| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: LAMBERT, VERONICA 0494 9AR08102976) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: THE VICTIM, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE BUT LESS THAN TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000.00), TO WIT: A 1994 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK, 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 STATUTES 812.014(2)(c)(6) ON 043008, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM BY TELEPHONE IN REFERENCE TO A STOLEN VEHICLE. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT HER EX-BOYFRIEND/DEFENDANT, MR JEREMY HADSELL, HAD GONE TO HER RESIDENCE IN NEW PORT RICHEY ON THIS DATE AND TAKEN HER TRUCK WITHOUT PERMISSION. SHE STATED THAT THEY HAD BEEN LIVING TOGETHER BUT HAD BROKEN UP TWO DAYS AGO, THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE AND STILL HE DECIDED TO TAKE THE TRUCK ON THIS DATE. SHE STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN CITRUS COUNTY, LOCATED AT 1655 EAST SHERIDAN LANE IN HERNANDO. SHE STATED THIS WAS THE RESIDENCE OF THE DEFENDANT'S SISTER AND THAT SHE KNEW THE VEHICLE WAS THERE. THE VICTIM ALSO STATED SHE WAS GOING TO CALL THE PASCO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND REPORT THE VEHICLE AS STOLEN. I ADVISED THE VICTIM I WOULD ATTEMPT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND THE VICTIM STATED THAT WAS ALL SHE WANTED. UPON ARRIVAL AT 1655 EAST SHERIDAN LANE, I WAS APPROACHED BY A WHITE FEMALE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE WITNESS/SISTER OF THE DEFENDANT. I ASKED THE WITNESS IF SHE KNEW WHY I WAS THERE, TO WHICH SHE STATED YES. SHE STATED HER BROTHER/DEFENDANT'S EX-GIRLFRIEND HAD BEEN CALLING THEM IN REFERENCE TO THE WHITE PICKUP TRUCK. SHE STATED THAT TRUCK BELONGED TO HER BROTHER/DEFENDANT AND THAT THE ONLY REASON HER BROTHER/DEFENDANT ALLOWED THE VICTIM TO TRANSFER THE TITLE TO THE TRUCK INTO HER NAME WAS BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE. I ASKED THE WITNESS IF HER BROTHER/DEFENDANT WAS HOME, TO WHICH SHE STATED YES AND SHE ENTERED OF THE RESIDENCE TO GET HER BROTHER/DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT EXITED THE RESIDENCE, AT WHICH TIME I ASKED HIM IF HE KNEW WHY I WAS THERE, TO which HE STATED YES. HE STATED HE AND HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND/VICTIM HAD BROKEN UP TWO DAYS AGO. HE RETURNED TO THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE with HIS NEPHEW ON THIS DATE, TO PICK UP HIS TRUCK. THE DEFENDANT STATED THE VICTIM HAD CALLED HIM AND TOLD HIM HE NEEDED TO RETURN THE TRUCK TO HER. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT THE VICTIM HAD TOLD HIM SHE WAS GOING TO CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND SAY THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STOLEN, AT WHICH TIME THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THE VICTIM WOULD NOT DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE THE TRUCK BELONGED TO HIM. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHERE THE TRUCK WAS LOCATED, TO WHICH HE STATED IT WAS ON THE PROPERTY NEXT-DOOR, BEHIND THE TRAILER. THE DEFENDANT VOLUNTEERED TO SHOW ME THE LOCATION OF THE TRUCK, AT WHICH TIME WE WALKED TO 1629 EAST SHERIDAN LANE. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT IF IN FACT THE VICTIM HAD CALLED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND REPORTED THE VEHICLE AS STOLEN, THAT HE WOULD BE PLACED UNDER ARREST. HE STATED HE KNEW SHE WOULD NOT DO THAT. AT THAT TIME, I HAD TELETYPE RUN THE TAG NUMBER ON THE VEHICLE. TELETYPE ADVISED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPORTED AS STOLEN OUT OF PASCO COUNTY. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT WHAT HAD OCCURRED, TO WHICH HE STATED IT WAS FINE. HE PROVIDED ME WITH THE VEHICLE TITLE WHICH SHOWED THE VICTIM AS THE ONLY REGISTERED OWNER. THE DEFENDANT WAS ARRESTED, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. PRIOR TO TRANSPORTING THE DEFENDANT, HE WAS READ HIS MIRANDA WARNINGS VIA CARD, TO WHICH HE STATED HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND WOULD CONTINUE TO SPEAK WITH ME. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM VIA TELEPHONE AND ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN LOCATED. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT CITRUS COUNTY DISPATCH WAS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE PASCO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I ALSO ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE PROCESSED AND TOWED BY ADVANCED TOWING TO THEIR IMPOUND LOT, LOCATED AT 55 NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE IN INVERNESS, AND THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO COME AND PICK UP THE VEHICLE. THE VICTIM ASKED IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AT THE WITNESS'S RESIDENCE, TO WHICH SHE WAS ADVISED IT COULD NOT BE LEFT THERE. I ADVISED HER AGAIN OF THE TOW LOCATION. THE VICTIM ASKED ME IF I HAD TO TAKE THE DEFENDANT TO JAIL, TO WHICH I TOLD THE VICTIM THAT SINCE SHE REPORTED THE VEHICLE STOLEN, HE WAS GOING TO JAIL. SHE STATED THAT WAS FINE AND SHE WOULD PICK UP THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS SHE COULD. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT WAS BOOKED PROCESSED AND HELD ON A BOND OF $2,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
