| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HUGHES, JAMES 0500 (AR17-23107) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: A MANâS 14 CARAT GOLD RING WITH DIAMONDS, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), 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, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE, 812.014(2)(C)(1). DID TRAFFIC/ENDEAVOR TO TRAFFIC IN STOLEN PROPERTY, TO WIT: A MANâS 14 CARAT GOLD RING WITH DIAMONDS BY PAWING IT AT ABC PAWN, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE, 812.019(1). ON 0312117, AT APPROXIMATELY 1043 HOURS, A GRAND THEFT WAS REPORTED BY THE VICTIM, MR BRIAN WEST, AT 83 SOUTH ATKINS TERRACE IN LECANTO, FLORIDA. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT HE HAD HIS 14 CARAT GOLD RING WITH APPROXIMATELY NINE (9) DIAMONDS STOLEN FROM HIS RESIDENCE. HE ADVISED THAT HE ALSO BELIEVED THAT HE WAS MISSING SOME MONEY FROM HIS WALLET. THE VICTIM STATED THE ONLY PERSON AT HIS RESIDENCE WAS THE SUSPECT, MS KENDRA SMITH. HE ADVISED HE ALLOWED THE SUSPECT TO BE AT HIS RESIDENCE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO UNLOAD GROCERIES FROM THE FOOD BANK. THE VICTIM STATED HE WENT TO THE REST ROOM, AND WHEN HE CAME OUT, HE DROPPED THE SUSPECT OFF AT HER RESIDENCE. HE ADVISED THAT WHEN HE RETURNED TO HIS RESIDENCE, HE NOTICED HIS 14 CARAT GOLD RING TO BE MISSING, AND ALSO BELIEVES THAT APPROXIMATELY $70.00 WAS MISSING FROM HIS WALLET. THE VICTIM VALUED HIS MISSING RING AT APPROXIMATELY $380.00. THE VICTIM ADVISED HE HAD NOT GIVEN ANYONE PERMISSION TO USE OR BE IN POSSESSION OF HIS RING. THE VICTIM WENT ON TO STATE THAT A WITNESS, MR DANIEL OTT, CONTACTED HIM VIA TELEPHONE TO ASK HIM IF HE WAS MISSING A RING. WITNESS OTT THEN ADVISED THE VICTIM THAT THE SUSPECT HAD PAWNED HIS RING. AT THAT TIME, DEPUTY BOSWELL (1404) RESPONDED TO THE ââABCââ PAWN SHOP IN HOMOSASSA WHERE SHE LOCATED A PAWN TICKET AND RING MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE VICTIMâS RING. SHE THEN MADE CONTACT WITH WITNESS TWO, MR RICHARD VOLM, WHO ADVISED THAT HE JUST MET THE SUSPECT. HE STATED THE SUSPECT ADVISED HIM THAT SHE WANTED TO PAWN A RING BUT DID NOT HAVE A FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD TO DO SO. AT THAT TIME, WITNESS VOLM GAVE THE SUSPECT THE MONEY AS A FAVOR. THE VICTIM RESPONDED TO THE ABC PAWN SHOP WHERE HE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE RING AS BELONGING TO HIM. ON 032317 AT 1130 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO 11026 SOUTH SEMINOLE AVENUE WHERE I MADE CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT. I ADVISED THE SUSPECT THAT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR GRAND THEFT, AT WHICH TIME SHE SPONTANEOUSLY UTTERED, ââI DID NOT STEAL THE RINGââ. THE DEFENDANT THEN STATED THAT THE VICTIM WAS JUST MAD BECAUSE SHE WOULD NOT DATE HIM. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT WE WOULD TALK ABOUT IT AT THE DETENTION FACILITY. AT THAT TIME, THE SUSPECT STATED THERE WAS NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT AND SHE DID NOT DO IT. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK AND SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. UPON ARRIVAL, THE DEFENDANT WAS TURNED OVER TO DETENTION STAFF FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00, PER THE CHARGE OF GRAND THEFT (OVER $300.00 AND LESS THAN $5,000.00). THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT 5,000.00, PER THE CHARGE OF TRAFFIC/ENDEAVOR TO TRAFFIC IN STOLEN PROPERTY, FOR A TOTAL BOND OF $7,000.00. |
