| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: PEIRCE, JESSICA 0746 (AR16-19412) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: MISCELLANEOUS FISHING GEAR, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000.00), 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. ON 051016, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 8975 WEST HALLS RIVER ROAD, LOT 205, IN REFERENCE TO A GRAND THEFT THAT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, MR RICHARD BURNS, WHO ADVISED THAT THE WITNESS, MR LARRY MONEGAN, HAD APPROACHED HIM EARLIER THIS MORNING IN REFERENCE TO OBSERVING A PACKAGE FROM FEDEX, WITH THE VICTIM'S NAME AND MAILING INFORMATION ON IT, INSIDE THE DEFENDANT'S UTILITY SHED. THE VICTIM CONTACTED LAW ENFORCEMENT; HOWEVER, THE WITNESS ADVISED HE CONFRONTED THE DEFENDANT IN REFERENCE TO HAVING THE PACKAGE WITH THE VICTIM'S NAME ON IT, AND THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT HE SHOULD NOT TELL ANYBODY THAT THE PACKAGE EXISTED AND HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. THE WITNESS COMPLETED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT, WHICH WILL BE TURNED IN TO RECORDS. THE VICTIM ADVISED HE HAD CONTACTED THE COMPANY WHERE THE MERCHANDISE WAS ORDERED FROM. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING AN INVENTORY CHECKLIST OF WHAT WAS ORDERED, WHICH THE VICTIM WILL BE E-MAILING THIS DEPUTY ONCE HE RECEIVES IT. THE VICTIM STATED THAT THE PACKAGE CONTAINED RODS, REELS, BAIT, AND LURES, COSTING AN APPROXIMATE VALUE OF $500.00. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AT LOT 207 AND ASKED HIM IF HE HAD RECEIVED A PACKAGE CONTAINING THE VICTIM'S NAME, TO WHICH HE ADVISED FEDEX DELIVERED THE PACKAGE TO HIM BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2016 AND THAT HE OPENED IT WITHOUT REALIZING IT WAS THE VICTIM'S. HE ADVISED HE DID NOT REMOVE ANY MERCHANDISE FROM WITHIN THE PACKAGE; HOWEVER, IT WAS CLEAR THERE WERE ITEMS MISSING. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHY HE DID NOT RETURN THE PACKAGE ONCE HE REALIZED IT BELONGED TO THE VICTIM. HE STATED THAT HE AND THE VICTIM HAD CONSTANT ISSUES, SO HE CLOSED IT UP AND PUT IT IN HIS SHED WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT IT. THE PROPERTY THAT WAS LEFT IN THE BOX WAS RETURNED TO THE VICTIM AFTER BEING PHOTOGRAPHED. THE PACKAGE WAS CLEARLY LABELED TO THE VICTIM AT 8975 WEST HALLS RIVER ROAD, LOT 205, HOMOSASSA, AND ALSO CONTAINED TWO LABELS WITH THE VICTIM'S NAME ON IT AS WELL AS HAVING THE VICTIM'S NAME HANDWRITTEN IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT. HE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED), PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT WHERE HE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT WITH HIS BOND SET AT $2,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
