| Date of birth: | Feb 18, 1975 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: SHARPE, COREY 0636 (AR08105678) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM (TIRE KINGDOM), TO-WIT: FOUR SONAR BRAND TIRES, MODEL 215/32 ($471.96) 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 STATUTES 812.014(2)(C)(1). ON 092908 THIS AGENCY RECEIVED A REPORT OF A GRAND THEFT LOCATED AT TIRE KINGDOM IN CRYSTAL RIVER. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN UNKNOWN SUSPECT HAD STOLEN FOUR SONAR MODEL 215/35 TIRES, VALUED AT $471.96. ON 092908, A SUBJECT HAD ENTERED TIRE KINGDOM AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE TWO SONAR MODEL 215/35 TIRES MOUNTED. THESE TIRES STILL HAD BAR CODE STICKERS ON THEM FROM TIRE KINGDOM AND IDENTIFIED THE TIRES AS PROPERTY OF TIRE KINGDOM. TIRE KINGDOM RESEARCHED THE BAR CODES AND FOUND THAT THE BAR DOES SHOWED THESE TIRES TO STILL BE IN STOCK AND HAD NOT BEEN SOLD. THE SUBJECT ADVISED HE HAD PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM AN EMPLOYEE (LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT) AT ICE COLD AIR, WHICH IS LOCATED DIRECTLY NEXT DOOR TO TIRE KINGDOM. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF TIRE KINGDOM, MR JOSEPH PADGETT (DEFENDANT), WHO IS NOW CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT ICE COLD AIR, HAD SOLD THESE TIRES TO THE SUBJECT AND HAD TWO ADDITIONAL SAME MAKE AND MODEL TIRES THAT WERE NOT SOLD. WITNESS STATEMENTS WERE GATHERED FROM FOUR ADDITIONAL WITNESSES, WHICH CONFIRMED THE DEFENDANT HAD STOLEN THE TIRES FROM TIRE KINGDOM PRIOR TO LEAVING EMPLOYMENT AND HAD STORED THEM AT ICE COLD AIR. ON 101008, DETECTIVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, WHO ADMITTED TO STEALING THE TIRES FROM TIRE KINGDOM WHILE HE WAS EMPLOYED THERE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ARRESTED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING, WHERE HE WAS RELEASED ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE DUE TO HIS COOPERATION. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
| Inmate status: | Felony Misdemeanor County/Municipal Traffic Ordinance Warrant/Capias |
| Arrest date: | Oct 10, 2008 |
| Booking number: | 08105678 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 812.014(2)(C)(1) |
| Charge description: | GRAND THEFT ($300 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN $5,000) |
| Bond amount: | $0 |
