| Date of birth: | Oct 18, 1995 |
| Hair: | Black |
| Eyes: | Brown |
| Initial receipt date: | Mar 12, 2015 |
| Facility: | LANCASTER C.I. |
| DC number: | C09669 |
| Current custody: | CLOSE |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: CULBERTSON, CHRISTOPHER 0439 (AR 14-12902) (14-159755) DID KNOWINGLY, ACTUALLY AND INTENTIONALLY TOUCH OR STRIKE A JUVENILE CORRECTIONS OFFICER MR GUILLERMO GIL, FROM CYPRESS CREEK ACADEMY, TO WIT: BY PUSHING THEN TACKLING TO THE GROUND AND STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE FACE WITH A CLOSED FIST, AGAINST THE WILL OF THE PERSON WHILE KNOWING THAT THE SAID CORRECTION'S OFFICER WAS ENGAGED IN THE LAWFUL PERFORMANCE OF HIS LEGAL DUTIES, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 784.075. ON 112214, I WAS DISPATCHED TO CYPRESS CREEK ACADEMY LOCATED AT 2855 WEST WOODLAND RIDGE DRIVE, LECANTO REFERENCE A BATTERY THAT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, MR GUILLERMO GIL. HE ADVISED THAT YOUTH OFFENDER, MR JERNELL COVERSON, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, HAD BEEN TRYING TO PROVOKE A FIGHT WITH ANOTHER YOUTH AT WHICH TIME THE VICTIM TRIED TO DE-ESCALATE THE SITUATION BY TALKING TO THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT, OUT OF ANGER AND FRUSTRATION, PUSHED THE VICTIM AND TACKLED HIM TO THE GROUND. ONCE ON THE GROUND THE DEFENDANT PUNCHED THE VICTIM A COUPLE OF TIMES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE. THE RESPONSE TEAM ARRIVED ON SCENE AND TOOK THE DEFENDANT IN TO CUSTODY. I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY VISIBLE INJURIES TO THE VICTIM. THE VICTIM REFUSED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE WITNESS, MR NATHAN SARGENT, WHO CORROBORATED THE VICTIM'S STATEMENT. I OBSERVED A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT WHERE ONE COULD CLEARY SEE THE DEFENDANT PUSH THE VICTIM, TACKLE HIM, AND TRYING TO HIT THE VICTIM IN THE FACE. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT. I READ THE DEFENDANT MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA PREPRINTED AGENCY CARD AND ASKED IF HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS, TO WHICH HE REPLIED THAT HE DID. I THEN ASKED HIM IF HE WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME AT THIS TIME, TO WHICH HE ADVISED THAT HE WOULD. THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED THAT HE DID EVERYTHING. WHEN ASKED WHY, HE WOULD NOT PROVIDE A CLEAR ANSWER. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT HAD A HOLD FOR DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE. |
| Inmate name: | JARNELL L COVERSON |
| Release date: | Oct 15, 2016 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Arrest number: | 12902 |
| Arrest date: | Nov 22, 2014 |
| Arrest type: | Felony |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Sentence length: | 1Y 11M 0D |
| Discharge date: | Feb 11, 2015 |
| Offense date: | Nov 22, 2014 |
| Offense: | BATTERY ON DETENT.FAC.STAFF |
| County: | CITRUS |
| Case number: | 1401274 |
| Code: | 784.075 |
| Charge description: | Battery on Detention/Commitment Facility Staff Or A Juvenile Probation Officer |
| Bond amount: | $2,000 |
