| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: NEWTON, LAURA 0459 (AR11120684) did commit certain acts which are of such a nature as to corrupt the public morals or outrage the sense of public decency or affect the peace and quiet of a person who may witness them, or did engage in brawling or fighting, or in such conduct as to constitute a breach of the peace or disorderly conduct, in that THE DEFENDANT did, WHILE BEING EXTREMELY INTOXICATED, VERBALLY THREATEN THREE PEOPLE WHILE AT HIS NEIGHBOR'S RESIDENCE, AS WELL AS, YELLING OBSCENITIES AT PERSONS WALKING DOWN THE ROAD, CAUSING A SCENE WHICH WAS HEARD AND SEEN THROUGHOUT THE PARK, in violation of Florida Statute 877.03; ON 050911, I RESPONDED TO THE BELL VILLA MOBILE HOME PARK IN REFERENCE TO A DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM ONE, MR AARON BEAM, WHO ADVISED THAT HE AND TWO OTHERS WERE SITTING ON THE FRONT PORCH OF HIS RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV). THE DEFENDANT, MR JOEL RYAN, WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR, HAD COME OVER EXTREMELY INTOXICATED AND BEING VERY LOUD. THE DEFENDANT CONTINUED TO DRINK AND HE BEGAN YELLING AT THE OTHERS THAT WERE ON THE PORCH, THREATENING TO FIGHT ONE OF THEM (VICTIM TWO MR MICHAEL NANNFELDT). THE DEFENDANT THEN BEGAN YELLING BELLIGERENT COMMENTS AT TWO HOMOSEXUAL MALES THAT HAD BEEN WALKING DOWN THE ROAD. AT THAT POINT, MR NANNFELDT ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT THEY WERE CALLING THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT LEAVE AND WAS MAKING SUCH A COMMOTION. THE VICTIMS ADVISED THAT AS SOON AS THE DEFENDANT REALIZED THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT HAD BEEN CONTACTED, HE WENT NEXT DOOR TO HIS RESIDENCE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS WAS NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT'S FIRST RESPONSE IN REFERENCE TO THIS DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT HAD BEEN BELLIGERENT WITH THE PARK MANAGER THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND HAD CAUSED SEVERAL DISTURBANCES. WHILE I WAS SPEAKING WITH BOTH VICTIMS, ANOTHER RESIDENT OF THE PARK ADVISED THAT THE COMMOTION THE DEFENDANT HAD BEEN MAKING, WAS HEARD AT LOT NUMBER 45, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED UNDER ARREST HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY (CCDF) FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. PRIOR TO TRANSPORT BOTH VICTIMS AND A WITNESS PROVIDED ME WITH SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENTS ABOUT THE INCIDENT, WHICH WERE LATER TURNED IN TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (CCSO) RECORDS DIVISION. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $250.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. "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* |
