| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CALLAHAN, CRAIG 0643 (AR12-2828) (12-164236) DID UNLAWFULLY ENTER OR REMAIN IN A CERTAIN DWELLING STRUCTURE OR CONVEYANCE, TO WIT: A 1999 DODGE PICKUP TRUCK, IS OR BECOMES ARMED WITHIN THE DWELLING, STRUCTURE OR CONVEYANCE WITH EXPLOSIVES OR A DANGEROUS WEAPON, TO-WIT: FIVE SEPARATE FIREARMS, THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM WITHOUT SAID PERSON'S CONSENT, WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE THEREIN, TO-WIT: GRAND THEFT AND BECAME ARMED WITH THE VICTIM’S FIREARMS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 810.02(2)(B). DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: FIVE FIREARMS OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), 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 091312, THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RESPONDED TO 7991 EAST EMERALD LANE IN FLORAL CITY, IN REFERENCE TO A BURGLARY THAT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE VICTIM, MR PATRICK WILLIAMS, WHO REPORTED TO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE THAT HIS GIRLFRIEND/VICTIM TWO, MS MICHELLE CORBETT’S CELLULAR PHONE WAS STOLEN FROM THE RESIDENCE. THE VICTIM ALSO ADVISED THAT FIVE FIREARMS, TO INCLUDE FOUR LONG RIFLES AND ONE REVOLVER, WERE STOLEN FROM THE INTERIOR OF HIS PICKUP TRUCK, WHICH WAS PARKED AND SECURED IN THE FRONT OF HIS RESIDENCE. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT HE HAD LAST SEEN THE FIREARMS ON 091212 AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 HOURS, WHEN HE HAD CHECKED HIS VEHICLE TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SECURE. THE VICTIM ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE KEY FOR THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS LOCATED IN HIS RESIDENCE. ON 091412, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH MS HEATHER ITNYRE. UPON SPEAKING TO HER SHE, ADVISED THAT HER BOYFRIEND/CO-DEFENDANT, MR JOHN MCCARTHY HAD ADMITTED TO HER THAT HE AND DEFENDANT, MR MATTHEW KELLER HAD BROKEN IN TO THE VICTIM’S PICKUP TRUCK AND STOLEN MULTIPLE FIREARMS. MS ITNYRE ADVISED THAT DEFENDANT KELLER AND CO-DEFENDANT MCCMURRAY HAD TAKEN THE FIREARMS TO A WOODED LOCATION IN THE AREA OF WALTON COURT IN FLORAL CITY, WHERE THEY WERE HIDDEN IN THE WOODS. THESE FIREARMS WERE LATER RECOVERED IN THE AREA THAT SHE HAD ADVISED. ON 091712, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH CO-DEFENDANT MCCARTHY, WHERE HE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST. UPON SPEAKING TO HIM POST MIRANDA, HE CONFESSED TO HIS INVOLVEMENT IN STEALING THE FIREARMS OUT OF THE VICTIM’S TRUCK AND FURTHERMORE HAD IMPLICATED DEFENDANT KELLER AS HAVING ALSO ASSISTED IN STEALING THE FIREARMS. CO-DEFENDANT MCCARTHY ALSO ADVISED THAT AFTER STEALING THE GUNS THEY WERE SPLIT UP BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM AND DEFENDANT KELLER HAD RECEIVED THE REVOLVER AND ONE LONG RIFLE FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT. ON 092012, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH DEFENDANT KELLER, WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR THE ABOVE CHARGES. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED, (DOUBLE LOCKED), BEHIND HIS BACK, SECURED IN MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL TO THE DETENTION FACILITY, A DIGITALLY RECORDED INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE DEFENDANT, WHERE HE WAS READ MIRANDA VIA PRE-PRINTED AGENCY ISSUED CARD. UPON DOING SO, THE DEFENDANT WAIVED HIS RIGHTS AND ADVISED THAT HE WANTED TO SPEAK TO ME. UPON QUESTIONING THE DEFENDANT REFERENCE HIS INVOLVEMENT, HE ADVISED THAT ON THE NIGHT OF THE BURGLARY HE AND CO-DEFENDANT MCCARTHY WERE HANGING OUT AT THE VICTIM’S RESIDENCE, HOWEVER THEY LEFT TO DROP OFF A FRIEND. WHILE TRAVELING TO DROP OFF THE FRIEND, HE AND CO-DEFENDANT MCCARTHY DISCUSSED BREAKING IN TO THE VICTIM’S VEHICLE. UPON RETURNING BACK TO THE VICTIM’S RESIDENCE, THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT HE WENT INSIDE TO HANG OUT WITH ANOTHER FRIEND, HOWEVER HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT CO-DEFENDANT MCCARTHY WAS DOING. UPON LEAVING THE RESIDENCE, HE WAS APPROACHED BY CO-DEFENDANT MCCARTY, WHO ADVISED THAT HE HAD BROKEN IN TO THE VEHICLE AND HAD LOADED THE GUNS IN TO HIS VEHICLE. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE RESIDENCE, THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED TO RETURNING TO THE VICTIM’S VEHICLE AND SEARCHED FOR ANY GUNS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MISSED. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT THEY THEN DROVE TO A WOODED AREA OFF EAST WALTON COURT, WHERE CO-DEFENDANT MCCARTHY HID THREE OF THE GUNS IN THE WOODS. THE DEFENDANT ALSO ADVISED THAT DUE TO CO-DEFENDANT MCCARTHY DRIVING, THE DEFENDANT WAS ABLE TO PICK THE BEST FIREARMS, AND ADVISED THAT HE LATER HID THE TWO STOLEN GUNS IN A BARN LOCATED AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED THAT HE WAS BEING CHARGED WITH THE ABOVE CHARGES AND WAS TURNED BACK OVER TO CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. THE DEFENDANT’S BOND WAS SET AT $27,000.00 PER BOND SCHEDULE. |
