| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: ROUSCH, SCOTT 0436 (AR09110557) DID OPERATE A VEHICLE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND, HAVING KNOWLEDGE THAT HE HAD BEEN DIRECTED TO STOP SUCH VEHICLE BY A DULY AUTHORIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, DID WILLFULLY REFUSE OR FAIL TO STOP SUCH VEHICLE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH DIRECTIVE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.1935(1). DID OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE ON THE ROADWAYS OR HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE KNOWING THAT HER DRIVER' S LICENSE HAD BEEN EXPIRED FOR MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 322.03(5) ON 081809 AT APPROXIMATELY 1855 HOURS, WHILE DRIVING IN A MARKED PATROL VEHICLE SOUTH ON COUNTY ROAD 581, I OBSERVED A VEHICLE BLACK IN COLOR APPROACHING NORTHBOUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I NOTICED ON the RADAR THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS 85 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) IN A 55 MPH ZONE. I THEN ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND SIRENS, AND MADE A U-TURN AND PURSUED THE VEHICLE. the VEHICLE SPED UP NORTHBOUND AND THEN TURNED RIGHT ONTO ANNA JO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE AGAIN ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY ¾ OF A MILE EASTBOUND ON ANN JO THEN TURNED RIGHT ONTO GARCIA. THE VEHICLE THEN MADE AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT AT 54 GARCIA TERRACE, DRIVING INTO THE LAWN, CAUSING DAMAGE TO the LAWN, AND THEN DROVE AROUND THE BACK OF THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE THEN CAME TO REST ON the SOUTH SIDE OF THE RESIDENCE AFTER SPINNING OUT. AT THAT TIME, A WHITE FEMALE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO FLEE FROM THIS DEPUTY. I THEN DREW MY AGENCY ISSUED FIREARM AND POINTED IT AT the DEFENDANT, AT which TIME I ALSO ORDERED HER TO STOP AND GO TO THE GROUND. THE DEFENDANT COMPLIED WITH THESE COMMANDS AND I RE-HOLSTERED MY FIREARM. THE DEFENDANT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY and PLACED IN HANDCUFFS (DOUBLE-LOCKED). UPON DOING SO, TWO OTHER SUBJECTS CAME RUNNING FROM THE BACK OF the RESIDENCE, AT WHICH TIME I ORDERED THEM TO STAND BACK, and THEY COMPLIED. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. DEPUTY HOLLOWAY INVENTORIED THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS THEN TOWED BY TONY'S TOWING. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, the DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION (UTC) NUMBER, 8079-FEW FOR UNLAWFUL SPEED 85 MPH IN A 55 MPH ZONE, UTC NUMBER, 8080-FEW FOR EXPIRED DRIVER'S LICENSE MORE THAN 4 MONTHS, AND UTC NUMBER, 8081-FEW FOR FLEEING OR ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. THE DEFENDANT'S TOTAL BOND WAS SET AT $5,250.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
