| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SHARPE, COREY 0636 (AR11121153) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: ONE LADIES RING WITH TWO CARAT CENTER CUT DIAMOND, VALUED AT $7000.00, ONE LADIES AQUA MARINE RING WITH STONE, VALUED AT $300.00 AND ONE 14 KARAT LADIES RING WITH LEAF DESIGN, VALUED AT $200.00 OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000.00), TO WIT: $7,500.00, 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)(2). did unlawfully traffic in or endeavor to traffic in property that SHE knew or should have known was stolen, to-wit: ONE LADIES RING WITH TWO CARAT CENTER CUT DIAMOND, VALUED AT $7,000.00, ONE LADIES AQUA MARINE RING WITH STONE, VALUED AT $300.00 AND ONE 14 KARAT LADIES RING WITH LEAF DESIGN VALUED AT $200.00, the property of THE VICTIM, in violation of Florida Statute 812.019(1); KNOWINGLY GAVE FALSE VERIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP OF ONE LADIES RING WITH TWO CARAT CENTER CUT DIAMOND VALUED $7,000.00, ONE LADIES AQUA MARINE RING WITH STONE VALUED AT 300.00 AND ONE 14 KARAT LADIES RING WITH LEAF DESIGN VALUED AT 200.00 AND THE DEFENDANT GAVE A FALSE OR ALTERED IDENTIFICATION AND WHO RECEIVED MONEY IN THE AMOUNT OF $47.50 FROM THE CASH FOR GOLD JEWELRY STORE, IN VIOLATION OF: FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 538.04(4)(A). ON 051711 THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF GRAND THEFT AT THE CYPRESS COVE NURSING HOME IN CRYSTAL RIVER. THE VICTIM REPORTED THAT A LADIES ROUND 2 CARAT CENTER CUT DIAMOND RING, VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $7,000.00, ONE AQUA MARINE LADIES RING WITH STONE, VALUED AT $300.00 AND A LADIES 14 KARAT WITH LEAF DESIGN, VALUED AT $200.00 WAS STOLEN FROM HER ROOM. ON 060811 WHILE REVIEWING THE DAILY PAWNS, THIS DETECTIVE OBSERVED A PAWN BY DEFENDANT MARY FRANCES CADETT. AT THE CASH FOR GOLD DIAMOND STORE. THIS PAWN WAS CONDUCTED ON 051611 AT APPROXIMATELY 1550 HOURS. PAWNED DURING THIS TRANSACTION WAS A LADIES 2 CARAT DIAMOND RING, WHICH CLOSELY RESEMBLED ONE OF THE RINGS STOLEN FROM THE VICTIM. ACCORDING TO THE PAWN TICKET INFORMATION SHEET, IT LISTED EMPLOYMENT OF DEFENDANT CADETT AS CYPRESS COVE CARE CENTER IN CRYSTAL RIVER. THIS IS THE SAME ADDRESS OF THE VICTIM, WHO IS A PATIENT. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS RING WERE TAKEN AND SHOWN TO THE VICTIM AND HER DAUGHTER. BOTH OF THEM IDENTIFIED THE RING PAWNED BY DEFENDANT CADETT AS THE RING STOLEN FROM HER ROOM ON 051511. ON 060811 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT, MARY CADETT, AT CYPRESS COVE CARE CENTER. DEFENDANT CADETT ADMITTED TO STEALING TWO OF THE THREE RINGS REPORTED STOLEN. DEFENDANT CADETT ADMITTED TO STEALING THE LADIES 2 CARAT CENTER CUT DIAMOND RING AND THE 14 KARAT LADIES RING WITH LEAF DESIGN. DEFENDANT CADETT ALSO ADMITTED TO PAWNING THESE TWO RINGS AT THE CASH FOR GOLD DIAMOND STORE IN BEVERLY HILLS. DEFENDANT CADETT WAS ARRESTED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY AND CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT, ONE COUNT OF DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY AND ONE COUNT OF FALSE INFORMATION TO A SECOND HAND DEALER. HER BOND WAS SET AT $9,000.00 PER 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* |
