| Date of birth: | Feb 28, 1983 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: HOWARD, RUSSELL 0297 (AR12-1009) DID DRIVE OR WAS IN ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTROL OF A VEHICLE AT A TIME WHEN HER BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS .08 PER CENT OR ABOVE AND BY REASON OF SUCH OPERATION OF A VEHICLE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY OF ANOTHER, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.193(3)(A)(B)(C)(1). ON 050312 WHILE RUNNING TRAFFIC IN INVERNESS, I WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT OF BANK OF AMERICA ON HIGHWAY 44 WEST IN INVERNESS WHEN I OBSERVED A VEHICLE EXIT THE PARKING LOT OF GRIFF’S BAR TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON HIGHWAY 41 ACCELERATE A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I THEN PROCEEDED TO ATTEMPT TO CATCH UP TO SAID VEHICLE WHICH APPEARED TO HIT THE BRAKES, RUN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, THEN MADE A HARD LEFT TURN, RUNNING OFF THE ROAD, AND HITTING THE TELEPHONE CABLE BOX AT THE CORNER OF STERLING ROAD AND HIGHWAY 41. I THEN PULLED UP TO WHERE THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE TELEPHONE BOX AND OBSERVED THE PASSENGER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS MS JODI ALEXANDER, AROUND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I THEN APPROACHED THE DRIVER’S SIDE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS STILL RUNNING. I THEN OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, LATER IDENTIFIED THROUGH HER FLORIDA DRIVER’S LICENSE, AS MS MARY ROBERTS, BEHIND THE WHEEL OF SAID VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT APPEARED TO BE HEAVILY INTOXICATED. THE DEFENDANT HAD VERY SLURRED SPEECH, BLOODSHOT GLASSY EYES, AND AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE EMANATING FROM HER BREATH WITH NO SENSE OF BALANCE. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) WAS CONTACTED AND RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND CLEARED THE DEFENDANT OF ANY INJURY. THE DEFENDANT HYPERVENTILATED SEVERAL TIMES BUT APPEARED NOT TO SUFFER ANY INJURY WHATSOEVER. AFTER COMPLETING THE PRIMARY CIVIL TRAFFIC CRASH INVESTIGATION, I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT I WAS SWITCHING TO A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IN REFERENCE TO A DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI) INVESTIGATION. I THEN ADVISED THE DEFENDANT OF HER MIRANDA WARNING VIA CARD TO WHICH SHE ADVISED SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS AND AGREED TO CONTINUE SPEAKING WITH ME. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE WAS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. BASED ON HER LACK OF BALANCE AND HEAVY INTOXICATION, THIS DEPUTY DID NOT HAVE HER PERFORM SOBRIETY TASKS ON SCENE DUE TO THE STRONG PROBABILITY OF HER INJURING HERSELF BY FALLING AGAINST THE PAVEMENT. THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT DURING THE INVESTIGATION CHANGED HER STORY AND ADVISED SHE WAS THE PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE BUT LATER CHANGED HER STORY BACK AND ADVISED SHE WAS IN FACT THE DRIVER AND HER PASSENGER WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO KEEP HER OUT OF TROUBLE. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI) WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE. SHE WAS LATER TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED OF HER IMPLIED CONSENT AND WAS ASKED TO PROVIDE A BREATH SAMPLE AND REFUSED. ACCORDING TO DETENTION FACILITY STAFF ADMINISTERING THE SOBRIETY TASKS AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT BECAME COMBATIVE WITH THEM. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SCENE, THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY SCALLY’S. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE WITH A $500.00 BOND PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A FLORIDA DUI UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, CITATION NUMBER 8799-XBI-6 WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE ON 052412 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE DEFENDANT’S BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. AN IN-CAR VIDEO WAS TAKEN OF THE ENTIRE INCIDENT WHICH WILL BE PLACED IN TO EVIDENCE. |
| Inmate status: | Misdemeanor |
| Mugshots com: | 183146741 |
| Initial receipt date: | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Facility: | FL.WOMENS RECPN.CTR |
| DC number: | C70759 |
| Current custody: | PENDING |
| Ext id key: | 798494173752713218 |
| Arrest date: | May 3, 2012 |
| Booking number: | 1009 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Release date: | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 316.193(3)(A)(B)(C)(1) |
| Charge description: | DUI W/Damage to Property of Person of Another |
| Bond amount: | $500 |
