| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: MENDIGUITIA, RICARDO 0529 (AR07005331) SUSPECT DID UNLAWFULLY ENTER OR REMAIN IN A CERTAIN DWELLING OR CURTILAGE THEREOF, LOCATED IN THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID, THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, AS OWNER OR CUSTODIAN THEREOF, WITHOUT SAID PERSON'S CONSENT, WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE THEREIN, TO WIT: BURGLARY TO A UNOCCUPIED RESIDENCE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 810.02(1) AND 810.02(3). ON 092807, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO 5233 EAST JASMINE LANE IN REFERENCE TO A BURGLARY TO A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, MS CARMEN LOVING, WHO ADVISED THAT A PERSON WHOM SHE ALLOWED TO STAY AT HER HOUSE FOR TWO WEEKS IN ORDER TO HELP HER GET BACK ON HER FEET (HOWEVER IS NO LONGER LIVING THERE) WAS SEEN BY A NEIGHBOR ON THE VICTIM'S PROPERTY. THE VICTIM FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN LIVING SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR TWO WEEKS, AND CAME INTO THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE WITHOUT HER CONSENT AND TOOK ITEMS FROM HER RESIDENCE. SHE WAS ADVISED OF THIS INFORMATION BY HER NEIGHBOR, MS JAMIE CLOSE, WHO SAW THE SUSPECT, MS JENNIFER SCROBLE, ON THE VICTIM'S PROPERTY WHILE SHE WAS OUT OF TOWN. I THEN WENT AND SPOKE WITH THE NEIGHBOR, WHO ADVISED THIS DEPUTY THAT SHE OBSERVED THE SUSPECT ON SATURDAY, 092207, ON THE VICTIM'S PROPERTY WHILE THE VICTIM WAS OUT OF TOWN. SHE FURTHER ADVISED THAT SHE DID NOT SEE HER REMOVING ANY ITEMS, BUT DID SEE HER ON THE PROPERTY WHILE THE VICTIM WAS OUT OF TOWN. THE VICTIM ALSO ADVISED THAT THE SUSPECT KNEW THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN ON THAT DATE. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT SHE HAD MENTIONED THIS TO THE SUSPECT WHILE SHE WAS STILL LIVING AT THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE. I ALSO SPOKE WITH THE SUSPECT'S BOYFRIEND, MR SCOTT DODD, WHO ADVISED THAT THAT WHILE THE SUSPECT WAS WITH HIM, HE OVERHEARD HER TALKING TO A FRIEND ON A CELLULAR TELEPHONE TELLING THAT PERSON THAT SHE GOT SOME CHECKS FROM THE VICTIM, AND SHE TOLD MR DODD THAT SHE RETRIEVED SOME JEWELRY AND PROPERTY THAT BELONGED TO HER FROM THE VICTIM'S HOUSE. I THEN WENT AND SPOKE TO THE SUSPECT, WHO AGREED TO SPEAK WITH ME AFTER BEING READ MIRANDA (PER PRINTED CARD). SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS NEVER AT THE VICTIM'S HOUSE ON SATURDAY, THAT SHE WAS WITH HER BOYFRIEND AND THAT SHE WENT BY THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE ON SUNDAY TO SEE IF THE VICTIM WAS HOME TO RETRIEVE SOME PROPERTY THAT SHE STILL HAD AT THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE VICTIM'S VEHICLE WAS NOT THERE, SHE DID NOT GO ONTO THE PROPERTY, AND INSTEAD LEFT. WHEN I ADVISED HER THAT A NEIGHBOR SAW HER AT THE VICTIM'S HOUSE ON SATURDAY, SHE ADVISED THAT SHE DID STOP BY TO SEE THE NEIGHBOR, MS CLOSE ON SATURDAY, BUT THAT SHE NEVER WENT TO THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE. I THEN ADVISED HER THAT HER BOYFRIEND ADVISED ME THAT SHE HAD BEEN BRAGGING ABOUT SOME CHECKS AND JEWELRY THAT BELONGED TO THE VICTIM THAT SHE HAD TAKEN FROM THE RESIDENCE. THE SUSPECT THEN REPLIED, "THAT'S' A LIE, WE BROKE UP TODAY, SO HE IS LYING TO TRY AND GET ME IN TROUBLE." THE BOYFRIEND HAD ADVISED THAT HE DID BREAK UP WITH HER BECAUSE WHILE STAYING AT THE RESIDENCE HE SHARED WITH HIS GRANDFATHER, SHE CASHED SOME CHECKS THAT BELONGED TO HIS (BOYFRIEND'S) GRANDFATHER. THE BOYFRIEND ADVISED THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE AN OPEN CASE PENDING THE THEFT OF THE CHECKS. THE SUSPECT DENIED ALL ALLEGATIONS AND JUST REPEATED THAT HER BOYFRIEND WAS TRYING TO GET HER TROUBLE BECAUSE THEY HAD BROKEN UP. WHEN THE SUSPECT LEARNED THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BE ARRESTED, SHE TRIED TO NEGOTIATE WITH ME USING THE JEWELRY IN EXCHANGE FOR HER FREEDOM. WHEN I ADVISED SHE WOULD BE GOING TO JAIL, AND IT WOULD HELP HER CASE IF SHE RETURNED THE PROPERTY, SHE REFUSED TO COOPERATE. THE SUSPECT WAS THEN ARRESTED, HANDCUFFED BEHIND HER BACK AND SECURED IN THE BACK OF MY MARKED PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. MS SCROBLE'S BOND IS SET AT $3,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE *NOT-EXEMPT* |
