| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CANFIELD, ANDRA 0464 (AR09108458) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: CASH OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), TO WIT: $500.00, WITH THE INTENT TO EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VICTIM OF A RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY OR A BENEFIT THEREOF, OR DID APPROPRIATE THE SAID PROPERTY TO HIS OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 812.014(2)(C)(1). ON 040209 I RESPONDED TO THE CITGO GAS STATION IN REFERENCE TO A THEFT. WHILE EN ROUTE, I WAS ADVISED THE SUSPECT WAS A "CONE" DISTRIBUTOR DRIVER AND WAS POSSIBLY EN ROUTE TO THE CVS PHARMACY IN BEVERLY HILLS. DEPUTY HUNTER WAS DISPATCHED TO SEE IF HE COULD MAKE CONTACT AT THE CVS, WHILE I WENT TO THE VICTIM'S LOCATION. UPON ARRIVAL, I WAS MET BY THE VICTIM/STORE OWNER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT, WHILE THERE TO DELIVER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, HAD TAKEN $500.00 IN CASH OUT OF THE OFFICE CASH DRAWER. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT IN THE LAST MONTH THIS HAD HAPPENED FREQUENTLY, SO HE INSTALLED VIDEO CAMERAS AND HAD BEGUN TO MAKE COPIES OF THE MONEY HE PLACED IN THE DRAWER. HE ADVISED THAT AS THE DEFENDANT WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT, HE CHECKED THE CASH DRAWER AND NOTICED THE MONEY WAS MISSING. HE FURTHER ADVISED THAT WHEN THE DEFENDANT WAS MAKING THE DELIVERY, HE DID IN FACT GO THROUGH THE OFFICE TO THE FREEZERS. THE VICTIM FURTHER ADVISED THAT HE HAD VIDEO TAPE OF THE INCIDENT AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE VIDEO TAPE IS TIME AND DATE STAMPED. THE VICTIM WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THE DENOMINATIONS, AS WELL AS THE SERIAL NUMBERS FOR THE MONEY TAKEN, AND ALSO SHOWED ME THE VIDEO, WHICH CLEARLY SHOWED THE DEFENDANT GOING THROUGH THE DRAWER, REMOVING THE MONEY AND PLACING IT IN HIS SOCK. WHILE I WAS STILL GATHERING INFORMATION FROM THE VICTIM, I WAS ADVISED THAT DEPUTY HUNTER HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT AND THE SUSPECT ADVISED DEPUTY HUNTER THAT HE DID, IN FACT, TAKE THE MONEY, HOWEVER, HE HAD HIDDEN IT UNDERNEATH SOME BUDWEISER BEER, SEE DEPUTY HUNTER'S SUPPLEMENT TO THIS REPORT. DEPUTY HUNTER ADVISED HE HAD RETRIEVED the MONEY, AND AT THAT TIME I GAVE THE VICTIM AN AGENCY CASE CARD BEARING MY NAME AND THIS CASE NUMBER AND RESPONDED TO MEET WITH DEPUTY HUNTER AND THE DEFENDANT. UPON MY ARRIVAL, DEPUTY HUNTER HANDED ME THE MONEY, CONSISTING OF THREE ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS, (SERIAL NUMBERS DL00057564A, CB83140354B AND AF02892641C) AND FOUR FIFTY DOLLAR BILLS (SERIAL NUMBERS CC05316689A, IB05936041A, GG12186112A AND IA00275472A), TOTALING $500.00. I DID ASK THE DEFENDANT, IDENTIFIED AS MR LUCAS TRUETT, WHAT HAD HAPPENED, AND HE CLEARLY ADVISED THAT HE IS THE SOLE PROVIDER FOR HIS FAMILY AND THAT THEY WERE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING BY, AND HE JUST NEEDED THE MONEY. THE DEFENDANT WAS COOPERATIVE AND HE WAS AT that TIME PLACED UNDER ARREST AND PLACED IN MY PATROL VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, WITH A BOND OF $2,000.00. THE VIDEO TAPE AND MONEY WERE TURNED INTO EVIDENCE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
