| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: ENTREKIN, GREGORY 1245 (AR13-7478) DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: 0.2 GRAMS OF COCAINE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A); DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: 0.8 GRAMS OF CRACK COCAINE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A); ON 093013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1820 HOURS, I ARRIVED AT 8428 WEST PERIWINKLE LANE, HOMOSASSA, IN REFERENCE TO SUICIDAL THREATS. UPON MY ARRIVAL, DEPUTY RITLI AND I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, MS LINDA BILLICK. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED THAT HER DAUGHTER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS MEGAN RADIGAN, WAS MAKING SUICIDAL THREATS AND WAS WALKING AROUND THE RESIDENCE PUNCHING HERSELF. DEPUTY RITLI AND I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, WHO WAS HOLDING A GALLON JUG OF BLEACH IN HER HANDS, STATING THAT SHE WAS GOING TO DRINK THE BLEACH AND KILL HERSELF. WE WERE ABLE TO CONVINCE HER TO HAND OVER THE BLEACH AND COME OUTSIDE TO SPEAK WITH US. WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE DEFENDANT, SHE ADVISED THAT SHE HAD A DRUG ABUSE HABIT AND HAS NOWHERE TO GO AND JUST WANTS SOME HELP. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT SHE IS TIRED OF ALL OF THE EVENTS IN HER LIFE AND WANTS TO END IT ALL. WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE DEFENDANT, A SEARCH OF HER PERSON AND PURSE WAS CONDUCTED FOR OFFICER SAFETY. WHILE DOING SO, I DISCOVERED A SMALL ZIPLOC BAG WITH A WHITE POWDERY SUBSTANCE INSIDE, THAT BASED ON MY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, I BELIEVED TO BE COCAINE. I ALSO LOCATED A PLASTIC SANDWICH BAG CONTAINING A WHITE ROCK LIKE SUBSTANCE THAT BASED ON MY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, I BELIEVED TO BE CRACK COCAINE. I THEN ADVISED DEPUTY RITLI OF MY FINDINGS. THE TWO SUBSTANCES WERE THEN FIELD TESTED, UTILIZING AN AGENCY ISSUED FIELD TEST KIT, AND BOTH YIELDED POSITIVE RESULTS FOR THE PRESENCE OF COCAINE. THE SMALL ZIPLOC BAG WAS LATER WEIGHED AND FOUND TO BE 0.2 GRAMS, AND THE SANDWICH BAG CONTAINED 0.8 GRAMS OF CRACK COCAINE. A PROPERTY RECEIPT WAS COMPLETED, AND THE NARCOTICS WERE LATER TURNED IN TO CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE EVIDENCE DIVISION. I THEN REQUESTED THAT DISPATCH RECLASSIFY THIS CALL TO A DRUG SCREEN. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST, FOR POSSESSION OF COCAINE. SHE WAS HANDCUFFED, DOUBLE LOCKED BEHIND HER BACK, AND SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. I THEN TRANSPORTED THE DEFENDANT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. UPON ARRIVAL, SHE WAS RELEASED TO DETENTION FACILITY STAFF, FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF COCAINE, WITH HER BOND SET AT $10,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
