| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BASS, MICHELE C8857 (AR07100042) ON THIS DATE, WHILE INVESTIGATING AN UNRELATED CASE, I OBSERVED A SUBJECT, WHO WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS JEFFREY E SAMPSON VIA FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD, STANDING IN FRONT OF THE CIRCLE K STORE, WHILE ON HIS PHONE, LOCATED ON US HIGHWAY 19 AT NORTHEAST 1ST TERRACE. THE SUBJECT THEN BEGAN PUSHING HIS BICYCLE DOWN NORTHEAST 1ST TERRACE WHERE I LOST SIGHT OF HIM. I THEN RESPONDED TO WENDY'S IN REFERENCE TO AN UNRELATED CASE, AND WHILE SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL SUBJECTS, I OBSERVED THIS SAME SUBJECT PUSHING HIS BICYCLE BY ME WHILE CONTINUING TO YELL AT MYSELF AND OTHER OFFICERS ON THE SCENE. AS HE WALKED PASSED US, HE PARKED HIS BICYCLE AND BEGAN TO APPROACH ME WHILE SPEAKING. THIS SUBJECT'S SPEECH WAS SLURRED AND MUMBLED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HE WAS SAYING. AT THAT TIME, THE SUBJECT WAS APPROACHED BY MYSELF AND DEPUTY BERGEN, AS I HAD BEEN ADVISED BY THE VICTIM'S IN THE UNRELATED CASE THAT THEY HAD OBSERVED THIS SUBJECT ATTEMPT TO RIDE HIS BICYCLE, BUT FELL OFF OF IT. DEPUTY BERGEN THEN ADVISED THE SUBJECT NOT TO RIDE HIS BICYCLE AS WE COULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE EMANATING FROM HIS BREATH AS HE SPOKE TO US. DEPUTY BERGEN ALSO ADVISED SAMPSON THAT IF HE RODE HIS BICYCLE, HE WOULD BE ARRESTED. A FEW MINUTES LATER I DROVE SOUTH OUT OF CONCERN THAT HE MIGHT BE RIDING HIS BICYCLE WHILE INTOXICATED. I THEN PULLED INTO THE CRYSTAL SQUARE PARKING LOT WHERE I AGAIN OBSERVED THIS SUBJECT PUSHING HIS BICYCLE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE SUBJECT ENTERED AND THEN EXITED AL'S BILLIARDS, GOT ON HIS BICYCLE AND BEGAN RIDING IT TOWARD SOUTHEAST 8TH TERRACE. AS THE SUBJECT TURNED ONTO SOUTHEAST 8TH TERRACE, I NOTED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE RED LIGHT ACTIVATED ON THE REAR OF HIS BICYCLE. I ALSO OBSERVED THE SUBJECT TRAVEL THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AT SOUTHEAST 8TH TERRACE AND US HIGHWAY 19, WITHOUT STOPPING, AND CROSS U S HIGHWAY 19. I THEN PULLED OUT AND CROSSED U S HIGHWAY 19 AND ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE SUBJECT PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE RACE TRAC GAS STATION AND CONTINUED RIDING HIS BICYCLE. UPON APPROACHING THE FRONT OF THE STORE, THE SUBJECT GOT OFF HIS BICYCLE AND BEGAN WALKING INTO THE STORE. I PULLED BEHIND HIM AND REQUESTED THAT HE STOP. THE SUBJECT TURNED HIS HEAD, LOOKED AT ME, AND ENTERED THE STORE, REFUSING TO COMPLY WITH MY REQUEST. I FOLLOWED HIM AND REQUESTED THAT HE COME BACK OUTSIDE AND SPEAK WITH ME. UPON EXITING THE STORE, I REPEATEDLY ASKED THE SUBJECT IF HE HAD ANY IDENTIFICATION, WHICH HE STATED NO. I ASKED FOR HIS NAME, AND HE REFUSED TO GIVE IT TO ME, TELLING ME TO TAKE HIM TO JAIL. WHILE SPEAKING WITH HIM, I NOTED THAT HIS EYES WERE BLOODSHOT AND GLASSY AND I COULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE EMANATING FROM HIS BREATH AS HE SPOKE. I AGAIN ASKED FOR HIS INFORMATION, TO WHICH HE STARTED CALLING ME NAMES AND REFUSED TO COOPERATE, DEMANDING THAT HE BE TAKEN TO JAIL. DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE REFUSED TO IDENTIFY HIMSELF, HE WAS DETAINED. UPON OFFICER PATTERSON PLACING HIM IN HANDCUFFS, HE IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO HIS KNEES AND BEGAN KICKING AND YELLING. HE WAS INSTRUCTED NUMEROUS TIMES TO STOP, HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO KICK HIS LEGS AND YELL. AS WE ATTEMPTED TO PULL HIM TO HIS FEET, HE PULLED AWAY FROM US AND CONTINUED TO KICK AT US. AT THIS TIME, HE WAS PEPPER SPRAYED BY OFFICER PATTERSON. I THEN TRANSPORTED HIM TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, WHERE HE WAS TURNED OVER TO JAIL PERSONNEL AND WAS REQUESTED TO SUBMIT TO THE LAWFUL TEST OF HIS BREATH, TO WHICH HE REFUSED. MR SAMPSON'S TOTAL BOND WAS SET AT $1,000 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. MR SAMPSON WAS ISSUED CITATIONS ACCORDINGLY. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
