| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HOLTZHOUSE, JONATHAN 0616 (AR10117517) DID DRIVE OR WAS IN ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTROL OF A VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, MODEL GLUE OR ANY SUBSTANCE CONTROLLED UNDER CHAPTER 893 OR CHAPTER 877.111 TO THE EXTENT HER NORMAL FACULTIES WERE IMPAIRED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.193(1); ON 102110 AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 HOURS, I RESPONDED AS BACK-UP TO DEPUTY RICCI ON A TRAFFIC STOP. UPON MY ARRIVAL, DEPUTY RICCI ADVISED THAT A RED FORD MUSTANG HAD PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING OF "CVS" PHARMACY AT THE CORNER OF WEST GROVER CLEVELAND AND SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD. THE VEHICLE PULLED ON TO PITTSBURG STREET WITHOUT ITS HEADLIGHTS ON . DEPUTY RICCI ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE TURNED WESTBOUND ON TO WEST GROVER CLEVELAND BOULEVARD STILL WITHOUT ITS HEADLIGHTS ON. DEPUTY RICCI STATED THAT HE PULLED BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD AND WEST GROVER CLEVELAND TURN RED AND THE RED MUSTANG PROCEEDED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT SOUTHBOUND ON TO SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD STRADDLING THE YELLOW OF THE LEFT HAND TURN LANE. AT THIS TIME DEPUTY RICCI ACTIVATED HIS EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP IN THE PARKING LOT OF 4029 S SUNCOAST BOULEVARD. DEPUTY RICCI ADVISED THAT WHEN HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT WHO WAS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE THE DEFENDANT HAD A DIFFICULT TIME LOCATING HER DRIVER'S LICENSE AND HER SPEECH WAS HEAVILY SLURRED. AT THIS POINT, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND ASKED HER WHY SHE HAD BEEN STOPPED TO WHICH SHE ADVISED "BECAUSE, I AM DRUNK AND NEED TO GO TO JAIL". I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE HAD BEEN DRINKING TODAY TO WHICH SHE STATED "YES SHE HAD AND THAT SHE HAD BEEN DRINKING VODKA". I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE WOULD STEP OUTSIDE OF HER VEHICLE AND PERFORM FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS TO WHICH SHE STATED "WHY, I'M DRUNK AND I NEED TO GO TO JAIL". THE DEFENDANT THEN STATED "I WANT TO GO TO JAIL BECAUSE I HEARD IT WAS THE BOMB". AT THIS TIME I HAD THE DEFENDANT STEP OUT OF HER VEHICLE AND WALK TO THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE WHICH WHEN DOING SO. THE DEFENDANT STUMBLED AND HAD TO LEAN HER LEFT SIDE AGAINST HER VEHICLE TO WALK. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT AGAIN IF SHE WOULD PERFORM THE FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS TO WHICH SHE STATED "NO, I'M DRUNK AND WANT TO GO TO JAIL". I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE WAS SURE THAT SHE DID NOT WANT TO PERFORM THE FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS TO WHICH SHE STATED THAT "SHE WANTED TO GO TO JAIL". DURING THE WHOLE TIME WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE DEFENDANT, THE DEFENDANT 'S SPEECH WAS VERY SLURRED AND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ON HER BREATH. AT THIS TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY (CCJ) FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SCENE, THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE WAS LOCKED AND LEFT AT THE SCENE PER THE DEFENDANT'S REQUEST. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS READ HER IMPLIED CONSENT AND MIRANDA WARNINGS. THE DEFENDANT REFUSED TO SUBMIT TO THE APPROVED TEST OF HER BREATH. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WITH A $500.00 BOND PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A FLORIDA DUI UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, CITATION NUMBER 7725XBL1 WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE ON 110410 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 3371GJX6, FOR DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS WITH A $166.00 FINE AND UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION (UTC) CITATION NUMBER 3372GJX7 FOR VIOLATION OF A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE WITH A FINE OF $166.00, PAYABLE IN THIRTY DAYS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE; THESE CITATIONS WERE ISSUED BY DEPUTY RICCI. "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* |
