| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SEFFERN, JR, JONATHAN 0623 (AR13-7250) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF WAL-MART, TO WIT: 13 PLAYSTATION THREE GAMING CONTROLLERS, VALUED AT $714.48, CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF MORE THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.015(8) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF WAL-MART , TO WIT: TWO PLAYSTATION THREE GAMING CONTROLLERS, VALUED AT $109.92, CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.015, 812.014(1), AND 812.014(3)(A). ON 091113, AT 1720 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO THE LECANTO WAL-MART, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 1936 NORTH LECANTO HIGHWAY, LECANTO, IN REFERENCE TO A RETAIL THEFT. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I OBSERVED A BLACK MALE EXITING THE STORE, BEING TAKEN DOWN BY LOSS PREVENTION EMPLOYEES. LOSS PREVENTION ADVISED THAT THE MALE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MR JARVIS MAXWELL HAD STOLEN TWO PLAYSTATION THREE GAMING CONTROLLERS. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN SECURED IN HANDCUFFS, AND ESCORTED TO THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE INSIDE OF THE STORE. UPON ENTERING THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER, THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN READ HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS, VIA A PREPRINTED AGENCY ISSUED CARD, AND HE ADVISED THAT HE DID UNDERSTAND HIS RIGHTS, AND WOULD CONTINUE TO SPEAK WITH ME AT THIS TIME. THE TWO PLAYSTATION CONTROLLERS WERE RECOVERED BY LOSS PREVENTION. ONE WAS A BLUE IN COLOR CONTROLLER, WITH SERIAL NUMBER K013020800219, AND THE SECOND WAS A RED COLOR CONTROLLER, WITH SERIAL NUMBER E022092900117. LOSS PREVENTION PROVIDED THIS DEPUTY WITH A COPY OF THE RECEIPT, SHOWING THE VALUE OF THE CONTROLLERS AT $54.96 EACH, FOR A TOTAL VALUE OF $109.92 FOR THE TWO ITEMS. LOSS PREVENTION FURTHER ADVISED THAT ON 091113, EARLIER IN THE DAY, WAL-MART HAD REPORTED A SECOND RETAIL THEFT, IN WHICH THE DEFENDANT WAS A SUSPECT IN THIS CASE AS WELL, REFERENCE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CASE NUMBER 13-124368. LOSS PREVENTION ADVISED THAT IT HAD BEEN FOUND THAT THE SUSPECT IN THIS CASE HAD STOLEN 13 PLAYSTATION THREE GAMING CONTROLLERS, VALUED AT $714.48. I THEN INTERVIEWED THE DEFENDANT, AND HE ADMITTED TO STEALING THE TWO CONTROLLERS TODAY. HE ADVISED THAT HE HAD UTILIZED A LIGHTER TO BURN THE PLASTIC TABS, WHICH ENABLED HIM TO REMOVE THE CONTROLLERS FROM THE LOCKING RACK IN THE DISPLAY CASE. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT ONCE HE HAD REMOVED A CONTROLLER, HE WOULD WALK TO THE PET MERCHANDISE AISLE, REMOVE THE CONTROLLER FROM ITS PACKAGING, AND CONCEAL IT IN HIS UNDERWEAR. THE DEFENDANT FURTHER ADVISED THAT ON 091013, HE WAS ABLE TO STEAL 13 PLAYSTATION THREE GAMING CONTROLLERS, AND HAD BEEN ABLE TO EXIT THE STORE WITH ALL OF THEM WITHOUT BEING CAUGHT. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT TODAY, HE HAD ATTEMPTED TO STEAL TWO OF THE SAME CONTROLLERS, BUT THAT HE HAD BEEN TAKEN DOWN BY LOSS PREVENTION BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE STORE. DURING MY INTERVIEW WITH THE DEFENDANT, HE ALSO ADVISED THAT HE HAD ALREADY SOLD TWO OF THE PREVIOUSLY STOLEN CONTROLLERS FOR $20.00 EACH, BUT THAT HE HAD NINE LEFT FROM 091013, STILL IN HIS CLOSET AT HIS RESIDENCE. I THEN TRANSPORTED THE DEFENDANT TO HIS RESIDENCE, LOCATED AT 742 NORTH ELMWOOD POINT, CRYSTAL RIVER, WHERE HE RETRIEVED THE NINE REMAINING STOLEN CONTROLLERS, AND TURNED THEM OVER TO THIS DEPUTY. I THEN TRANSPORTED THE DEFENDANT BACK TO THE LECANTO WAL-MART, WHERE THE NINE CONTROLLERS WERE TURNED OVER TO LOSS PREVENTION. THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED THAT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST, AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. UPON ARRIVAL, HE WAS RELEASED TO DETENTION FACILITY STAFF, FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF RETAIL GRAND THEFT, WITH HIS BOND SET AT $2,000.00, AMD WITH ONE COUNT OF RETAIL PETIT THEFT, WITH HIS BOND SET AT $250.00, BOTH PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
