| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SETTLES, KATHERINE 0113 (AR14-12715) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: 688.00, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), TO WIT: REMOVED SEVERAL ITEMS INCLUDING AN IPOD, A SILVER HAIR DRYER, A GUY HARVEY ZIPPO LIGHTER, $200.00 FROM THE VICTIM'S CHILDRENâS PIGGY BANKS, CLAIROL HAIR COLOR, CVS LOTION, AN EDIE BAUER JACKET AND GOLD AND SILVER HALF DOLLARS, 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 STATUTE 812.014(2)(C)(1). ON 110714, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, MS CARRIE ANNE LAWSON, AT THE DEFENDANTâS RESIDENCE, LOCATED AT 5391 SOUTH BOULEVARD DRIVE. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT SHE EMPLOYED THE DEFENDANT, MS KAYLA RATLIFF, AS A BABYSITTER FOR THE LAST TWO TO THREE YEARS. SHE ALSO PROVIDED HER HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THEY NOTICED THINGS MISSING FROM THEIR HOME, WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM WHERE THE DEFENDANT RESIDES. THE VICTIM RESPONDED OVER TO THE DEFENDANTâS RESIDENCE, DUE WANTING TO QUESTION THE DEFENDANT ABOUT A COUPLE OF DISCREPANCIES IN WHAT THE DEFENDANT HAD TOLD HER ABOUT WHAT SHE AND THE CHILDREN HAD DONE FOR THE DAY. UPON THE VICTIM SPEAKING WITH THE DEFENDANT, SHE ADMITTED TO STEALING SEVERAL ITEMS FROM THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE. AT THAT TIME, THE VICTIM CONTACTED THE SHERIFFâS OFFICE AND SHOWED ME THE ITEMS THAT SHE HAD ALREADY RECOVERED FROM THE DEFENDANTâS RESIDENCE. I PROCESSED THE ITEMS THAT WERE RECOVERED. THE DEFENDANT AND THE VICTIM FILLED OUT SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENTS THAT WERE COLLECTED AND WILL LATER BE TURNED IN TO RECORDS. THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED TO THIS OFFICER THAT SHE HAD BEEN TAKING ITEMS FROM THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE WITHOUT PERMISSION FOR SOME TIME. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED, (DOUBLE LOCKED), BEHIND HER 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, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
