| Date of birth: | Aug 24, 1963 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: SUDLOW, JAMES 0759 (AR14-10965) (14-88646) DID DRIVE OR WAS IN ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTROL OF A VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, MODEL GLUE OR ANY SUBSTANCE CONTROLLED UNDER CHAPTER 893 OR CHAPTER 877.111 TO THE EXTENT HIS NORMAL FACULTIES WERE IMPAIRED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.193 SECOND OFFENSE 2B ON 062814, WHILE IN THE AREA OF MACRAE'S BOAT RAMP, I WAS INFORMED BY A BYSTANDER THAT THERE WAS A WHITE JEEP WRANGLER IN THE BOAT PARKING LOT AND THAT THE DRIVER WAS VERY INTOXICATED. AT THAT TIME, I RESPONDED TO THE AREA OF THE BOAT RAMP PARKING LOT WHERE I OBSERVED A WHITE JEEP WRANGLER PULLING A BOAT TRAILER, BEARING FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE 515MMY, TURNING EAST ON WEST CHEROKEE DRIVE AND RUNNING THE STOP SIGN AT SOUTH BOULEVARD DRIVE AND CHEROKEE DRIVE. AT THAT TIME, I ACTIVATED ALL OF MY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AT MASON CREEK AND YULEE DRIVE. AS I WAS EXITING MY VEHICLE, THE DRIVER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MR JAMES PALGEN, EXITED HIS VEHICLE AND STARTED WALKING TOWARDS ME. AS HE EXITED HIS VEHICLE, HE USED THE VEHICLE AND BOAT AS BALANCE WHILE WALKING BACK TOWARD ME. THE DEFENDANT ASKED WHAT HE DID WRONG AND I ADVISED HIM. I THEN REQUESTED HE SHOW ME HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE. WHILE THE DEFENDANT WAS LOOKING FOR THE ITEMS I REQUESTED, I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF ALCOHOL EMITTING FROM HIS BREATH. THE DEFENDANT HANDED ME HIS REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE AND STATED HE MUST HAVE LEFT HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE IN HIS BOAT. HE SEARCHED THE WHOLE INTERIOR OF HIS JEEP AND COULD NOT FIND IT AT WHICH TIME HE THEN WENT TO SEARCH HIS BOAT WHICH MET WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE DEFENDANT THEN WENT TO HIS VEHICLE AND FOUND HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE SITTING ON TOP OF THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE WHOLE TIME THE DEFENDANT WAS LOOKING FOR HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, HE WAS USING THE TRUCK AND BOAT AS BALANCE WALKING TO AND FROM. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT HOW MUCH HE HAD TO DRINK TONIGHT AND HE STATED ONE BEER. WHEN I ASKED THAT QUESTION, I WAS APPROXIMATELY EIGHT INCHES FROM HIS MOUTH AND COULD STRONGLY SMELL THE ODOR OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ON HIS BREATH. AT THAT TIME, I ASKED IF HE WOULD SUBMIT TO A SERIES OF FIELD SOBRIETY TASKS AND HE SAID YES. THE DEFENDANT PERFORMED POORLY ON THE TASKS. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND WAS HANDCUFFED, (DOUBLE LOCKED), BEHIND HIS BACK. I THEN READ THE DEFENDANT HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS AND IMPLIED CONSENT AND HE STATED HE UNDERSTOOD. I AGAIN ASKED HOW MUCH HE HAD TO DRINK AND HE STATED A PITCHER OF BEER. I THEN TRANSPORTED THE DEFENDANT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. WHILE EN ROUTE, I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE HAD EVER BEEN CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE HE SAID YES APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS AGO. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE SECOND OFFENSE. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION 4527GZP1 FOR RUNNING A STOP SIGN. HE WAS ALSO ISSUED FLORIDA DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE CITATION 6910XD05 FOR REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO BREATH TEST. |
| Inmate name: | JAMES A PALGEN |
| Arrest number: | 10965 |
| Arrest date: | Jun 28, 2014 |
| Arrest type: | Misdemeanor |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 316.193(1) |
| Charge description: | DUI - Alcohol, Drugs, or Chemical Impairment |
| Bond amount: | $2,000 |
