| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: LAKATIS, KENNETH 0585 (AR10117638) UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: CANNABIS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS MARIJUANA, IN AN AMOUNT UNDER TWENTY GRAMS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(B). ON 102810 AT APPROXIMATELY 2115 HOURS, DEPUTY BERGEN AND I WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON ROCK CRUSHER ROAD. AS WE WERE NEARING THE INTERSECTION OF ROCK CRUSHER ROAD AND WEST VENABLE STREET, A GREY FOUR DOOR PONTIAC PASSED US IN A NO PASSING ZONE WHICH WAS CLEARLY MARKED WITH A DOUBLE YELLOW LINE. DEPUTY BERGEN AND I THEN ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON OUR UNMARKED PATROL VEHICLE AND PULLED THE PONTIAC OVER. UPON THE VEHICLE STOPPING, DEPUTY BERGEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER. WHILE DEPUTY BERGEN WAS SPEAKING WITH THE DRIVER, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE PASSENGER/DEFENDANT, MR MARSHALL HOTTINGER, AND ASKED HIM IF THERE WAS ANY "WEED" IN THE VEHICLE. HE STATED YES, REACHED DOWN ONTO THE FLOORBOARD AND HANDED ME TWO PLASTIC BAGS CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 7 1/2 GRAMS IN TOTAL OF CANNABIS. AT THAT TIME HE WAS ASKED THE STEP FROM THE VEHICLE. HE WAS SECURED IN HANDCUFFS(DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK, ADVISED HE WAS UNDER ARREST FOR POSSESSION OF CANNABIS IN AN AMOUNT UNDER TWENTY GRAMS AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR FURTHER PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL, DEFENDANT HOTTINGER WAS PROCESSED, BOOKED AND HELD ON A BOND OF $500.00, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOND SCHEDULE. "If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
