| Probable cause affidavit: |
DID, KNOWING HIS 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). SUBMITTED BY: SEFFERN, JONATHAN 0623 (AR09111529) ON 102009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS, WHILE CONDUCTING AN EXTRA PATROL IN THE AREA OF HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, I OBSERVED A BLACK TWO DOOR CAR TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WEST GREEN ACRES STREET AS I TRAVELED SOUTHBOUND ON SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD. FROM THIS DEPUTY'S VISUAL OBSERVATION, I JUDGED THE SPEED OF THE ABOVE VEHICLE TO BE APPROXIMATELY SIXTY FIVE MILES PER HOUR. AT THAT TIME, I ACTIVATED MY AGENCY ISSUED RADAR UNIT AND THE AUDIO TONE EMITTED BY THE RADAR WAS A CLEAR TONE WHICH CORRELATED WITH THE ESTIMATED SPEED. A STABLE RADAR TARGET SPEED RATING WAS OBTAINED WITH AN INDICATED SPEED OF SIXTY FIVE MILES PER HOUR. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AT THIS LOCATION WAS FIFTY FIVE MILES PER HOUR. AT THAT TIME, I TURNED MY PATROL VEHICLE AROUND IN AN ATTEMPT TO CATCH THE OBSERVED VEHICLE. UPON CATCHING THE OBSERVED VEHICLE, I INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP UTILIZING ALL OF MY PATROL VEHICLES EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ON SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST YULEE DRIVE. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MR KRISTOFOR PENNEWILL, I ADVISED HIM THAT I HAD STOPPED HIM BECAUSE HE WAS TRAVELING TEN MILES PER HOUR OVER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. I THEN REQUESTED HIS DRIVERS LICENSE, VEHICLE INSURANCE, AND THE REGISTRATION TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT PROVIDED ME WITH A FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD, VEHICLE INSURANCE, AND THE REGISTRATION TO THE VEHICLE. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE WOULD PROVIDE ME WITH HIS DRIVERS LICENSE FOR A SECOND TIME AT WHICH TIME HE ADVISED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A DRIVERS LICENSE. I THEN QUESTIONED HIM IF IT WAS SUSPENDED, OR IF HE JUST HAD NOT OBTAINED A DRIVERS LICENSE, TO WHICH HE REPLIED "I LOST IT". I ASKED IF HIS LICENSE HAD EVER BEEN SUSPENDED FOR ANY REASON, TO WHICH HE ADVISED THAT HIS LICENSE HAD BEEN SUSPENDED IN 2001, 2005 AND 2006. I THEN RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE TO CONDUCT A DRIVERS HISTORY CHECK ON THE DEFENDANT AND A HISTORY CHECK ON THE VEHICLE. UPON CONDUCTING BOTH HISTORY CHECKS, I DISCOVERED THAT THE DEFENDANT DID IN FACT HAVE A SUSPENDED DRIVERS LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR ON A TRAFFIC SUMMONS. THE DEFENDANT ALSO HAD AN ORDER OF COMMIT FOR A PREVIOUS CHARGE OF DRIVING ON AN EXPIRED DRIVERS LICENSE THAT HAD BEEN CONFIRMED THROUGH TELETYPE BY OPERATOR 0610 THAT THE DEFENDANTS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED AND THAT THE ORDER OF COMMIT WAS CONFIRMED. I THEN AGAIN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AT THE DRIVERS DOOR AND ADVISED HIM THAT I KNEW WHY HE PROVIDED ME WITH A FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD AND THAT WAS BECAUSE HE HAD REASON TO BELIEVE THAT HIS DRIVERS LICENSE WAS EITHER STILL EXPIRED FROM THE PREVIOUS CASE WHICH IS WHY A ORDER OF COMMIT WAS ISSUED FOR HIM AND/OR HE HAD KNOWLEDGE THAT HIS DRIVERS LICENSE WAS IN FACT SUSPENDED. THE DEFENDANT STATED "I KNOW, I WAS WRONG, MY LICENSE WAS NOT VALID, BUT I THOUGHT I COULD USE MY IDENTIFICATION CARD BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME NUMBER". AT THAT TIME I REQUESTED THAT HE EXIT HIS VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT COMPLIED AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PLACED UNDER ARREST HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) IN BACK, AND SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED/CANCELLED, AND HIS BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. HE WAS ALSO ISSUED A FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION 0204ESH8, WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE ON 110509, AT 1300 HOURS, FOR KNOWINGLY DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED AND A WRITTEN WARNING 269468B FOR DRIVING 65 MILES *NOT-EXEMPT* |
