| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: MARSHALL, AIDAN 0453 (AR09109832) KNOWING HER DRIVER'S LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVILEGE HAD BEEN CANCELLED, SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WHILE SUCH LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE WAS CANCELLED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUE 322.34(2) AND BEING THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA FAIL TO OBTAIN AND REGISTER THE VEHICLE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 320.02(1) AND UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY ATTACH TO A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOBILE HOME, TO-WIT: A 1986 FORD PICKUP TRUCK , A LICENSE PLATE OR VALIDATION STICKER TO THE PLATE NOT ISSUED AND ASSIGNED OR LAWFULLY TRANSFERRED TO SUCH VEHICLE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 320.261. ON 070309 AT APPROXIMATELY 2134 HOURS, I WAS SITTING STATIONARY IN MY PATROL VEHICLE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 490 AND SOUTH MICHIGAN BOULEVARD, FACING WESTBOUND. I OBSERVED A VEHICLE TRAVELING WEST ON COUNTY ROAD 490 PASS MY PATROL VEHICLE. WHILE PASSING MY PATROL VEHICLE, I OBSERVED THE RED FORD PICKUP TRUCK TO NOT HAVE A LICENSE PLATE ATTACHED TO THE REAR BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE. AT THAT POINT, I POSITIONED MY PATROL VEHICLE BEHIND THE RED PICKUP TRUCK, ACTIVATED MY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 490 AND SOUTH INDIANA TERRACE. WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, I OBSERVED A FLORIDA TAG IN THE REAR WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME I NOTIFIED DISPATCH OF THE FLORIDA TAG NUMBER I47-2WF. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, WHO IDENTIFIED HERSELF AS MS KELLY PIERCE WITH A DATE OF BIRTH OF 110874. WHILE SPEAKING WITH MS PIERCE, I WAS NOTIFIED BY DISPATCH THAT THE TAG PLACED IN THE REAR WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE BELONGED ON A SILVER CHEVROLET VAN, AT WHICH TIME I ASKED MS PIERCE WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLE THE TAG SHOULD APPEAR ON. MS PIERCE ADVISED THE TRUCK SHE WAS CURRENTLY DRIVING WAS NOT REGISTERED AND IN FACT SHE HAD TAKEN THE TAG OFF OF HER EX-BOYFRIEND'S VEHICLE AND PLACED IT IN THE REAR WINDOW OF THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED. I ASKED MS PIERCE IF HER LICENSE WAS VALID, TO WHICH SHE STATED NO, THAT SHE HAD NEVER HAD A LICENSE IN FLORIDA. AFTER RETURNING TO MY PATROL VEHICLE, I RAN MS PIERCE'S INFORMATION THROUGH FCIC/NCIC WHICH REVEALED HER LICENSE WAS IN FACT SUSPENDED AND THAT SHE HAD RECEIVED NOTICE BY COURT ORDER ON 041909. MS PIERCE'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED FOR SIX MONTHS, REFERENCE DRIVING WITH AN UNLAWFUL BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL. I ASKED MS PIERCE TO STEP OUT OF HER VEHICLE AND ADVISED HER SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST. MS PIERCE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK AND SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING WAS SECURED AND LEFT ON SCENE AT MS PIERCE'S REQUEST. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL, HER BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL OF $1,500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. MS PIERCE WAS ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATIONS; CITATION NUMBER 0020-EVY, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, KNOWINGLY, CITATION NUMBER 0021-EVY, FOR NO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION, AND CITATION NUMBER 0022-EVY, FOR ATTACHED TAG NOT ASSIGNED. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
