| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BLAIR, EDWARD 0469 (AR08102532) did unlawfully take from the person or custody of THE VICTIM, certain property of value, to-wit: TWENTY DOLLARS IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive THE VICTIM of a right to the property or a benefit thereof, by force, violence, assault or putting the said VICTIM in fear, and in the course thereof there WAS carried a deadly weapon, to-wit: A BLACK-HANDLED KNIFE, in violation of Florida Statute 812.13(2)(a) ON 040408 AT APPROXIMATELY 0312 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE INTERSECTION OF WEST FORT ISLAND TRAIL AND US HIGHWAY 19 IN CRYSTAL RIVER IN REFERENCE TO A ROBBERY THAT HAD JUST OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM WHO WAS VERY UPSET AND SHAKING. THE VICTIM STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WHITE MALE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT MR MICHAEL CAPOZZI, HAD APPROACHED HIS VEHICLE WHILE HE WAS PARKED AT THE FORT ISLAND GULF BEACH. HE STATED THE DEFENDANT APPROACHED HIS VEHICLE AND INITIATED A CONVERSATION WHICH ESCALATED TO THE DEFENDANT REMOVING A BLACK-HANDLED POCKET KNIFE FROM HIS REAR RIGHT PANTS POCKET. THE VICTIM STATED THE DEFENDANT ASKED HIM HOW MUCH MONEY HE HAD, TO WHICH THE VICTIM STATED APPROXIMATELY FIFTY DOLLARS. THE VICTIM STATED THE DEFENDANT THEN DEMANDED THAT THE VICTIM GIVE HIM TWENTY DOLLARS AND THE VICTIM COMPLIED BECAUSE HE WAS IN FEAR. DURING THE ALTERCATION THE VICTIM STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT DEMANDED THAT HE GIVE HIM THE BATTERY TO HIS CELLULAR TELEPHONE WHICH HE WOULD PLACE IN THE TRUNK, AT WHICH TIME THE VICTIM COMPLIED. THE VICTIM STATED THE DEFENDANT ALSO REMOVED A CASE OF MOUNTAIN DEW SODA. HE STATED THE DEFENDANT CLOSED THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE AND WALKED TOWARD A WHITE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE (SUV.) THE VICTIM STATED THE WHITE SUV WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SMALL GREEN VEHICLE OCCUPIED BY OTHER SUBJECTS. WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE VICTIM, THIS DEPUTY RELAYED THE VEHICLE INFORMATION TO OTHER UNITS IN THE AREA OF WEST FORT ISLAND TRAIL. THIS DEPUTY WAS NOTIFIED BY DEPUTY CALLAHAN THAT BOTH VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON WEST FORT ISLAND TRAIL. DEPUTY CALLAHAN AND DEPUTY CIANCIA INITIATED TRAFFIC STOPS ON BOTH VEHICLES, RESULTING IN DEPUTY CALLAHAN MAKING CONTACT with the DEFENDANT WHO WAS ASKED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THE DEFENDANT WAS DETAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS INVESTIGATION. THE DEFENDANT WAS SECURED IN HANDCUFFS (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK THIS DEPUTY RESPONDED TO THE SCENE OF THE TRAFFIC STOP, ACCOMPANIED BY THE VICTIM WHO POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE DEFENDANT AS BEING THE SUBJECT WHO HAD DEMANDED MONEY FROM HIM. THIS DEPUTY MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT WHO WAS ADVISED OF HIS MIRANDA WARNINGS VIA PREPRINTED CARD, TO WHICH THE DEFENDANT STATED HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND WOULD SPEAK WITH THIS DEPUTY. THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED TO REMOVING A KNIFE FROM HIS POCKET AND DEMANDING TWENTY DOLLARS FROM THE VICTIM. FURTHERMORE, THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE VICTIM WAS INTIMIDATED WHICH RESULTED IN THE VICTIM GIVING THE DEFENDANT TWENTY DOLLARS. BASED ON THE DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS, HE WAS ADVISED HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ARMED ROBBERY. HE WAS SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE, UPON ARRIVAL, THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $50,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
