| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SHARPE, COREY 0636 (AR13-7969) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: A RYOBI 18 VOLT COMBO SET, A RYOBI RECIPROCAL SAW AND A JOHNSON LASER LEVEL, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), 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 THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE, 812.014(2)(C)(1). DID PLAN/MANAGE AND TRAFFIC IN STOLEN PROPERTY, IN VIOLATION OF IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE, 812.019(2). DID PROVIDE FALSE VERIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP/FALSE IDENTIFICATION TO PAWN BROKER, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE, 539.001(8)(B)(8). ON 110813, THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF A GRAND THEFT LOCATED AT 2010 NE HIGHWAY 19. THE VICTIM REPORTED PERSON OR PERSONS UNKNOWN STOLE POWER TOOLS TO INCLUDE: ONE CIRCULAR SAW, ONE RECIPROCATOR SAW, ONE LASER LEVELER, ONE RIVETER AND MISCELLANEOUS OTHER HAMMERS AND CONSTRUCTION TOOLS. ALSO TAKEN WAS A CUSTOM MOTORCYCLE TRAILER VALUED AT $2,500.00. THE VICTIM STATED THAT HE SUSPECTED A FORMER PART TIME EMPLOYEE THAT HE HIRED TO DO REPAIRS TO HIS BUSINESS. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS DEFENDANT JEREMY BLYDENBURGH. A PAWN CHECK WAS CONDUCTED ON THE DEFENDANT , AT WHICH TIME IT WAS FOUND THAT HE HAD A PAWNED A RYOBI 18 VOLT COMBO SET, A RYOBI RECIPROCATOR SAW AND A JOHNSON LASER LEVEL. THESE ITEMS WERE PAWNED ON 101413 AT THE AMERICAN TRADING POST PAWN IN CRYSTAL RIVER. THIS DETECTIVE DID RESPOND TO THE AMERICAN TRADING POST PAWN SHOP, WHERE I PHOTOGRAPHED ALL THE PAWNED ITEMS AND COLLECTED THE APPROPRIATE PAWN PAPERWORK. ON 110813, THIS DETECTIVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED THAT HE HAD PAWNED SAID ITEMS AT THE AMERICAN TRADING POST PAWN WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE VICTIM. THE DEFENDANT DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE STOLEN MOTORCYCLE TRAILER. CONTACT WAS AGAIN MADE WITH THE VICTIM, WHO WAS ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT THE VICTIM HAD GIVEN HIM PERMISSION TO TAKE AND PAWN THE LISTED ITEMS. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT AT NO TIME DID HE AUTHORIZE THE DEFENDANT TO REMOVE THE ITEMS FROM HIS STORE, OR TO PAWN SAID ITEMS. ON 111313, AT APPROXIMATELY 1350 HOURS, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT AT HIS RESIDENCE. AT THAT TIME THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED), BEHIND HIS BACK AND SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT REFUSED TO MAKE A STATEMENT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY, ONE COUNT OF FALSE INFORMATION TO A PAWN BROKER AND ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT, WITH A TOTAL OF $17,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
