| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: DERA, MARK 0688 (13-164346) (AR13-8214) did unlawfully enter or remain in a certain conveyance, to-wit: PONTOON BOAT, the property of MR STEVEN RANDOLPH, without said person's consent, with the intent to commit an offense therein, to-wit: GRAND THEFT, and the said conveyance was not open to the public at the time, and MR KYLE POTTER was not licensed or invited to enter or remain in said conveyance, in violation of Florida Statute 810.02(4)(B) did unlawfully enter or remain in a certain conveyance, to-wit: 1999 FORD TRUCK, the property of MR JOHN LAWSON, without said person's consent, with the intent to commit an offense therein, to-wit: THEFT, and the said conveyance was not open to the public at the time, and MR KYLE POTTER was not licensed or invited to enter or remain in said conveyance, in violation of Florida Statute 810.02(4)(B) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: TACKLE BOX CONTAINING FISHING LURES AND HAND TOOLS 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 HIS OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 812.014(2)(C)(1) ON 113013, THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF A BURGLARY TO A VESSEL LOCATED AT 5590 SOUTH BOULEVARD DRIVE, HOMOSASSA. DEPUTY CHENOWETH RESPONDED AND WAS ADVISED BY VICTIM, MR STEVEN RANDOLPH, THAT SOMEONE ENTERED HIS BOAT, OPENED HIS RIGHT SIDE STORAGE COMPARTMENT and REMOVED A TACKLE BOX CONTAINING ASSORTED LURES and HAND TOOLS FOR A TOTAL VALUE OF $300.00. ON 120213, I RESPONDED TO THE CEDAR KEY FISH HOUSE LOCATED AT 5590 SOUTH BOULEVARD DRIVE, HOMOSASSA, IN REFERENCE TO THIS REPORT. I MADE CONTACT WITH MANAGEMENT WHO ALLOWED ME TO VIEW SURVEILLANCE OF THE NIGHT OF the INCIDENT. UPON VIEWING THE SURVEILLANCE, I OBSERVED A WHITE MALE WEARING A CAMOUFLAGE JACKET AND BLUE PANTS ROLLED UP, ENTER VICTIM RANDOLPHâS BOAT AND THEN A SHORT TIME LATER EXIT THE BOAT WITH ITEMS IN HIS HANDS. HE THEN SAT NEAR THE BOAT GOING THROUGH THE ITEMS AND THEN EVENTUALLY WALKED OUT OF SURVEILLANCE SIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 0522 HOURS, I OBSERVED VIA SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, THE SAME INDIVIDUAL WALK ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AND ENTER VICTIM LAWSONâS 1999 FORD PICKUP TRUCK THROUGH THE PASSENGERâS DOOR. THE INDIVIDUAL EXITED THE VEHICLE A SHORT TIME LATER AND LEFT SURVEILLANCE SIGHT. I MADE CONTACT WITH BOTH VICTIMS. VICTIM LAWSON STATED THAT TO THE BEST OF HIS KNOWLEDGE HE DOES NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING WAS MISSING FROM his 1999 FORD PICKUP, BUT STATED THAT IT WAS RANSACKED. VICTIM RANDOLPH STATED THAT AFTER CANVASSING THE BOAT YARD, HE RECOVERED THE STOLEN TACKLE BOX CONTAINING SOME OF HIS FISHING LURES, BUT STATED THAT THERE IS STILL APPROXIMATELY $150.00 WORTH OF LURES AND HAND TOOLS MISSING. I CANVASSED THE AREA WITH BOTH VICTIMS WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. I ALSO WAS ABLE TO REMOVE LATENTâS FROM the PASSENGERâS DOOR OF THE 1999 FORD PICKUP AND THE TACKLE BOX WHICH WILL BE SUBMITTED TO EVIDENCE. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE SECURITY GUARD MIKE, WHO STATED HE CONFRONTED A WHITE MALE WHO HE BELIEVED IS THE MALE THAT BURGLARIZED THE BOAT AND the PICKUP TRUCK THE NIGHT BEFORE. HE DESCRIBED THE MALE AS A WHITE MALE, REDDISH DIRTY BLONDE HAIR, APPROXIMATELY 25-30 YEARS OLD, 5â8â, WITH A MEDIUM BUILD. HE STATED THAT HE CONFRONTED THE MALE AND ORDERED HIM TO LEAVE THE PROPERTY. MANAGEMENT OF CEDAR KEY FISH HOUSE PROVIDED ME WITH THE SECURITY SURVEILLANCE ON A THUMB DRIVE WHICH WILL BE SUBMITTED TO EVIDENCE. ON 120413, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, MR KYLE POTTER, WHO FIT THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT SEEN IN THE VIDEO, AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE HE IS INCARCERATED ON UNRELATED CHARGES. I READ THE DEFENDANT HIS MIRANDA WARNING VIA AGENCY PREPRINTED CARD. the DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS and STATED THAT HE WOULD SPEAK WITH ME AT THIS TIME. I ASKED MR POTTER IF I COULD TAPE THE CONVERSATION, TO WHICH HE REFUSED. I ASKED HIM ABOUT the INCIDENT AT THE CEDAR KEY FISH HOUSE, TO WHICH HE ADMITTED THAT HE DID GO ON A BOAT AND REMOVE PROPERTY, BUT HE STATED HE LEFT THE PROPERTY AT THE SCENE. I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE WHITE FORD PICKUP, TO WHICH HE DENIED EVER ENTERING. DETECTIVE RUBY WAS PRESENT AND WITNESSED THIS INTERVIEW. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT the VIDEO CLEARLY SHOWS THAT the PERSON THAT ENTERED THE PONTOON BOAT IS THE SAME PERSON WHO ENTERED THE FORD PICKUP TRUCK. THE DEFENDANT ALSO ADMITTED THAT HE RETURNED TO THE CEDAR KEY FISH HOUSE THE NEXT DAY, WAS CONFRONTED BY SECURITY AND LEFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR TWO COUNTS OF BURGLARY AND ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT AND TURNED BACK OVER TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL OF $6,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
