| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: LAMBERT, BOBBY 0480 (AR11120891) MENDOZA, JORGE 0738 UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR USE, OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, WAL-MART SUPER CENTER, TO WIT: TWO BOXES OF CLARITIN, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF $40.84, 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 STATE STATUTE 812.014(3)(a). ON 052211AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE WAL-MART SUPER CENTER LOCATED AT 2641 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY IN INVERNESS IN REFERENCE TO A RETAIL THEFT WHICH HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT/LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER, MR DALE WILLIAMS, WHO STATED HE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, MR JEFFERY LOCKWOOD, AND MS BONNIE BALL ENTER WAL-MART Carrying a bag containing miscellaneous items. HE ADVISED ms ball had the employee at the main entrance place a return sticker on the bag. ms ball and the defendant then walked to the pharmacy area. the defendant was observed putting two boxeS of CLARITIN into the bag containing the miscellaneous items. ms ball and the defendant then proceeded to the customer service desk and exchanged the two boxes of CLARITIN for store credit. the boxes of CLARITIN and the store credit received were in the amount of $40.84. THE COMPLAINANT STATED HE WAITED UNTIL BOTH MS BALL AND THE DEFENDANT HAD PASSED ALL POINTS OF SALE, THEN DETAINED THEM. THE COMPLAINANT THEN CALLED THIS AGENCY. MS BALL AND THE DEFENDANT WERE READ THEIR MIRANDA WARNINGS VIA CARD, TO WHICH THEY STATED THEY UNDERSTOOD THEIR RIGHTS AND REFUSED TO SPEAK. THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ONE COUNT OF PETIT THEFT, RETAIL. HE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR FURTHER PROCESSING. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SCENE, MS BALL WAS ARRESTED, ISSUED A NOTICE TO APPEAR CITATION AND RELEASED. THE MERCHANDISE WAS RETURNED TO THE COMPLAINANT WHO SIGNED THE PROPERTY RECEIPT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT, WHO COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY IDENTIFICATION, WAS RUN THROUGH TELETYPE WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED HE HAD A SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE OUT OF THE STATE OF VERMONT BUT NO IDENTIFICATION ISSUED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE DEFENDANT WAS BOOKED AND HELD ON A BOND OF $250.00, IN ACCORDANCE WITH 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* |
