| Date of birth: | Dec 13, 1976 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: POLLARD, RANDALL 0677 (AR15-14778) DID DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON A HIGHWAY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITHOUT HAVING A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE AUTHORIZING HIM TO DO SO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE NUMBER 322.03(1). ON 042915, WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE, I OBSERVED A RED KIA FOUR DOOR VEHICLE, TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON EAST CITRUS SPRINGS BOULEVARD, WHICH FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP UPON COMING TO THE STOP SIGN AT NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OUT BEFORE A LINE OF VEHICLES. SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE PASSED MY LOCATION, I CONDUCTED A U-TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE TO CATCH UP TO THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME, I CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP AT NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE AND NORTH SMITH TERRACE, IN DUNNELLON. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER, WHO APPEARED TO BE VERY NERVOUS. THE DRIVER IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS MR JAMES BENNETT AND STATED THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE. I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD ANY FORM OF IDENTIFICATION, TO WHICH HE STATED HE HAD A FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD. I RAN MR BENNETT THROUGH THE DRIVER AND VEHICLE INFORMATION DATABASE (DAVID), WHERE I FOUND HIM TO HAVE A VALID IDENTIFICATION CARD ONLY WITH NO HISTORY OF EVER HAVING A DRIVER'S LICENSE. AFTER CONFIRMING THIS INFORMATION, I RESPONDED BACK TO THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME, MR BENNETT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST. HE WAS PLACED IN HANDCUFFS (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THERE WAS A DOG LOCATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, MS JILL RUIZ, WAS CONTACTED AND RESPONDED WITH A FRIEND TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND DOG. MR BENNETT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. MR BENNETT WAS ISSUED A FLORIDA CRIMINAL UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, CITATION NUMBER A1BU2RP, FOR DRIVING WITH NO VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE, WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE OF 051415 AT 1300 HOURS. HE WAS ISSUED A VERBAL WARNING FOR THE STOP SIGN OFFENSE. MR BENNETTâS BOND WAS SET AT $500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN BY THIS DEPUTY. |
| Inmate name: | JAMES ROBERT BENNETT |
| Arrest number: | 14778 |
| Arrest date: | Apr 29, 2015 |
| Arrest type: | Misdemeanor |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 322.03(1) |
| Charge description: | Operating Vehicle Without Valid Drivers License |
| Bond amount: | $500 |
