| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: RAMOS, ROBALDO 0515 (AR10118414) DID, KNOWING HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVILEGE HAD BEEN CANCELLED, SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WHILE SUCH LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE WAS CANCELLED, FOR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.34(10)(A). DID FAIL TO REGISTER HIS MOTOR VEHICLE WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA AS REQUIRED PER STATE STATUTE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 320.02(1). ON 121610 AT APPROXIMATELY 2010 HOURS, I WAS CONDUCTING STATIONARY RADAR ON EAST 44 HIGHWAY FAUNA POINT IN INVERNESS, AT WHICH TIME, I OBSERVED A VEHICLE TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON HIGHWAY 44 AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN THE OUTSIDE LANE. AT THIS TIME, I ESTIMATED THE VEHICLE'S SPEED TO BE 80 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) IN A 55 MPH ZONE. I ACTIVATED MY RADAR WHICH HAD A READING OF 80 MPH. I ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS, MADE A U-TURN AND CONDUCTED AT TRAFFIC STOP. AS I GOT CLOSER TO THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT IT DID NOT HAVE A TAG ATTACHED. ONCE THE VEHICLE STOPPED, I APPROACHED THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WHITE PICKUP TRUCK AND ASKED THE DRIVER, WHO WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS MR JOSEPH KYLE MYERS, FOR HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. HE REPLIED "I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, I DON'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AND HAVE NOT HAD A CHANGE TO GET A TAG." HE CONTINUED TO STATE HE WAS ON PROBATION FOR GRAND THEFT. I THEN RAN MR JOSEPH MYERS' INFORMATION VIA TELETYPE, AT which TIME, THEY ADVISED THE LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED FOR FAILURE TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT, MOST RECENTLY ON 101810. AT THAT TIME, I HAD MR MYERS EXIT THE VEHICLE, PLACED HIM IN HANDCUFFS, AND PLACED HIM IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY ADVANCED TOWING FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE PASSENGER, MR JEFFREY TANT, OBTAINED A RIDE TO RETURN HOME. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATIONS (UTC): 3904-GJX2 FOR SPEEDING GOING 80 MPH IN A 55 MPH ZONE WITH A FINE OF $281; 3905-GJX3 FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED (DWLS) FOR FINANCIAL OBLIGATION WITH A COURT DATE OF 123010 AT 1300 HOURS; 3907-GJX5 FOR NO PROOF OF INSURANCE PAYABLE IN 30 DAYS OF $113; 3908-GJX6 FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A COURT DATE OF 123010 AT 1300 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $500 FOR DWLS AND $250 FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A TOTAL OF $750. COPIES OF ALL CITATIONS WERE ISSUED TO THE DEFENDANT. "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 your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
