| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: RAMOS, ROBALDO 0515 (AR11121463) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR USE, OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, WAL-MART, TO WIT: CAR PARTS AND FISHING EQUIPMENT, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF $208.50, 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 STATE STATUTES 812.014(1) and 812.014(3)(a). ON 062611, I WAS CONTACTED VIA TELEPHONE BY LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER WILLIAMS, WHO IS EMPLOYED BY WAL-MART, WHO ADVISED HE HAD TWO SHOPLIFTERS WHO WERE STEALING MERCHANDISE AT THE TIME OF THE CALL, AND NEEDED ME TO RESPOND. AT THAT TIME I ADVISED DISPATCH THAT I WAS EN ROUTE TO WAL-MART IN REFERENCE TO SHOPLIFTERS. AS I ARRIVED IN THE PARKING LOT OF WAL-MART, MR WILLIAMS CONTACTED ME BY TELEPHONE AND ADVISED THE SHOPLIFTERS WERE EXITING THE GENERAL MERCHANDISE FRONT EXIT. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE EXIT, I OBSERVED MR WILLIAMS BEHIND THE DEFENDANTS AND HE ADVISED THAT THEY WERE THE SUBJECTS WHO WERE SHOPLIFTING FROM THE STORE. HE CONTINUED TO ADVISE THAT THE DEFENDANT, JUSTIN HAD LEFT THE STORE, MOST LIKELY PLACING THE ITEMS IN THE VEHICLE. I ASKED JUSTIN IF THE MERCHANDISE ITEMS HE HAD TAKEN WERE IN THE VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME HE STATED YES AND ADVISED HE HAD PUT THEM IN THE CAR. AT THAT TIME I ESCORTED JUSTIN TO THE VEHICLE AND HE REMOVED SEVERAL ITEMS FROM THE FLOORBOARD, OF THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. AT THAT TIME I GATHERED THE MERCHANDISE AND ESCORTED THE DEFENDANT BACK INTO THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE. I ASKED MR WILLIAMS WHAT HAD TAKEN PLACE. HE PROVIDED A STATEMENT AND ADVISED HE HAD OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT JUSTIN REMOVING ITEMS AND PLACING THEM INTO HIS SHORTS POCKETS. HE THEN OBSERVED DEFENDANT TWO, MS TABITHA MARTIN, REMOVE ITEMS AS WELL, AND PLACE THEM IN A WAL-MART SHOPPING BAG. HE THEN CONTINUED TO OBSERVE THE DEFENDANTS, AND AT THAT TIME THEY SEPARATED PRIOR TO EXITING THE STORE, AT WHICH TIME MR WILLIAMS CONTINUED TO FOLLOW MS MARTIN, OBSERVING HER PASSING ALL POINTS OF SALE AND EXIT THE STORE. MR WILLIAMS STATED THAT AT THAT TIME HE STOPPED THEM AND IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS LOSS PREVENTION FOR WAL-MART, AND AT THAT TIME I ARRIVED AND MET HIM AT THE EXIT. THE TWELVE ITEMS TAKEN WHICH TOTALED $208.50, WERE ALL RETURNED BACK TO WAL-MART AND A PROPERTY RECEIPT WAS GIVEN, ALONG WITH A CASE CARD. BOTH DEFENDANTS WERE PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WITH BOND SET AT $250.00 FOR EACH 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 you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
