| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SEROCKI, EDWARD 0322 (AR10118274) DID UNLAWFULLY ENTER OR REMAIN IN A CERTAIN DWELLING OR CURTILAGE THEREOF, LOCATED AT 2520 SOUTH WOODBINE AVENUE IN HOMOSASSA, IN THE COUNTY AND STATE OF FORESAID, THE PROPERTY OF SUSAN MERSON AS OWNER OR CUSTODIAN THEREOF, WITHOUT SAID PERSON'S CONSENT, WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE THEREIN, TO WIT: GRAND THEFT, AND IN THE COURSE THEREOF, WAS OR BECAME ARMED WITHIN SUCH DWELLING WITH EXPLOSIVES OR A DANGEROUS WEAPON, TO WIT: TWO PIETRO BERETTA DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS AND ONE BERETTA PUMP SHOTGUN, ARM HIMSELF WITH EXPLOSIVE OR OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE, 810.02(2)(B). DID TRAFFIC OR ENDEAVOR TO TRAFFIC IN STOLEN PROPERTY HE SHOULD HAVE OR DID KNOW WAS STOLEN, TO WIT: TWO DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS, ONE BERETTA PUMP SHOTGUN, THE PROPERTY OF VICTIM MERSON, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE, 812.019(1). DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: THE DEFENDANT DID REMOVE THREE SHOTGUN (ONE DURING EACH OF THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS) OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND ($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 091210 THE VICTIM, MS SUSAN MERSON, REPORTED A BURGLARY TO HER RESIDENCE, IN WHICH SEVERAL ITEMS WERE STOLEN TO INCLUDE: FIVE PIETRO BERETTA SHOTGUNS, ASSORTED OTHER RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS, JEWELRY, CAMERAS AND OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY. ARRESTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN MADE IN THIS CASE AND CO-DEFENDANTS HAD ADVISED ME THAT THE DEFENDANT, JOSHUA HUDSON, WAS ALSO INVOLVED. THIS DETECTIVE HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT DEFENDANT HUDSON PRIOR TO HIS ARREST ON UNRELATED CHARGES. I HAD ALSO BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ID AND SERVICES DIVISION THAT DEFENDANT HUDSON'S FINGERPRINTS HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A GUN CABINET AT THE INCIDENT LOCATION. ON 120810, THIS DETECTIVE MADE CONTACT WITH DEFENDANT HUDSON AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE HE WAS CURRENTLY INCARCERATED ON UNRELATED CHARGERS. THE DEFENDANT WAS READ HIS MIRANDA WARNINGS VIA PRE-PRINTED CARD, AND STATED THAT HE DID UNDERSTAND THEM AND WOULD BE WILLING TO SPEAK WITH ME. THE DEFENDANT INITIALLY DENIED ANY INVOLVEMENT IN THIS CASE, BUT THEN ADVISED THE FOLLOWING: HE LIVES IN A MOBILE HOME WITH THE VICTIM'S DAUGHTER. THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE IS LOCATED ON THE SAME PROPERTY. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2010, HE GAINED ACCESS TO THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE BY CLIMBING THROUGH A WINDOW AND THEN UNLOCKING THE DOOR TO ALLOW CO-DEFENDANT SEAN POE INTO THE RESIDENCE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT ON EACH OF THE THREE OCCASIONS, HE REMOVED A BERETA SHOTGUN WHICH HE DESCRIBED AS TWO DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS AND ONE PUMP SHOTGUN, WHICH HE THEN GAVE TO CO-DEFENDANT POE. DEFENDANT HUDSON ADVISED AT THAT TIME, CO-DEFENDANT POE THEN SOLD THE FIREARMS AT WHICH TIME DEFENDANT HUDSON WAS PROVIDED THREE, 30 MILLIGRAM ROXYCODONES FOR EACH TRANSACTION. THE DEFENDANT FURTHER STATED THAT HE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A FOURTH BURGLARY WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY WAS STOLEN. HE STATED THAT HE TOOK THE SHOTGUNS BECAUSE OF HIS ADDICTION TO NARCOTIC PAIN KILLERS,DETECTIVE FARKAS WAS ALSO PRESENT DURING THIS INTERVIEW WHICH WAS DIGITALLY RECORDED. THE DEFENDANT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF ARMED BURGLARY; THREE COUNTS OF DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY, AND THREE COUNTS OF GRAND THEFT WITH A TOTAL BOND OF $96,000.00 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 your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
