| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HUNTER, JEFFERY 0441 (AR09111511) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR USE, OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, BOOST MOBILE PHONE STORE, TO WIT: TWO- CELLULAR TELEPHONE FACE PLATES, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF $34.00, 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 HIS OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.014(1) and 812.014(3)(a). ON 101909, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE "BOOST" CELLULAR (CELL) TELEPHONE (PHONE) STORE LOCATED AT, 2780 NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE, IN REFERENCE TO A THEFT THAT HAD JUST occurred. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH STORE MANAGER WHO ADVISED, THAT THE DEFENDANT/LATER IDENTIFIED AS, MS KIMBERLY PUMMILL, HAD COME IN the STORE TO PAY HER PHONE BILL. THE MANAGER ADVISED THAT the STORE PAID the BILL TO THE coRpOrate HEADQUARTERS, AND THAT THE DEFENDANT THEN ADVISED her THAT SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT SHE NEEDED TO PAY THE STORE AT THAT TIME, AND DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY. THE MANAGER ADVISED AT that TIME the DEFENDANT LEFT THE STORE. THE WITNESS THEN ADVISED THE MANAGER THAT SHE HAD SEEN THE DEFENDANT PLACE TWO CELL PHONE FACE PLATES INTO HER PURSE AND LEFT THE STORE WITHOUT PAYING FOR THEM. AT THAT TIME THE STORE MANAGER CONTACTED this AGENCY. the WITNESS STATED THAT SHE CONFRONTED the DEFENDANT AS SHE STOOD ON US HIGHWAY 41, AND the DEFENDANT ADVISED her THAT SHE WAS SORRY and HANDED BACK THE TWO CELL PHONE FACE PLATES. THE WITNESS ADVISED THAT A SILVER PICK-UP THEN PICKED UP THE DEFENDANT AND HEADED NORTHBOUND ON NORTH FLORIDA HIGHWAY TOWARDS DUNNELLON. I WAS LATER ADVISED BY DEPUTY SANTIAGO, THAT HE HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT the DEFENDANT WAS AT THE CIRCLE K GAS STATION IN DUNNELLON. THE DEFENDANT AT THAT TIME CALLED THE MANAGER OF THE STORE and ASKED HER IF SHE WAS IN TROUBLE. I SPOKE WITH THE DEFENDANT VIA TELEPHONE AND SHE REFUSED TO IDENTIFY HERSELF. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, SHE DID IDENTIFY HERSELF AS KIMBERLY PUMMILL, BUT WOULD NOT GIVE HER LOCATION. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE WISHED TO RETURN TO THE STORE AND PAY HER BILL BUT DID NOT WANT TO GO TO JAIL. IN THE MEAN TIME, I MADE CONTACT with DUNNELLON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HAD THEM RESPOND TO THE SCENE, AT WHICH TIME THEY MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT. I RESPONDED TO THE CIRCLE K GAS STATION IN DUNNELLON, MARION COUNTY, AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT I WAS INVESTIGATING A RETAIL THEFT, AND THAT I HAD NO AUTHORITY TO DETAIN her IN MARION COUNTY. SHE ADVISED SHE UNDERSTOOD, BUT THAT SHE WANTED TO GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED AND ASKED ME "WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?". I INFORMED HER THAT I WOULD OBTAIN HER INFORMATION AND FILE A REPORT AND SEND IT TO the STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WHERE THEY would MOST LIKELY ISSUE A WARRANT FOR HER ARREST. the DEFENDANT ASKED WHY SHE WOULD NOT BE ARRESTED TODAY, AND I ADVISED HER BECAUSE SHE WAS OUTSIDE OF MY JURISDICTION. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHAT HAD OCCURRED, AND SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD GONE TO THE STORE TO INQUIRE ABOUT PAYING her CELL PHONE BILL, AND THAT THE STORE HAD PAID THE BILL FOR HER AND SHE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THEM. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE PROCESS WORKED. she STATED THAT SHE LEFT THE STORE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PANHANDLE AT THE NEARBY GAS STATION TO GET THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE BILL. SHE ADVISED that THE WITNESS CONFRONTED HER OUTSIDE OF THE STORE, AND THAT SHE GAVE her the CELL PHONE FACE PLATES THAT SHE HAD TAKEN OUT OF THE STORE, and ADVISED THAT SHE WAS SORRY, AND that EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT THE WITNESS HAD TOLD her THAT IF SHE RETURNED THE PROPERTY that THEY would NOT CALL the POLICE. THE DEFENDANT THEN ASKED IF I WOULD GIVE HER A RIDE TO THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT ADDRESS SO THAT SHE COULD TALK TO THE STORE MANAGER. I ADVISED HER THAT THE STORE MANAGER WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO CHANGE HER MIND REGARDING PRESSING CHARGES, BUT THAT I WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE HER A RIDE IF SHE WANTED ONE. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT SHE DID, AND GOT IN TO THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE VOLUNTARILY. I THEN TRANSPORTED THE DEFENDANT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT ADDRESS WHERE I MADE CONTACT with THE STORE MANAGER, WHO ONCE AGAIN REITERATED HER DESIRE TO PRESS CHARGES. I ADVISED the DEFENDANT THAT SHE WAS UNDER ARREST FOR RETAIL THEFT AND TRANSPORTED HER TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $250.00, PER the BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
