| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED By: MATOS, THOMAS 0675 (AR11119478) DID DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON A HIGHWAY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITHOUT HAVING A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE AUTHORIZING HIM TO DO SO, AND THE DEFENDANT HAS NEVER HAD A DRIVER'S LICENSE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE NUMBER 322.03(1). ON 022211, I RESPONDED TO THE CORNER OF HIGHWAY 19 AND NORTHEAST 1ST STREET AT THE REQUEST OF DEPUTY PAUL VIGGIANO REFERENCE HIS NEED FOR A SPANISH SPEAKING DEPUTY TO RESPOND TO A TRAFFIC STOP. UPON MY ARRIVAL, AT APPROXIMATELY 1635 HOURS, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT OF THE VEHICLE, MR JAMIE MARTINEZ. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE POSSESSED A VALID FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE, TO WHICH HE REPLY WAS NO. I ALSO INQUIRED AS TO WHERE THE DEFENDANT WAS LIVING AND WORKING, TO WHICH HIS REPLY WAS WITH HIS BROTHER AND WHEREVER HE CAN. THE DEFENDANT SEEMED TO BE VAGUE IN HIS ANSWERS AND POSSIBLY DECEPTIVE. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE HAD A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, TO WHICH HIS REPLY WAS NO, HE WAS FROM MEXICO. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE HAD A WALLET ON HIM, WHICH MIGHT CONTAIN SOME TYPE OF IDENTIFICATION, TO WHICH HIS RESPONSE WAS NO. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RUN THE DEFENDANT IN BOTH FCIC/NCIC AND "DAVID" AND YIELDING A NEGATIVE RESULTS, A DECISION WAS MADE TO ARREST THE DEFENDANT RATHER THAN ISSUE A MISDEMEANOR CITATION DUE TO LACK OF IDENTIFICATION. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED BEHIND HIS BACK (DOUBLE LOCKED) AND SEARCHED INCIDENT TO ARREST. UPON THE SEARCH A WALLET WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT REAR POCKET OF THE DEFENDANT'S PANTS, WHICH DID NOT CONTAIN ANY IDENTIFICATION. THAT WALLET ALONG WITH OTHER PERSONAL BELONGINGS WAS transferred OVER TO THE DEFENDANT'S BROTHER WHO WAS ON SCENE AT THE DEFENDANT'S REQUEST. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE HIS BOND WAS SET AT $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* |
