| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BERGEN, JOHN 0519 (AR08102094) SUBJECT DID KNOWINGLY VIOLATE STATUTE NUMBER 790.23(1)(E), WHICH STATES IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO OWN OR TO HAVE IN HIS OR HER CARE, CUSTODY, POSSESSION, OR CONTROL ANY FIREARM OR TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON IF THAT PERSON HAS BEEN: (A) CONVICTED OF A FELONY in the COURTS OF THIS STATE AND/OR (E) FOUND GUILTY OF AN OFFENSE THAT IS A FELONY IN ANOTHER STATE AND WHICH WAS PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM EXCEEDING ONE YEAR. ON 030908 WHILE RUNNING MOVING RADAR IN THE AREA OF US HIGHWAY 19 IN THE CITY OF CRYSTAL RIVER, I OBSERVED A VEHICLE HEADING NORTHBOUND AS I WAS HEADING SOUTH. I VISUALLY ESTIMATED the VEHICLE TO BE EXCEEDING the POSTED 45 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) SPEED LIMIT. I ACTIVATED MY RADAR AND RECEIVED A STEADY AUDIO DOPPLER TONE AND A DIGITAL READOUT INDICATING 70 MPH. AT THAT TIME, I TURNED MY PATROL VEHICLE AROUND AND BEGAN TO CATCH UP TO THE VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME, IT BEGAN TO EVADE ME BY TURNING ONTO STATE PARK DRIVE. I THEN ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND SIREN, AT WHICH TIME, the VEHICLE STOPPED in the REAR PARKING LOT OF THE DAYS INN. IT SHOULD BE NOTED, AS I CAUGHT UP TO THE VEHICLE, I IDENTIFIED THE VEHICLE AS ONE I HAD DEALT WITH BEFORE IN A KNOWN DRUG AREA. THE DRIVER WAS A SUBJECT KNOWN TO ME AS LOUIS TALAMO AND WAS IN POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. I RAN THE VEHICLE'S TAG AND DEPUTY KELLIE REESE (0640) ARRIVED AS BACK UP. AS I APPROACHED THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE, I COULD SEE THE DRIVER AND IDENTIFIED HIM AS MR LOUIS TALAMO (DEFENDANT). I ASKED HIM WHY HE WAS GOING SO FAST, TO WHICH HE STATED HE WAS TRYING TO GET TO THE MOTEL. I ASKED HIM IF HE KNEW HOW FAST HE WAS GOING, TO WHICH HE STATED, "YEAH, ABOUT 70 MPH.” DEPUTY REESE MADE CONTACT WITH THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, WHO GAVE HER NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH, BECAUSE SHE DID NO HAVE ANY PHOTO IDENTIFICATION. AS I WAS writing THE DEFENDANT A WARNING CITATION IN MY PATROL VEHICLE, DEPUTY REESE ADVISED SHE COULD NOT GET ANY INFORMATION BACK ON THE NAME THAT THE FEMALE HAD GIVEN. SHE THEN APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND ASKED THE FEMALE PASSENGER TO STEP OUT, TO WHICH SHE COMPLIED. SHE SPOKE WITH THE FEMALE PASSENGER, WHO ADVISED SHE DID NOT have ANY IDENTIFICATION. DEPUTY REESE ASKED IF SHE HAD A PURSE, TO WHICH SHE STATED, "YES, ON THE FRONT SEAT OF THE CAR." DEPUTY REESE ASKED IF SHE COULD RETRIEVE HER PURSE FROM THE VEHICLE TO LOOK FOR IDENTIFICATION THAT MAY BE IN HER PURSE, TO WHICH SHE STATED YES. DEPUTY REESE THEN APPROACHED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, WHICH WAS STILL OPEN, AND LEANED IN TO RETRIEVE THE PURSE, AT WHICH TIME, SHE SAW IN PLAIN VIEW INSIDE A PLASTIC BAG ONE BROKEN GLASS PIPE USED FOR SMOKING CRACK COCAINE. I EXITED MY PATROL VEHICLE AND DETAINED the FEMALE PASSENGER. IT SHOULD BE NOTED, she WAS MAKING SPONTANEOUS STATEMENTS THAT THE GLASS PIPE BELONGED TO HER AND NOT THE DRIVER. DEPUTY REESE ADVISED ME SHE ALSO OBSERVED A HANDGUN IN BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND the CONSOLE. FOR OFFICERS' SAFETY, SHE REMOVED THE WEAPON AND SECURED IT IN the FRONT SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO EXIT the VEHICLE, TO WHICH HE COMPLIED. I PROVIDED HIM WITH A COPY OF HIS TRAFFIC WARNING CITATION, NUMBER 175298B, FOR UNLAWFUL SPEED OF 70 MPH IN A POSTED SPEED ZONE OF 45 MPH. HE WAS ALSO ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 7028-FGW, FOR EXPIRED REGISTRATION. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE KNEW WHERE the GUN CAME FROM, TO WHICH E HE STATED IT WAS HIS FOR PROTECTION. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE WAS A CONVICTED FELON, TO WHICH HE STATED YES THAT HE HAD SERVED 7 YEARS IN PRISON IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. I THEN DETAINED THE DEFENDANT UNTIL I COULD COMPLETE MY INVESTIGATION. TELETYPE RAN A CHECK OF THE DEFENDANT, WHICH CONFIRMED HE WAS A CONVICTED FELON. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON FROM OUT OF STATE. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED DOUBLE LOCKED AND SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. WHILE SPEAKING FURTHER WITH THE FEMALE PASSENGER, SHE ADVISED HER REAL NAME WAS DONNA PERRY. SHE ADVISED SHE HAD LIED BECAUSE SHE HAS A WARRANT and DID NOT WANT TO GET CAUGHT. GREG'S CAR CENTER WAS CONTACTED BY TELETYPE AND THEY RESPONDED TO TOW THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE. THE FIREARM AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA WERE PACKAGED AND LATER TURNED INTO EVIDENCE. A TOW SHEET WAS COMPLETED AND A COPY TURNED INTO RECORDS. THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR PROCESSING. HIS BOND WAS SET AT $10,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
