| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: MENDIGUTIA, RICARDO 0529 (AR08103396) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO WIT: THE WAL-MART SUPER CENTER, WITH THE INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VICTIM, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00,) IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 812.015. ON 052308 AT APPROXIMATELY 1920 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO THE WAL-MART SUPER CENTER LOCATED AT 2461 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY IN INVERNESS UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH STORE SECURITY/COMPLAINANT WHO ADVISED THAT HE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, MS LEEANA MANUELA COLON, WALK INTO THE STORE AND PROCEED TO THE HARDWARE SECTION. THE COMPLAINANT STATED HE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT PLACE ITEMS IN HER PURSE. THE ITEMS WERE LATER IDENTIFIED AS A CLOTHESLINE, TWO OIL FILTERS, A BRUSH, A SAFETY HASP, A BARREL BOLT AND A BRASS TWO-PACK FOR A TOTAL OF TWENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND NINETY CENTS ($28.90.) THE COMPLAINANT STATED THE DEFENDANT WAS IN THE COMPANY OF A MALE SUBJECT WHO THE DEFENDANT IDENTIFIED AS HER HUSBAND. THE MALE SUBJECT WENT TO THE REGISTER AND PAID FOR SOME ITEMS HE HAD IN HIS POSSESSION, HOWEVER, THE DEFENDANT WALKED PAST THE REGISTERS, MAKING NO ATTEMPT TO PAY FOR THE ITEMS AND EXITED THE STORE. THE COMPLAINANT ALLOWED HER TO WALK MIDWAY INTO THE PARKING LOT, AT WHICH TIME HE IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AND STOPPED THE DEFENDANT. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED WHEN HE IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AND ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE HAD PROPERTY BELONGING TO WAL-MART IN HER PURSE, THE DEFENDANT PULLED THE ITEMS OUT AND STATED "OKAY HERE, I'M SORRY, I'M TIRED OF BEING CAUGHT." THE DEFENDANT WAS ESCORTED BACK INSIDE THE STORE BY THE COMPLAINANT, AT WHICH TIME THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS CONTACTED. UPON ARRIVAL, THE STOLEN ITEMS WERE RETURNED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE COMPLAINANT. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL, HER BOND WAS SET AT $250.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
