| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: VICK, BRYAN 0684 (AR16-20388) DID KNOWINGLY UTTER, OR PASS OR TENDER IN PAYMENT AS TRUE, ANY SUCH FALSE, ALTERED, FORGED, OR COUNTERFEIT NOTE, OR ANY BANK BILL, CHECK, DRAFT, OR PROMISSORY NOTE, PAYABLE TO THE BEARER THEREOF OR TO THE ORDER OF ANY PERSON, ISSUED AS AFORESAID, KNOWING THE SAME TO BE FALSE, ALTERED, FORGED, OR COUNTERFEIT, WITH INTENT TO INJURE OR DEFRAUD ANY PERSON, TO WIT: CASHED A FRAUDULENT CHECK, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 831.09. ON 072616, A CHECK FRAUD WAS REPORTED AT PUBLIX, LOCATED AT 6760 WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY, CRYSTAL RIVER. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED THAT A CHECK, WHICH HAD BEEN CASHED AT PUBLIX, WAS SENT BACK AS FRAUDULENT. SHE ADVISED THAT MS KIMBERLY RAMIREZ (DEFENDANT) HAD CASHED A PAYROLL CHECK FROM THE HOMOSASSA RIVERSIDE RESORT FOR $491.56 (CHECK NUMBER 198758). ON 072716, I MADE CONTACT WITH MS RAMIREZ, WHO WAS CURRENTLY INCARCERATED ON SIMILAR CHARGES. I READ HER MIRANDA WARNINGS VIA AN AGENCY PREPRINTED CARD AND ASKED IF SHE WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME WITH THOSE RIGHTS IN MIND. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE DID. SHE STATED THAT ON 052716, SHE DID CASH A FRAUDULENT CHECK FOR JUST UNDER $500.00. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE KNEW THE CHECK WAS FRAUDULENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT SHE DID NOT WORK AT THE HOMOSASSA RIVERSIDE RESORT. SHE ADVISED THIS WAS ONE OF THREE FRAUDULENT CHECKS WHICH SHE HAD CASHED KNOWINGLY. AT THAT POINT I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT SHE WAS BEING CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF UTTERING A FORGED CHECK. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN RELEASED ON HER OWN RECOGNIZANCE. |
