| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: RITLI, JONATHAN 0426 (AR07005339) did knowingly give false information to a law enforcement officer, to-wit: DEPUTY JONATHAN RITLI, concerning the alleged commission of a crime, to-wit: THE VANDALISM OF HER VEHICLE, in violation of Florida Statute 837.05. ON 092807 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO 2271 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE IN CRYSTAL RIVER IN REFERENCE TO A POSSIBLE VANDALISM. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT/DEFENDANT, MS LISA PAINO, WHO ADVISED THAT AN UNKNOWN SUBJECT HAD SMASHED OUT THE WINDSHIELD OF HER VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT SHE HAD NOT DRIVEN HER VEHICLE IN TWO DAYS AND HAD BEEN AT HER RESIDENCE, TAKING A SHOWER, WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE DEFENDANT STATED SHE EXITED THE RESIDENCE AND FOUND THE WINDSHIELD OF HER VEHICLE TO BE COMPLETELY SMASHED. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT SHE LOCATED A GRAY PIECE OF PLASTIC IN THE REAR SEAT OF HER VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME SHE REMOVED THE PLASTIC AND PLACED IT ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT STATED SHE RE-ENTERED HER RESIDENCE, CALLED 911 AND HER LANDLORD AND WOKE HER HUSBAND UP WHO HAD BEEN SLEEPING AT THE TIME. The DEFENDANT STATED SHE EXITED HER RESIDENCE TO WAIT FOR MY ARRIVAL AND NOTICED THAT THE GRAY PIECE OF PLASTIC WAS NOW MISSING. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, I LOCATED A DENT IN THE FRONT OF THE HOOD WHICH APPEARED TO BE FRESH. I ALSO LOCATED, INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE REARVIEW MIRROR WHICH WAS IN THE REAR SEAT. THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO COVERED WITH GLASS PARTICLES AND GLASS DUST. THE REAR SEAT HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE WATER ON IT ALONG WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE CENTER CONSOLE WAS ALSO WET AND HAD WATER AND MUD SPLASHED ON IT, GOING TOWARD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AS IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN. THE DASHBOARD UNDERNEATH THE WINDSHIELD ALSO HAD MUD AND WATER MARKINGS GOING TOWARD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAD SEVERAL PIECES OF GLASS IN IT, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH GLASS TO INDICATE THE SEAT HAD BEEN UNOCCUPIED WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WAS SMASHED. I INSPECTED THE DIRT DRIVEWAY, BEHIND THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE FRESH TIRE MARKS WHICH MATCHED THE TIRES ON THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED IT HAD RAINED ON THIS DATE AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 HOURS AND THE TIRE MARKS WERE ON TOP OF THE RAIN MARKS. I SHOWED ALL OF THIS EVIDENCE TO THE DEFENDANT AND ADVISED HER I BELIEVED SHE HAD STRUCK A MAILBOX WHICH THEN WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, AT WHICH TIME THE DEFENDANT BECAME IRATE AND ADVISED ME SHE HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT STATED IF SHE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE, THEN SHE WOULD BE COVERED IN GLASS FROM THE WINDSHIELD BREAKING, AT WHICH TIME I REMINDED THE DEFENDANT THAT SHE HAD JUST GOTTEN OUT OF THE SHOWER PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHERE THE CLOTHES WERE THAT SHE HAD BEEN WEARING EARLIER IN THE DAY, TO WHICH SHE ADVISED SHE HAD PUT THEM IN THE WASHING MACHINE. I LEFT AN AGENCY CARD WITH THE DEFENDANT AND ADVISED HER TO CONTACT THIS DEPUTY IF SHE WANTED TO ADVISE ME OF WHAT HAD REALLY HAPPENED. ON 092907, DEPUTY WEST RESPONDED TO THE DEFENDANT'S RESIDENCE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THIS CASE. DEPUTY WEST WAS ADVISED THE DEFENDANT'S LANDLORD HAD LOCATED A MAILBOX IN THE WOODS ON THE DEFENDANT'S PROPERTY. DEPUTY WEST MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE, ADVISED HER HE BELIEVED SHE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEFENDANT THEN ADMITTED TO DEPUTY WEST THAT SHE HAD MADE UP THE VANDALISM STORY AND THAT SHE HAD IN DEED STRUCK A MAILBOX. THE DEFENDANT STATED ON 092807 AT APPROXIMATELY 1710 HOURS, SHE WAS GOING TO THE RACE TRAC GAS STATION ON STATE ROAD 44. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN ON TO STATE ROAD 44, SHE WAS GOING TO PUT HER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON DUE TO THE RAIN, AT WHICH TIME SHE STRUCK A MAILBOX ON STATE ROAD 44, EAST OF TURKEY OAK DRIVE. THE DEFENDANT STATED SHE RETURNED TO HER RESIDENCE, TOOK A SHOWER, CALLED 911 AND made UP THE STORY ABOUT THE VANDALISM. DEPUTY WEST OBTAINED A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE DEFENDANT ALONG WITH A TAPE RECORDED STATEMENT OF THE DEFENDANT ADVISING WHAT HAD REALLY HAPPENED. DEPUTY WEST THEN COMPLETED A MINOR ACCIDENT REPORT AND ADVISED THE DEFENDANT HE WOULD CONTACT THIS DEPUTY WITH THE NEW INFORMATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 HOURS, I MADE CONTACT WITH DEPUTY WEST WHO ADVISED ME OF THIS INFORMATION. DEPUTY WEST PROVIDED ME WITH THE WRITTEN STATEMENT ALONG WITH THE TAPE RECORDED STATEMENT. I RESPONDED TO THE DEFENDANT'S RESIDENCE, MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND ADVISED HER SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR FILING A FALSE POLICE REPORT. SHE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL, HER BOND WAS SET AT $500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
