| Date of birth: | Apr 6, 1945 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: VIGGIANO, PAUL (0682)\t\t(AR17-22652) DID UNLAWFULLY, willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follow or harass THE VICTIM and made a credible threat with the intent to place THE VICTIM in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury, in violation of Florida Statute NUMBER 784.048(3). ON 020317 THE VICTIM REPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFFâS OFFICE THAT HER EX-BOYFRIEND/ DEFENDANT, MR JAMES DOULAS PATTON, HAS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MADE THREATS WHILE HOLDING A SMALL BLACK HANDGUN TO KILL ONE OF HER FRIENDS. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT ON OR ABOUT THE 15TH OF JANUARY HE SHOWED UP AT HER RESIDENCE, UNINVITED, AT APPROXIMATELY 0600 HOURS AND WOKE HER UP BY TAPPING ON HER BEDROOM SLIDING GLASS DOOR. SHE SAID THAT WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR THE SUSPECT WAS STANDING WITH A GUN IN HIS HAND AND STATED IF HER FRIEND WAS THERE HE WAS GOING BACK TO NEW JERSEY IN A PINE BOX. SHE ALSO SAID THAT THE SUSPECT SAID HE WOULD HAVE JUST COME IN BUT SHE MUST HAVE CHANGED THE LOCKS BECAUSE HIS KEY DIDNâT WORK OR HE WOULD HAVE LET HIMSELF IN. THE VICTIM ALSO ADVISED ME ABOUT AN INCIDENT FROM DECEMBER WHERE THE SUSPECT BARGED INTO HER RESIDENCE UNANNOUNCED AGAIN HOLDING A GUN IN HIS HAND LOOKING FOR HER FRIEND AND DEMANDED SHE LET HIM LOOK THROUGH THE HOUSE TO MAKE SURE HE WAS NOT IN THE RESIDENCE. SHE SAID THAT THE SUSPECT CAME THROUGH THE DOOR IN HIS SOCKS WITH NO SHOES ON. SHE THEN SAID THAT ON 020217 AFTER THE SUSPECT WAS VISITING WITH A CHILD THEY HAVE IN COMMON HE ASKED HER TO COME OUT TO HIS VAN SO HE COULD SHOW HER SOMETHING. SHE SAID THAT WHEN SHE GOT TO THE VAN HE PULLED OUT A SMALL BLACK HANDGUN AND STATED THAT IT WAS UNREGISTERED AND SHE KNOWS EXACTLY WHO ITâS FOR. SHE SAID THAT SHE HELD THE GUN AND VERIFIED THAT IT IS REAL AND IS AFRAID THAT THE SUSPECT MIGHT FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE THREATS HE HAS MADE ABOUT KILLING HER FRIEND. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION AUDIO RECORDED EVIDENCE WAS OBTAINED THAT CORROBORATED THE VICTIMâS ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS. AFTER REVIEWING ALL THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS CASE, BASED ON THE AUDIO EVIDENCE OF THE CONTINUED HARASSMENT AND THREATS ON THE VICTIMâS FRIENDS LIFE AND THE FACT THAT THE VICTIM FEARS HER FRIENDS LIFE IS IN DANGER COUPLED WITH THE SUSPECTS ABILITY TO CARRY OUT ON THE THREAT THERE IS PROBABLE CAUSE TO SUPPORT THE DEFENDANT COMMITTED THE OFFENSE OF AGGRAVATED STALKING. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT AT WHICH TIME HE WAS ADVISED HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ONE COUNT OF AGGRAVATED STALKING. HE WAS HANDCUFFED DOUBLE LOCKED BEHIND HIS BACK AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING BY DEPUTY K FERGUSON (1266). DUE TO THE DOMESTIC NATURE OF THIS CASE THE DEFENDANTS BOND WAS SET AT PER STATE STATUTE. NOTE: THIS AFFIDAVIT WAS PREPARED BY DETECTIVE AND SENT TO TRANSCRIPTION TO BE USED AS HIS ARREST NARRATIVE. NEWMAN/0430 |
| Inmate name: | JAMES DOUGLAS PATTON |
| Arrest number: | 22652 |
| Arrest date: | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Arrest type: | Felony |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 784.048(3) |
| Charge description: | Aggravated Stalking - Credible Threat With Intent |
| Bond amount: | $0 |
