| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SHARPE, COREY 0636 (AR15-15358) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: A VIZIO FLAT SCREEN 24" TELEVISION, OF THE VALUE OF $100.00 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN $300.00, 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 HER OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, AND THE PROPERTY WAS TAKEN FROM A DWELLING OR FROM THE UNENCLOSED CURTILAGE OF A DWELLING, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 812.014(2)(E). did unlawfully traffic in or endeavor to traffic in property that THE DEFENDANT knew or should have known was stolen, to-wit: A VIZIO FLAT SCREEN 24" TELEVISION, the property of THE VICTIM, in violation of Florida Statute 812.019(1). KNOWINGLY GAVE FALSE VERIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP OF A VIZIO FLAT SCREEN 24" TELEVISION AND THE DEFENDANT GAVE A FALSE OR ALTERED IDENTIFICATION AND WHO RECEIVED MONEY IN THE AMOUNT OF $30.00, FROM THE PAT'S PAWN, FOR VIZIO FLAT SCREEN 24" TELEVISION, VALUED AT LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 539.001(8)(B)(8). ON 061115 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 HOURS, MEMBERS OF THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE COMMUNITY CRIMES UNIT, RESPONDED TO CRYSTAL MANATEE SUITES, LOCATED AT 310 NORTH CITRUS AVENUE, CRYSTAL RIVER, IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THE DEFENDANT, MS KELLY DUTY, ALONG WITH HER BOYFRIEND, MR TRAVIS TULLOH. UPON ARRIVAL, WE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE DEFENDANT DUTY; HER BOYFRIEND MR TULLOH HAD ALREADY LEFT THE SCENE. DEFENDANT DUTY WAS ARRESTED IN REFERENCE TO CHARGES STEMMING FROM CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CASE NUMBER 15-072848, WHICH WAS A BURGLARY TO A STRUCTURE, WHERE DEFENDANT DUTY WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY AND ONE COUNT OF FALSE VERIFICATION TO PAWNBROKER, IN REFERENCE TO THAT CASE. WHILE ON SCENE DETECTIVES WERE APPROACHED BY THE MOTEL MANAGER/VICTIM, MR PATHAK. HE ADVISED THAT DEFENDANT DUTY HAD BEEN RENTING UNIT 121, SINCE 051115. THIS MORNING HE FOUND THAT THE TELEVISION FROM UNIT 121 WAS MISSING. HE HAD BEEN ADVISED BY AN ANONYMOUS SOURCE THAT DEFENDANT DUTY HAD PAWNED SAID TELEVISION, AT PAT'S PAWN, IN CRYSTAL RIVER. MR PATHAK ADVISED THAT THE TELEVISION IN QUESTION WAS A 24" VIZIO FLAT SCREEN TELEVISION, MODEL NUMBER E241-A1 AND VALUED AT $132.00. THIS DETECTIVE RESPONDED TO PAT'S PAWN, IN CRYSTAL RIVER. THEY PRODUCED A PAWN TICKET STATING THAT ON 060115, DEFENDANT DUTY, DID PAWN A 24" VIZIO FLAT SCREEN TELEVISION, MODEL E241-A1 AND THAT SHE HAD RECEIVED $30.00 FOR THIS TRANSACTION. THE PAWN TICKET WAS SIGNED BY DEFENDANT DUTY, ATTESTING THAT SHE WAS THE RIGHTFUL OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. HER RIGHT THUMB PRINT WAS ALSO AFFIXED TO THE PAWN TICKET. IT WAS FOUND THAT THIS 24" VIZIO FLAT SCREEN TELEVISION, PAWNED BY DEFENDANT DUTY WAS THE SAME ONE STOLEN FROM CRYSTAL MANATEE SUITES, ROOM 121. DEFENDANT DUTY WAS ALREADY INCARCERATED AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY AND REFERENCE THIS CASE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNTY PETIT THEFT ($1,000.00 BOND), ONE COUNT DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY ($10,000 BOND) AND ONE COUNT FALSE AFFIDAVIT TO PAWN BROKER ($5,000.00 BOND). THE DEFENDANT'S TOTAL BOND WAS SET AT $16,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
