| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: COLEMAN, BRIAN 8812 (AR07004080) DID OPERATE A VEHICLE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND, HAVING KNOWLEDGE THAT HE HAD BEEN DIRECTED TO STOP SUCH VEHICLE BY A DULY AUTHORIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, DID WILLFULLY REFUSE OR FAIL TO STOP SUCH VEHICLE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH DIRECTIVE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.1935(1); AND did unlawfully and falsely make, alter, forge or counterfeit a public record as defined by Florida Statutes 831.01, to-wit: a traffic citation, by forging the NAME KEVIN GIBSON on said citation issued by OFFICER HENRY SEIBEL of the CRYSTAL RIVER POLICE DEPARTMENT with the intent to injure or defraud KEVIN GIBSON or other persons unknown, in violation of Florida Statutes 831.01; AND did, having been arrested or lawfully detained by a law enforcement officer, give a false name or otherwise falsely identified him/herself, to-wit: KEVIN ITEZ GIBSON, to the law enforcement officer or any county jail personnel, in violation of Florida Statute 901.36; AND did drive a motor vehicle upon a highway in the State of Florida without having a valid driver's license authorizing HIM to do so, in violation of Florida Statutes 322.03 and 322.39. ON 072307 AT APPROXIMATELY 1618 HOURS, THIS OFFICER, WHILE OPERATING A RADAR UNIT DID OBSERVE A VEHICLE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON SOUTHEAST 8TH AVENUE IN EXCESS OF THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 25 MILES PER HOUR (MPH). THE OFFICER ACTIVATED HIS RADAR UNIT, AT WHICH TIME A DIGITAL DISPLAY OF 44 MPH WAS OBSERVED ALONG WITH A STRONG DOPPLER TONE. THIS OFFICER DID STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE AREA OF NORTHEAST 8TH AVENUE AND NORTHEAST 1ST STREET. AS THIS OFFICER APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UP TO THE REAR LEFT SECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE THEN FLED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER RECOVERED IN THE REAR OF RIDGEVIEW APARTMENTS. ON 072407, THIS OFFICER CONTINUED HIS INVESTIGATION AS TO WHO THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY FLED FROM HIM. THIS OFFICER LEARNED THAT A BLACK MALE WAS STAYING AT 822 SOUTHEAST 8TH AVENUE AND HAD MADE CONTACT WITH HIM. AT THAT TIME, I RECOGNIZED HIM TO BE THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME MIRANDA WAS READ VIA CARD AND THE DEFENDANT WAIVED HIS RIGHTS. AT THAT TIME, HE ADVISED THAT HE HAD BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAD FLED FROM THIS OFFICER BECAUSE HE WAS SCARED. I ASKED WHAT HIS NAME WAS, AT WHICH TIME HE ADVISED IT WAS KEVIN ITEZ GIBSON AND THAT HIS DATE OF BIRTH WAS 091978. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR FLEEING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE JAIL BY OFFICER SEIBEL. THIS OFFICER RESPONDED TO THE CRYSTAL RIVER POLICE DEPARTMENT, AT WHICH TIME A "DAVID" DRIVER'S LICENSE HISTORY WAS TAKEN ON KEVIN ITEZ GIBSON AND UPON LOOKING AT THE PHOTOGRAPH, I DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM TO BE THE DEFENDANT. OFFICER SEIBEL, WHO HAD ISSUED TWO CITATIONS TO THE DEFENDANT, FOR SPEEDING AND NO VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE, HAD RETURNED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE CITATIONS THAT WERE SIGNED BY THE DEFENDANT AND THE SIGNATURES WERE COMPARED TO THE SIGNATURE ON THE "DAVID" DRIVER'S LICENSE PHOTOGRAPH AND THE SIGNATURES WERE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER THAT THE DEFENDANT PROVIDED WAS A FEW DIGITS OFF TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON THE "DAVID" QUERY. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, AT WHICH TIME THE PUT THE DEFENDANT ON THE TELEPHONE, AT WHICH TIME I ASKED HIM IF HIS REAL NAME WAS KELVIN GIBSON, WITH A DATE OF BIRTH OF 112379. THIS DATE OF BIRTH IS AN ALIAS, AT WHICH TIME THE DEFENDANT ADVISED HE HAD PROVIDED A FALSE NAME AND THAT KELVIN WAS HIS REAL NAME. NO DRIVER'S LICENSE HISTORY WAS DISCOVERED UNDER THE NAME OF KELVIN GIBSON. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN CHARGED WITH FLEEING AND ELUDING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, FORGERY OF TWO TRAFFIC CITATIONS, PROVIDING A FALSE NAME AND DRIVING WITH NO DRIVER'S LICENSE. HIS BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL OF $6,750.00. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
