| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CUTLIP, JOSHUA 0721 (AR11121089) did, knowing HIS driver's license or driving privilege had been cancelled, suspended or revoked AS A HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER, drive a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while such license or privilege was cancelled, in violation of Florida'S STATE Statute 322.34(5). ON 060411 AT APPROXIMATELY 2324 HOURS, WHILE ON ROUTINE PATROL OF INVERNESS, I CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE IN the AREA OF ELLA AVENUE AND TOMPKINS STREET IN REFERENCE TO THE DEFENDANT FAILING TO PROPERLY USE THE VEHICLE'S TURN INDICATOR. WHILE ON PATROL OF INVERNESS, I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON MAIN STREET DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DEFENDANT, WHO WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS MR JAMES PAUL KRAUS. I THEN OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO TROUT AVENUE WHERE THE DEFENDANT FAILED TO INDICATE HIS TURN AND DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. I THEN FOLLOWED THE DEFENDANT to the INTERSECTION OF TROUT AVENUE AND TOMPKINS STREET WHERE I OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT ROLL THROUGH THE STOP SIGN, FAILING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO TOMPKINS STREET WHERE THE DEFENDANT AGAIN FAILED TO INDICATE A LEFT HAND TURN AND DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. I THEN ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS and CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT OF 120 ELLA AVENUE DR GROTE STEPHENS DDS. THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE WAS BEARING FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE K389CD WHICH CAME BACK TO A 1991 WHITE ISUZU RODEO REGISTERED TO A CAROLINE ANNE ARGO. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, MR JAMES KRAUS, WHOSE IDENTITY WAS CONFIRMED VIA HIS FLORIDA ID CARD AND TELETYPE OPERATOR 0473. I THEN REQUESTED THE DEFENDANT PROVIDE ME WITH HIS FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE, REGISTRATION TO THE VEHICLE and PROOF OF INSURANCE. IMMEDIATELY UPON ASKING FOR THESE THREE DOCUMENTS, THE DEFENDANT PROVIDED ME WITH HIS FLORIDA ID CARD WHERE I AGAIN ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO PROVIDE ME WITH HIS FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE, TO WHICH THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE DUE to the FACT THAT IT IS REVOKED IN REFERENCE TO A PREVIOUS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE and FAILURE TO SUBMIT TO BLOOD OR BREATH ANALYSIS. the DEFENDANT DID HOWEVER; PROVIDE ME WITH THE REGISTRATION to the VEHICLE AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. I THEN RAN THE DEFENDANT THROUGH DRIVER AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION DATABASE WHERE IT SHOWED THE DEFENDANT'S DRIVER'S LICENSE TO BE REVOKED. I ALSO RAN THE DEFENDANT IN FCIC/NCIC WHERE IT REVEALED THE DEFENDANT IS A HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER SINCE 030308 WITH A REVOKED DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR 60 MONTHS, WHICH IS PROJECTED TO EXPIRE AS OF 030213. I THEN CONFIRMED THE STATUS OF THE DEFENDANT'S DRIVER'S LICENSE THROUGH TELETYPE OPERATOR 0473, WHERE THE DEFENDANT'S DRIVER'S LICENSE STATUS WAS CORROBORATED AND CONFIRMED TO BE REVOKED. I REQUESTED THE DEFENDANT STEP OUT OF the VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR BEING A HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER AND DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, HANDCUFFED, BEHIND HIS BACK, (DOUBLE LOCKED), SEARCHED FOR CONTRABAND, SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS READ HIS MIRANDA WARNINGS. THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. the DEFENDANT STATED TO ME THAT THE REGISTERED OWNER OF the VEHICLE IS HIS FIANCE AND PRIOR TO THE DEFENDANT'S ARREST; HE HAD MADE CONTACT WITH HER AND ADVISED THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IT'S CURRENT LOCATION OF 120 ELLA AVENUE, DR GROTE STEPHEN DDS OFFICE. PER THE OWNER THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE SECURED TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY AND LEFT ON SCENE. THE OWNER ADVISED SHE WOULD PICK THE VEHICLE UP AT A LATER TIME. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. I ISSUED THE DEFENDANT A UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 6545GJXX IN REFERENCE TO DRIVING A VEHICLE WHILE LICENSE IS REVOKED, WITH A COURT DATE TO BE DETERMINED. "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 your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *not-exempt* |
