| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: LOVULLO, SARAH 0723 (AR12-546) DID, KNOWING her DRIVERâS 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 STATUTE 322.34(2)(A). ON 040112, AT 1330 HOURS, I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON HIGHWAY 44 IN INVERNESS AND UPON DOING SO I OBSERVED A BLACK HONDA FOUR DOOR VEHICLE, BEARING FLORIDA TAG NUMBER E682HP, TRAVELING EAST ON HIGHWAY 44 IN FRONT OF THE RACE TRAC GAS STATION IN INVERNESS. THE VEHICLEâS TAG HAD AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 031210 ON THE TAG. AT THAT TIME I ACTIVATED MY OVERHEAD LIGHTS TO INITIATE A TRAFFIC STOP ON HIGHWAY 44 IN INVERNESS. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, MS LA NOLA MARIE SAMPLES, I REQUESTED HER DRIVERâS LICENSE AND REGISTRATION. I ADVISED HER OF THE REASON FOR THE TRAFFIC STOP AND, AT THAT TIME THE DEFENDANT ADVISED SHE DID NOT HAVE HER DRIVERâS LICENSE, BUT SHE DID HAVE THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION. SHE ALSO ADVISED THE VEHICLE BELONGS TO HER BOYFRIEND. AT THAT TIME SHE HANDED ME THE REGISTRATION AND PROVIDED ME WITH HER NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. I THEN RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE AND CONDUCTED A D.A.V.I.D. QUERY AND FCIC/NCIC CHECK, WHICH IDENTIFIED THE DEFENDANT AND REVEALED THAT the DEFENDANTâS FLORIDA DRIVERâS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED AS OF 10/17/2011 FOR FAILURE TO PAY A TRAFFIC FINE, AND NOTICE WAS GIVEN BY COURT ORDER. I THEN CONDUCTED AN FCIC/NCIC CHECK ON THE VEHICLE TAG WHICH CAME BACK TO BE EXPIRED ON 03/26/12. CONTACT WAS THEN MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT AGAIN, AT which TIME I ADVISED HER OF MY FINDINGS AND READ HER MIRANDA WARNINGS FROM AN AGENCY PREPRINTED CARD AND ASKED HER IF SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS AND WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME A THAT TIME. SHE ADVISED SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS AND WOULD SPEAK WITH ME. THE DEFENDANT STATED SHE WAS AWARE OF THE SUSPENSION BUT THOUGHT HER EX-HUSBAND HAD TAKEN CARE OF IT FOR HER A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. THE DEFENDANT FURTHER STATED SHE WAS NOT AWARE THE TAG WAS EXPIRED. THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR KNOWINGLY DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED DRIVERâS LICENSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ASKED TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WHERE SHE WAS THEN HANDCUFFED , DOUBLE LOCKED, AND PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR FURTHER PROCESSING. AT THE DEFENDANTâS REQUEST CONTACT WAS made VIA TELEPHONE WITH HER BOYFRIEND, THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, AND HE WAS ADVISED TO COME AND PICK UP HIS VEHICLE. AN OWNER/ DRIVERâS RELEASE FORM WAS COMPLETED, SIGNED BY THE DEFENDANT, AND LATER TURNED OVER TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFFâS OFFICE RECORDS DIVISION. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, CITATION NUMBER 8037-GQF-1 FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED KNOWINGLY WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 04/12/12, AT 1300 HOURS. I ALSO ISSUED THE DEFENDANT A UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION FOR EXPIRED TAG, CITATION NUMBER 8038-GQF-2. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
