| Date of birth: | Mar 23, 1976 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: CRUZ, ABNER 0517 (AR2625) MS MELISSA ANN SHRIEVES, DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY HAVE IN HIS/HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: CANNABIS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS MARIJUANA, IN AN AMOUNT OF 20 GRAMS OR LESS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(B). ON 090512 WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON US HIGHWAY 19/SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD, I OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SILVER OLDSMOBILE, WITH ITS LICENSE PLATE LIGHT OUT. THE TAG ON THIS VEHICLE WAS D211IQ. I THEN INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP ON SAID VEHICLE, ACTIVATING MY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE THEN MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO GROVER CLEVELAND, AND PROCEEDED TO PULL INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE WALGREENS. I THEN EXITED MY VEHICLE, AND APPROACHED THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER’S SIDE, AT WHICH TIME I ASKED THE DRIVER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, FOR HER DRIVER'S LICENSE, REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE. I IMMEDIATELY SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF CANNABIS TO BE EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HANDED ME HER DRIVER'S LICENSE WHICH IDENTIFIED HER AS THE DEFENDANT I ASKED HER IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ILLEGAL IN HER VEHICLE, AS I ADVISED HER THAT I SMELLED CANNABIS EMITTING FROM HER VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT APPEARED VERY NERVOUS AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT. I THEN REQUESTED DEPUTY STOKES (0736) AND DEPUTY HRYC (0701) TO RESPOND TO MY LOCATION. DEPUTY HRYC RESPONDED WITH HIS CANINE PARTNER ZEUS, AND CONDUCTED AN EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. DEPUTY HRYC ADVISED ME THAT ZEUS HAD ALERTED FOR THE PRESENCE OF NARCOTICS THE DEFENDANT THEN STATED TO ME THAT THERE WAS A PINK BAG UNDER THE PASSENGER’S SIDE DOOR, WHICH CONTAINED SOME CANNABIS AND ALSO POSSIBLY A GRINDER. DEPUTY STOKES THEN RETRIEVED THE BAG FROM UNDER THE SEAT, WHICH WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN CANNABIS (6.3 GRAMS) AND A SMALL METAL GRINDER WITH CANNABIS RESIDUE. ALSO, IN THE ASHTRAY OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED HALF OF A BLUNT THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT SHE HAD GIVEN A RIDE TO AN UNKNOWN MALE EARLIER THAT DAY, AND HE HAD ASKED HER HOLD THESE ITEMS FOR HIM UNTIL HE RETURNED LATER ON. NORTH OTHER CONTRABAND WAS LOCATED IN THE VEHICLE THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN ISSUED NOTICE TO APPEAR CITATION NUMBER 17293; WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE ON 092012 AT 1300 HOURS. SHE WAS ALSO ISSUED CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WRITTEN WARNING 343526B FOR THE TAG LIGHT BEING OUT. THE DEFENDANT WAS RELEASED ON SCENE AND ALL EVIDENCE WAS TURNED INTO CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE EVIDENCE LOCKER. ALL PERTINENT PAPERWORK WAS TURNED INTO CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECORDS DIVISION. |
| Arrest date: | Sep 5, 2012 |
| Booking number: | 2625 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
