| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CONLEY, STEPHEN 0290 (AR11123972) THE DEFENDANT DID UNLAWFULLY ENTER OR REMAIN IN A CERTAIN STRUCTURE OR CURTILAGE THEREOF, TO-WIT: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, LOCATED IN THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID, THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, WITHOUT SAID PERSON'S CONSENT, WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE THEREIN, TO-WIT: THEFT AND BECAME ARMED WITH MULTIPLE FIREARMS FROM THE OWNER, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 810.02(2)(B) AND THE DEFENDANT did unlawfully traffic in or endeavor to traffic in property that HE knew or should have known was stolen, to-wit: FIREARMS AND VARIOUS OTHER GOODS, the property of THE VICTIM, in violation of Florida Statute 812.019(1) AND THE DEFENDANT DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: FOUR FIREARMS, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), TO WIT: TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($2,175.00) 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 OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 812.014(2)C(5) AND THE DEFENDANT DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: VARIOUS PROPERTY OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), TO WIT: ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TEN DOLLARS ($1,810.00) 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 OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 812.014(2)C(1) THE DEFENDANT DID COMMIT AN ACT OR SERIES OF ACTS, TO-WIT: COMMITTED BURGLARY, WHICH THEREBY CAUSED, OR TENDED TO CAUSE, OR ENCOURAGE THE JUVENILE CO-DEFENDANT, A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS, TO BECOME A DELINQUENT OR DEPENDENT CHILD OR A CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES, OR DID CONTRIBUTE THERETO, OR DID BY HIS ACTS INDUCE OR ENDEAVORED TO INDUCE SAID CHILD TO DO OR PERFORM ANY ACT OR FOLLOW ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT OR TO LIVE IN A MANNER AS WOULD CAUSE OR TEND TO CAUSE SAID CHILD TO BECOME OR TO REMAIN A DEPENDENT OR DELINQUENT CHILD OR A CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 827.04(1)(A) ON 102311, IT WAS REPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT A BURGLARY OCCURRED AT 3234 EAST ANDERSON STREET IN INVERNESS, FLORIDA. DURING THE BURGLARY, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SUSPECTS GAINED ACCESS THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW BY BREAKING THE GLASS. SEVERAL FIREARMS WERE REPORTED STOLEN, TO INCLUDE: A GLOCK MODEL 19, A GLOCK MODEL 35, A SMITH AND WESSON AR-15, A TAURUS 9MM PISTOL, AND A RUGER .22 CALIBER RIFLE. A GLOCK RANGE BAG WITH AN ASSORTMENT OF SHOOTING ACCESSORIES, AS WELL AS MONEY AND TWO LAPTOP COMPUTERS WERE ALSO REPORTED STOLEN. ON 121411, I RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT POSSIBLE SUSPECTS IN THIS CASE AND THAT THE FIREARMS WERE STILL ABLE TO BE LOCATED IN CITRUS COUNTY. ON 121511, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, IDENTIFIED AS MR JAMES JOSEPH GLEASON. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH DEFENDANT GLEASON, I ADVISED HIM WHY I WAS SPEAKING TO HIM AND THAT HE WAS THE FOCUS OF MY INVESTIGATION INVOLVING STOLEN FIREARMS. AT THAT TIME, I CONDUCTED A DIGITALLY RECORDED INTERVIEW WITH DEFENDANT GLEASON. PRIOR TO ANY QUESTIONING, DEFENDANT GLEASON WAS READ MIRANDA FROM A PREPRINTED TEXT, WHICH HE STATED HE UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED TO SPEAK WITH ME. DURING THE INTERVIEW, DEFENDANT GLEASON STATED THAT HE AND A JUVENILE CO-DEFENDANT WENT TO THE VICTIM'S HOUSE AT 3234 EAST ANDERSON STREET. HE STATED THAT HE KNEW THEY WOULD NOT BE HOME BECAUSE IT WAS POSTED ON 'FACEBOOK' THAT THEY WERE GOING TO "HALLOSCREAM." DEFENDANT GLEASON STATED THAT WHEN HE AND THE JUVENILE CO-DEFENDANT GOT TO THE RESIDENCE THEY WENT INTO THE HOUSE AND TOOK MULTIPLE FIREARMS AND LAPTOPS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THEY TOOK A BOX WHICH HE LATER FOUND OUT WAS AN URN THAT HAD ASHES IN IT. DEFENDANT GLEASON STATED THEY ENDED UP RETURNING THE URN BECAUSE HE FELT BAD THAT THEY STOLE SOMEONE'S REMAINS FROM A FAMILY MEMBER. DEFENDANT GLEASON GAVE THIS AFFIANT SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON WHERE TO FIND SOME OF THE STOLEN FIREARMS, WHICH, DURING FOLLOW UP RESULTED IN THE RECOVERY OF THE GLOCK MODEL 19, THE GLOCK MODEL 35 AND THE TAURUS 9MM PISTOL. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE TOOK THESE FIREARMS AND SOLD THEM TO GET MONEY TO PAY FOR HIS CHILD. DEFENDANT GLEASON ALSO GAVE PERMISSION FOR THIS AFFIANT TO SEARCH HIS VEHICLE. DURING THIS SEARCH, THE GLOCK RANGE BAG THAT WAS REPORTED STOLEN AS WELL AS SHOOTING ACCESSORIES WERE LOCATED. THESE ITEMS WERE RECOVERED AND LATER TURNED OVER TO THE VICTIM. FURTHERMORE, THE CO-DEFENDANT IN THIS CASE IS A JUVENILE WITH A DATE OF BIRTH 052695. DEFENDANT GLEASON DID HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE JUVENILE'S AGE, THEREFORE, HE WILL BE CHARGED WITH CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR. THE INTERVIEW WAS CONCLUDED AND THE AUDIO FILE WAS LATER DOWNLOADED TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SERVER. DEFENDANT GLEASON WAS ARRESTED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY BY DEPUTY CREEL. DEFENDANT GLEASON'S BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL OF $34,500.00, 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* |
