| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: NEAL, GARRETT 0676 (AR11120605) THE DEFENDANT, MR JOSHUA CAIN, DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO WIT: CITRUS HILLS GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), TO WIT: AN "EZ GO" GOLF CART, VALUED AT $4,800.00, 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 050411, I WAS DISPATCHED TO CITRUS HILLS GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, AT 509 EAST HARTFORD STREET, IN HERNANDO, IN REFERENCE TO THE THEFT OF A GOLF CART THAT HAD JUST OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH AN EMPLOYEE OF THE GOLF COURSE, WHO ADVISED THAT AN UNKNOWN WHITE MALE, WEARING A WHITE TEE SHIRT AND BLUE HAWAIIAN PRINT SHORTS, HAD JUST TAKEN AN "EZ GO" GOLF CART, VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $4,800.00, FROM THE GOLF COURSE WITHOUT PERMISSION. THE EMPLOYEE SAID A MEMBER FROM THE GOLF COURSE OBSERVED THE GOLF CART ON EAST LIBERTY STREET, THEN LOST SIGHT OF THE GOLF CART, AND CONTACTED THE GOLF SHOP WHO CONTACTED THIS AGENCY. SEVERAL DEPUTIES WERE IN THE AREA ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE THE GOLF CART. DEPUTY RAMOS OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, MR JOSHUA CAIN, DRIVING THE GOLF CART ON NORTH MAN-O-WAR DRIVE IN HERNANDO. THE DEFENDANT PULLED THE GOLF CART INTO A VACANT LOT ACROSS THE STREET FROM 615 NORTH MAN-O-WAR DRIVE, WHERE DEPUTY LAHERA MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT. I RESPONDED TO THAT LOCATION AND MADE CONTACT WITH DEPUTY LAHERA, WHO ADVISED THAT HE HAD READ THE DEFENDANT HIS MIRANDA WARNINGS VIA PREPRINTED CARD AND THE DEFENDANT AGREED TO SPEAK WITH DEPUTY LAHERA. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, WHO WAS STILL SEATED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF THE STOLEN GOLF CART, WEARING A WHITE TEE SHIRT AND BLUE HAWAIIAN SHORTS. THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED THAT HE HAD TAKEN THE GOLF CART WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE GOLF COURSE TO COLLECT CANS IN THE AREA AND PLANNED ON RETURNING THE GOLF CART. THE DEFENDANT STATED HE TOOK THE GOLF CART FROM RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE GOLF SHOP AND THE KEY WAS ALREADY IN THE GOLF CART. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR GRAND THEFT, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00 ACCORDING TO 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* |
