYS WILL BE LEFT AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ON THE REAR OF THE DODGE PICKUP WAS A TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT SIGN STATING " TPD, 012708" IN REFERENCE TO HIS DUI." DURING TRANSPORT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT WHEN HE HAD BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT ON 012708, THE OFFICER HAD INFORMED HIM THAT HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS ALREADY SUSPENDED; HOWEVER, HE DID NOT KNOW HE HAD A SUSPENSION DUE TO THE DUI. I ISSUED THE DEFENDANT UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION 9357-FIQ FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED, WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE ON 022808, AT 1300 HOURS. BOND SET AT $10,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE (DUE TO THE PREVIOUS DUI CONVICTION). *NOT-EXEMPT* |
