| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: STRICKLAND, DALE 0276 (AR10116874) did unlawfully enter or remain in a certain conveyance, to-wit: AN ENCLOSED TRAILER, the property of THE VICTIM, without said person's consent, with the intent to commit an offense therein, to-wit: GRAND THEFT (FIREARM), and the said conveyance was not open to the public at the time, and THE DEFENDANT was not licensed or invited to enter or remain in said conveyance, in violation of Florida Statute 810.02(4)(B) AND; DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: 29 FIREARMS, OF A VALUE GREATER THAN TWENTY-THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000.00), 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)(5); ON 091510, THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TOOK A BURGLARY REPORT OF AN ENCLOSED UTILITY TRAILER WHICH WAS USED TO STORE SEVERAL FIREARMS FOR THE VICTIM'S BUSINESS. THIS BURGLARY OCCURRED AT 1945 NORTH BETTY POINT. THE VICTIM STATED THAT UNKNOWN PERSON(S) HAD ENTERED INTO HIS TRAILER AND REMOVED 29 HANDGUNS AND RIFFLES. THE VICTIM STATED THAT HE WORKS AT the FLEA MARKET AND SELLS THESE FIREARMS. THE VICTIM PROVIDED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH A DESCRIPTION OF EACH FIREARM ALONG WITH the SERIAL NUMBERS. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT A SCOPE WHICH WAS WORTH $800.00, HAD ALSO BEEN TAKEN. THIS DETECTIVE AFTER RECEIVING INFORMATION MADE CONTACT with THE DEFENDANT, MS MELISSA SNYDER, AND ADVISED HER OF MY INVESTIGATION. THE DEFENDANT WAS READ MIRANDA FROM A PREPRINTED CARD, WHERE SHE STATED THAT SHE UNDERSTOOD AND WOULD SPEAK WITH ME. I CONDUCTED A RECORDED INTERVIEW with HER, AND SHE STATED THAT ON AROUND 091510 AT APPROXIMATELY 0100 HOURS, SHE ALONG WITH DEFENDANT NUMBER ONE AND TWO WENT TO THE AREA OF BETTY POINT. THEY HAD GAINED ACCESS BY DRIVING DOWN A ROAD BY THE TRAILER PARK. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE STAYED WITH THE CAR WHILE DEFENDANT NUMBER ONE AND TWO WENT OVER TO GET INTO THE TRAILER. SHE STATED THAT IT WAS SOMETIME BEFORE THEY CAME BACK, AND WHEN THEY RETURNED, THEY RETURNED WITH SEVERAL FIREARMS. SHE ADVISED THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY FOUR BOXES AND SIX CASES FULL OF FIREARMS. SHE ADVISED THAT DEFENDANT NUMBER ONE HAD COME TO HER AND DEFENDANT NUMBER TWO, AND ADVISED THEM THAT HE HAD FOLLOWED THE VICTIM FROM the FLEA MARKET AND KNEW WHERE HE KEPT HIS FIREARMS. SHE FURTHER ADVISED WHEN DEFENDANT ONE AND TWO RETURNED WITH THE FIREARMS, THEY PLACED THEM IN THE REAR OF DEFENDANT NUMBER TWO'S VEHICLE AND THEN THEY ALL GOT IN AND DROVE AWAY. THIS DETECTIVE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE ON 091710, THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD SPOKE WITH DEFENDANT NUMBER TWO IN REFERENCE TO SELLING THE FIREARMS TO DEFENDANT NUMBER ONE. DEFENDANT NUMBER ONE HAD ADVISED THAT HE WAS GOING TO PURCHASE THE FIREARMS FOR $800.00. SOMETIME LATER IN the NIGHT, DEFENDANT NUMBER ONE ARRIVED AT the DEFENDANT'S ADDRESS 1170 EAST AMBERJACK DRIVE, IN ORDER TO PURCHASE THE FIREARMS. this WAS OBSERVED BY DEPUTIES DOING SURVEILLANCE. IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT DEFENDANT NUMBER ONE LEFT THE RESIDENCE IN A WHITE CAR WITH A RED FORD PICK-UP FOLLOWING IT. AFTER CONDUCTING A TRAFFIC STOP ON the SUBJECTS, THIS DETECTIVE OBTAINED INFORMATION FROM A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE WHICH GAVE A WRITTEN STATEMENT STATING THAT SEVERAL OF THE FIREARMS THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN WERE AT THE RESIDENCE WHERE THE DEFENDANT WAS NOW RESIDING. this DETECTIVE ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER DETECTIVES AND DEPUTIES RETURNED TO THE ADDRESS OF 1170 EAST AMBERJACK DRIVE, AND SPOKE TO THE DEFENDANT ALONG WITH THE OCCUPANTS OF the RESIDENCE AND OWNER AND THEY PROVIDED DEPUTIES WITH PERMISSION TO SEARCH. DURING THIS SEARCH, DEPUTIES RECOVERED OVER 20 OF THE MISSING FIREARMS ALONG with OTHER ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN FROM ANOTHER BURGLARY. the DEFENDANT GAVE A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT STATING HER INVOLVEMENT. the DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR PROCESSING WHERE SHE WAS RELEASED ON HER OWN RECOGNIZANCE. "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* |
