| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: LABORDA, MICHAEL 0735 (AR12-2736) (12-164479) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: STOLE A BALL PYTHON VALUED AT $200.00 FROM WITHIN A CAGE ON THE VICTIM’S UNENCLOSED FRONT PORCH), OF THE VALUE OF $100.00 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN $300.00, WITH THE INTENT TO EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VICTIM OF A RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY OR A BENEFIT THEREOF, OR DID APPROPRIATE THE SAID PROPERTY TO HIS/HER OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, AND THE PROPERTY WAS TAKEN FROM A DWELLING OR FROM THE UNENCLOSED CURTILAGE OF A DWELLING, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 812.014(1) AND 812.014(2)(D); ON 091412 AT APPROXIMATELY 0731 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 3 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET IN BEVERLY HILLS, IN REFERENCE TO A THEFT JUST OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, MR MICHAEL CARLUCCI, WHO ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD JUST PULLED IN HIS DRIVEWAY WHEN HE DISCOVERED A WHITE MALE, LATER IDENTIFIED TO BE THE DEFENDANT, TO BE ON HIS FRONT PORCH REMOVING HIS PET BALL PYTHON FROM A CAGE AND THEN HE RAN FROM THE FRONT PORCH TO A VEHICLE. THE VICTIM DESCRIBED THE MALE SUBJECT AS A YOUNG WHITE MALE, APPROXIMATELY 5’08 150 POUNDS, WEARING SHORTS, A T-SHIRT AND A DARK COLORED HAT SIDEWAYS ON HIS HEAD. THE VICTIM DESCRIBED THE VEHICLE AS A DARK IN COLOR BLUE OR GREY FOUR DOOR VEHICLE, POSSIBLY A BUICK OR CUTLASS. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEARING FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE AIEE70. THE VICTIM SAID THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FLED SOUTHBOUND ON WASHINGTON STREET A SHORT TIME BEFORE MY ARRIVAL. HE ALSO DESCRIBED THE SNAKE TO BE A 4 ½ FT BALL PYTHON WITH AN UPTURNED SCALE ON THE NECK NEAR THE HEAD. I THEN LEFT THE VICTIM’S RESIDENCE AND BEGAN TO "BOLO" THE AREA FOR THE VEHICLE. WHILE I BOLO'D ON SOUTH JACKSON STREET I LOCATED A VEHICLE BACKED INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF 64 SOUTH JACKSON STREET, WHICH MATCHED THE VEHICLE DESCRIPTION. UPON RUNNING THE LICENSE PLATE THAT THE VICTIM HAD PROVIDED, THE REGISTERED OWNER’S ADDRESS WAS 64 SOUTH JACKSON STREET. A WHITE MALE WAS STANDING NEAR THE VEHICLE, WHO FIT THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION THAT THE VICTIM HAD PROVIDED. THE MALE SUBJECT UPON SEEING MY PATROL VEHICLE, TURNED AWAY AND STARTED PROCEEDING TOWARDS THE RESIDENCE, AT WHICH TIME I REQUESTED THAT HE COME TO MY VEHICLE SO THAT I COULD SPEAK WITH HIM. UPON SPEAKING WITH THE SUBJECT/DEFENDANT, MR JAIDEN DOERFLER, I READ HIM HIS MIRANDA VIA AGENCY PRE-PRINTED CARD AND ASKED HIM IF HE KNEW WHY I HAD STOPPED HIM. INITIALLY, THE DEFENDANT DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEFT AND STATED THAT HE HAD NO IDEA OF WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THE DEFENDANT APPEARED TO BE VERY NERVOUS AND I ADVISED HIM THAT I BELIEVED HE WAS LYING TO ME. THE DEFENDANT THEN STATED “HOLD ON AND I’LL GO GET THE SNAKE”. THE DEFENDANT THEN PRODUCED A SMALL PLASTIC CAGE CONTAINING THE BALL PYTHON. I OBSERVED THE SNAKE TO HAVE THE UPTURNED SCALE THAT THE VICTIM HAD DESCRIBED. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD HEARD RUMORS THAT THE VICTIM WAS HARASSING A CHILD OF A FRIEND OF HIS, WHILE AT THE BUS STOP, SO HE DECIDED TO STEAL THE SNAKE IN RETALIATION. AT THAT TIME THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED, (DOUBLE LOCKED), BEHIND THEIR BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. I RESPONDED BACK TO THE VICTIM’S ADDRESS, WHERE THE VICTIM POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE DEFENDANT AS THE SUBJECT WHO HAD STOLEN THE SNAKE FROM HIS PORCH. THE VICTIM PROVIDED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH WAS SUBMITTED TO RECORDS AND THE SNAKE WAS RETURNED TO THE VICTIM. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00 PER BOND SCHEDULE. |
