| Date of birth: | Aug 3, 1958 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: MORTON, KEVIN 0551 (AR10113452) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY HAVE IN HIS/HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: CANNABIS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS MARIJUANA, IN AN AMOUNT OF 20 GRAMS OR LESS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(B). ON 022210, I RESPONDED TO 6749 WEST CARDINAL STREET IN HOMOSASSA IN REFERENCE TO A REQUEST FOR A SECURITY CHECK. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, MR MARK HALE. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE BELIEVED THAT HE HAD HEARD NOISES COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF HIS TRAILER. A SEARCH OF THE SURROUNDING AREA MET WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE DEFENDANT THEN STATED THAT HE HAD TAKEN PICTURES ON HIS CELLULAR TELEPHONE OF WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A SUBJECT SHINING A LIGHT FROM THE WOODS ADJACENT TO HIS PROPERTY EARLIER THIS EVENING. HE THEN ASKED MYSELF AND DEPUTY DAVIS TO ENTER HIS RESIDENT SO THAT HE COULD SHOW US SAID PICTURES. I OBSERVED THE PICTURES ON THE DEFENDANT'S CELLULAR TELEPHONE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE ANY IMAGES CONSISTENT WITH THE DEFENDANT'S OBSERVATION. AT THAT TIME, DEPUTY DAVIS ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE WAS TAKING ANY KIND OF MEDICATION(S), TO WHICH THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING MEDICATION PRESCRIBED TO HIM, AND ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN SMOKING MARIJUANA THIS EVENING. DEPUTY DAVIS THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE STILL HAD THE MARIJUANA IN HIS POSSESSION, TO WHICH THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT HE DID. DEPUTY DAVIS THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE COULD SEE IT, AT WHICH TIME THE DEFENDANT THEN REACHED UNDER THE COVER OF HIS BED AND BROUGHT OUT A VISINE BOX WHICH HE THEN HANDED TO DEPUTY DAVIS. AT THAT TIME, MYSELF AND DEPUTY DAVIS OBSERVED A GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE CONTAINED IN THE BOX, THAT DUE TO OUR TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, WE RECOGNIZED TO BE MARIJUANA. A FIELD TEST LATER DETERMINED A POSITIVE READING OF SAID SUBSTANCE AS MARIJUANA. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND SEATED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, WHERE HE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WITH HIS BOND SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE MARIJUANA WAS WEIGHED IN AT APPROXIMATELY 1.8 GRAMS, AND WILL BE TURNED INTO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICER EVIDENCE LOCKER. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
| Inmate status: | Felony Misdemeanor County/Municipal Traffic Ordinance Warrant/Capias |
| Arrest date: | Feb 22, 2010 |
| Booking number: | 10113452 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 893.13(6)(B) |
| Charge description: | POSSESSION CANNABIS (LESS THAN 20 GRAMS) |
| Bond amount: | $500 |
