| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CASOLA, JOSEPH 0314 (AR11120969) BYRD, JEDIDIAH 0737 KNOWINGLY GAVE FALSE VERIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP OF A 14 KARAT GOLD ROPE CHAIN, A 14 KARAT GOLD CROSS, A 10 KARAT GOLD RING, AND A BROKEN GOLD ROPE CHAIN AND THE DEFENDANT RECEIVED MONEY IN THE AMOUNT OF $95.00 FROM THE AMERICAN TRADING POST PAWNBROKER FOR THE JEWELRY, VALUED AT LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 539.001 (8)(B)(8)(A); AND DID UNLAWFULLY TRAFFIC IN OR ENDEAVOR TO TRAFFIC IN PROPERTY THAT SHE KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOW WAS STOLEN, TO WIT: A 14 KARAT GOLD ROPE CHAIN, A 14 KARAT GOLD CROSS, A 10 KARAT GOLD RING, AND A BROKEN GOLD ROPE CHAIN, THE PROPERTY OF TAMMY TORRES, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 812.019(1); AND DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: A 14 KARAT GOLD ROPE CHAIN, A 14 KARAT GOLD CROSS, A 10 KARAT GOLD RING, AND A BROKEN GOLD ROPE CHAIN , OF THE VALUE OF $100.00 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN $300.00, 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 HER OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, AND THE PROPERTY WAS TAKEN FROM A DWELLING OR FROM THE UNENCLOSED CURTILAGE OF A DWELLING, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 812.014(1) AND 812.014(2)(D). ON 052611, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 221 SOUTH JACKSON STREET BEVERLY HILLS, FLORIDA, AT 0757 HOURS, IN REFERENCE TO A THEFT THAT HAD ALREADY occurred. UPON ARRIVAL AT 0803 HOURS, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, MS TAMMY TORRES, WHO STATED THAT HER DAUGHTER/DEFENDANT, MS MIA TORRES, TOOK A 14 KARAT GOLD ROPE CHAIN, A 14 KARAT GOLD CROSS, A 10 KARAT GOLD RING WITH "NANA" ON IT, AND A BROKEN GOLD ROPE CHAIN FROM HER JEWELRY BOX WHICH WAS LOCATED IN THE VICTIM'S BEDROOM. THE VICTIM STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT TOOK THESE ITEMS ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO THE AMERICAN TRADING POST PAWN SHOP. THE VICTIM STATED THAT SHE DID GIVE THE DEFENDANT ONE OF THE GOLD CHAINS TO WEAR, BUT DID NOT GIVE IT TO HER AS A GIFT. THE VICTIM STATED THAT SHE DID GO TO AMERICAN TRADING POST PAWN SHOP AND IDENTIFIED THAT THE ITEMS WERE IN FACT HERS AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS HER DAUGHTER THAT PAWNED THEM. THE VICTIM STATED THAT THE ITEMS WERE VALUED AT $200.00. THE VICTIM ALSO COMPLETED A SWORN WRITTEN statement ATTESTING TO THE FACT. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH DETECTIVE SHARPE VIA TELEPHONE, WHO CONFIRMED THE PAWN RECORDS THAT THE DEFENDANT DID PAWN THE ABOVE LISTED ITEMS ON 051411 AND 052411, AND THAT SHE DID RECEIVE A TOTAL OF $95.00 FOR THE ITEMS. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, WHO WAS READ HER MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA CARD. SHE AGREED TO SPEAK WITH ME, AT WHICH TIME, SHE STATED POST MIRANDA THAT SHE DID PAWN THE ITEMS AND THAT the VICTIM KNEW ABOUT IT. SHE THEN STATED THAT SHE USED THE MONEY TO BUY FOOD AND CIGARETTES. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, PLACED IN HANDCUFFS (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK, SEARCHED, PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND TRANSPORTED TO THE DETENTION FACILITY FOR PROCESSING. HER BOND WAS SET AT $15,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. "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* |
