| Date of birth: | Aug 10, 1974 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: CANFIELD, LAIRD 0544 (AR12-975) DID DRIVE OR WAS IN ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTROL OF A VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, MODEL GLUE OR ANY SUBSTANCE CONTROLLED UNDER CHAPTER 893 OR CHAPTER 877.111 TO THE EXTENT HER NORMAL FACULTIES WERE IMPAIRED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.193(1). ON 050112 AT APPROXIMATELY 0003 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE AREA OF 2998 WEST CYPRESS DRIVE IN DUNNELLON IN REFERENCE TO A SUBJECT PASSED OUT IN A VEHICLE IN THE ROADWAY. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH DEPUTY CORBIN (0288) WHO WAS ALREADY ON SCENE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND THE ROADWAY WAS DRY WITH NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS. DEPUTY CORBIN HAD MADE CONTACT WITH WITNESS, MR JOHN PATRICK MILEY, WHO ADVISED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING ON WEST CYPRESS DRIVE WHEN HE OBSERVED A VEHICLE DRIVING VERY SLOWLY AND WEAVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. HE THEN OBSERVED THE VEHICLE PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY IN FRONT OF 2998 WEST CYPRESS DRIVE. HE APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED A FEMALE TO BE PASSED OUT AND POSSIBLY INTOXICATED. HE WAS UNABLE TO WAKE THE FEMALE SO HE REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION FOR HER SAFETY AND CONTACTED THIS AGENCY. MR MILEY THEN CONTACTED THE HOMEOWNER/WITNESS, MR LENNY PAUGH JR, AT 3065 WEST CYPRESS DRIVE TO SEE IF HE KNEW WHO THE FEMALE WAS. MR PAUGH ALSO WITNESSED THE FEMALE PASSED OUT IN THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH HER. BOTH WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY STAYED WITH MS PUTNAM AND OBSERVED HER UNTIL DEPUTY CORBIN ARRIVED. AT THIS TIME, I APPROACHED THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS A BLACK FOUR DOOR CHEVROLET BEARING FLORIDA TAG 781TIL, THAT WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. I OBSERVED THE FEMALE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS MELONIE LOVE PUTNAM, IN THE DRIVERâS SEAT. SHE WAS CURLED UPRIGHT LEANING TO THE RIGHT WITH HER HAIR COVERING HER FACE. SHE APPEARED TO BE PASSED OUT AND COULD NOT BE WOKEN UP AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND EVEN AFTER A STERNUM RUB. AT THAT TIME, I REQUESTED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) RESPOND TO THE SCENE TO CHECK ON HER. MEDIC THREE FROM NATURE COAST EMS RESPONDED AND MS PUTNAM REFUSED TREATMENT. I NEXT OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN UNOPENED BOTTLE OF BEER IN A KOZEE IN THE FRONT CENTER CONSOLE AREA OF THE VEHICLE. DEPUTY CORBIN THEN TRIED TO WAKE THE DEFENDANT AND AFTER CONTINUED EFFORTS MS PUTNAM DID WAKE UP. DEPUTY CORBIN BEGAN QUESTIONING HER AND ASKED HER HOW MUCH SHE HAD TO DRINK TO WHICH SHE REPLIED âA LOTâ. DEPUTY CORBIN ASKED HER WHAT SHE HAD DRUNK TO WHICH SHE REPLIED âBEERâ. DEPUTY CORBIN ASKED HER IF SHE KNEW WHERE SHE WAS TO WHICH SHE REPLIED SHE WAS NEAR THE RIVER AND âPARKED TO SLEEP IT OFFâ AND HAD NOT DRIVEN IN A LONG TIME. DEPUTY CORBIN ASKED MS PUTNAM IF SHE HAD HER LICENSE. MS PUTNAM SEARCHED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, SEEMED CONFUSED, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE ONE. DEPUTY CORBIN ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME, I NOTICED THERE WAS A FAINT ODOR OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE EMANATING FROM MS PUTNAMâS BREATH. HER EYES APPEARED TO BE GLASSY AND WATERY AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STAND WITHOUT LEANING ON HER VEHICLE. I OBSERVED THAT MS PUTNAMâS SPEECH WAS THICK TONGUED AND SLURRED. MS PUTNAM ALSO APPEARED CONFUSED ABOUT HER LOCATION AND HOW SHE ENDED UP THERE. I ASKED MS PUTNAM SEVERAL TIMES TO SUBMIT TO FIELD SOBRIETY TASKS WHICH SHE REFUSED. MS PUTNAM WAS THEN HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER PERSON AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. DEPUTY CORBIN STOOD BY WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS LATER TOWED BY PRECISION TOWING. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, MS PUTNAM WAS TURNED OVER TO CORRECTIONAL OFFICER SIBILIA FOR BREATH TESTING. CORRECTIONAL OFFICER SIBILIA ADVISED THAT MS PUTNAM REFUSED TO SUBMIT TO A BREATH TEST. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI) WITH A $500.00 BOND PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A FLORIDA DUI UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, CITATION NUMBER 7166-XGA-4, WITH A COURT APPEARANCE SET BY THE JUDGE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 7052-WLQ-9 FOR PARKING IN THE ROADWAY WITH A $166.00 FINE PAYABLE IN 30 DAYS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. |
| Inmate name: | MELONIE LOVE PUTNAM |
| Arrest number: | 975 |
| Arrest date: | May 1, 2012 |
| Arrest type: | Misdemeanor |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 316.193(1) |
| Charge description: | DUI - Alcohol, Drugs, or Chemical Impairment |
| Bond amount: | $500 |
