| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SMITH, BRADLEY 0477 (AR09110660) DID UNLAWFULLY ENTER OR REMAIN IN A CERTAIN STRUCTURE OR CURTILAGE THEREOF TO WIT; 57 SOUTH LUCILLE ST BEVERLY HILLS FLORIDA, 83 WEST CITRUS SPRINGS BOULEVARD DUNNELLON FLORIDA, 3474 NORTH MICHENER POINT BEVERLY HILLS FLORIDA, AND 3427 WEST PINE RIDGE BOULEVARD BEVERLY HILLS FLORIDA THE PROPERTY'S OF THE VICTIMS WITHOUT SAID PERSONS CONSENT WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE THEREIN TO WIT; GRAND THEFT IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 810.02(2)(B), 810.02(3)(B) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM TO WIT, MULTIPLE PIECES OF FURNITURE TAKEN FROM MODEL HOMES, TWO GUITARS, SEVERAL FIRE ARMS, AND POWER TOOLS TAKEN FROM 57 SOUTH LUCILLE STREET THE VALUE OF $5000.00 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN $20000.00 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 THERE TO IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUE 812.014(2)(C)(2), 812.014(2)(C)(3) ON 042209 A VICTIM REPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT SOMEONE HAD BROKEN INTO A MODEL HOME LOCATED AT 83 WEST CITRUS SPRINGS BOULEVARD DUNNELLON FLORIDA. THE VICTIM REPORTED THAT MULTIPLE PIECES OF FURNITURE VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $18,500.00 HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM THAT RESIDENCE. ON 050409 A VICTIM REPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT SOMEONE HAD BROKEN INTO A MODEL HOME LOCATED AT 3474 NORTH MICHENER POINT BEVERLY HILLS FLORIDA, AND REMOVED SEVERAL PIECES OF FURNITURE VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $6000.00. ON 050409 A VICTIM REPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT SOMEONE HAD BROKEN INTO HIS RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 57 SOUTH LUCILLE STREET IN BEVERLY HILLS FLORIDA. THE VICTIM REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY $5,095.00 HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE RESIDENCE. HE ADVISED THAT SEVERAL FIREARMS, POWER TOOLS, AND MUSICAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS TWO GUITARS, HAD BEEN REMOVED. ON 052709 A VICTIM REPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT SOMEONE HAD ENTERED INTO A MODEL HOME LOCATED AT 3427 WEST PINE RIDGE BOULEVARD BEVERLY HILLS FLORIDA, AND REMOVED SEVERAL PIECES OF FURNITURE VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $12,000.00. ON 082109 I MADE CONTACT WITH CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT 09-034 WHO ADVISED THAT HE/SHE HAD WITNESSED THE DEFENDANT JEFFREY HORNBUCKLE AND A CO-DEFENDANT TALKING ABOUT BREAKING INTO MODEL HOMES. THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT ALSO ADVISED THAT HE/SHE HAD SEEN MULTIPLE PIECES OF FURNITURE INSIDE THE DEFENDANT'S RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 95 SOUTH LEE STREET BEVERLY HILLS FLORIDA. I SHOWED THE INFORMANT PHOTOS THAT I HAD OBTAINED FROM REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MODELS HOMES SHOWING THE STOLEN FURNITURE. THE INFORMANT VIEWED THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FURNITURE HE/SHE HAD SEEN AT 95 SOUTH LEE STREET BEVERLY HILLS FLORIDA MATCHED THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FURNITURE THAT HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM THE ABOVE MODEL HOMES. ON 082409 I OBTAINED A SEARCH WARRANT FOR THE DEFENDANT'S RESIDENCE SIGNED BY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE PATRICIA THOMAS TO SEARCH THE DEFENDANTS RESIDENCE, FOR THE STOLEN FURNITURE. ON 082509 I SERVED THE SEARCH WARRANT TO THE DEFENDANT AND A CO-DEFENDANT AT 95 SOUTH LEE STREET AT 1005 HOURS. UPON ENTERING INTO THE RESIDENCE I IMMEDIATELY OBSERVED SEVERAL PIECES OF FURNITURE, WHICH HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED MODEL HOMES. THE ITEMS OF FURNITURE MATCHED PHOTOGRAPHS THAT I HAD OBTAINED FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MODEL HOMES OF THE STOLEN FURNITURE, PRIOR TO IT BEING STOLEN. FURNITURE TAKING FROM THE RESIDENCE DURING THE SEARCH WARRANT INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO: TWO COMPLETE BEDROOM SETS, A DINING ROOM TABLE WITH CHINA CABINET, A SOFA AND LOVE SEAT, TWO COFFEE TABLES, MULTIPLE FRAMED PICTURES, AND MULTIPLE DECORATIVE PIECES SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED UNDER ARREST HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE-LOCKED) AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. WHILE SEARCHING THE RESIDENCE I LOCATED A RED AND WHITE ROGUE GUITAR IN THE LIVING ROOM. THE GUITAR MATCHED THE GUITAR THAT WAS REPORTED STOLEN FROM THE BURGLARY AT 57 SOUTH LUCILLE STREET BEVERLY HILLS FLORIDA. A SECOND SEARCH WARRANT WAS SIGNED BY CIRCUIT JUDGE PATRICIA THOMAS ON 082509 TO RETRIEVE THE GUITAR AND WAS SERVED ON THE SAME DAY. I INTERVIEWED THE CO-DEFENDANT WHO ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT JEFFREY HORNBUCKLE HAD BEEN BREAKING INTO MODEL HOMES AND THAT THE ITEMS INSIDE HIS RESIDENCE WERE ALL STOLEN. THE CO-DEFENDANT ALSO ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT TOLD HIM THAT HE BROKE INTO A RESIDENCE ON LUCILLE STREET IN BEVERLY HILLS FLORIDA, WITH ANOTHER UNKNOWN PARTY AND TOLD HIM THAT GUNS AND OTHER ITEMS WERE TAKEN FROM THE RESIDENCE. THE DEFENDANTS TOTAL BOND WAS SET $78,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
