| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: STANTON, JOE 0260 (AR11119063) KNOWING HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVILEGE HAD BEEN CANCELLED, SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WHILE SUCH LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE WAS CANCELLED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.34(2) AND DRIVE A MOTORCYCLE ON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WITHOUT HAVING THE PROPER MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT ON HIS DRIVER LICENSE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.57(2) ON 013011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1753 HOURS WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON EAST ARBOR STREET IN INVERNESS, I OBSERVED A GRAY MOTORCYCLE PASS ME GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AT WHICH TIME I HAD ALREADY REACHED COUNTY ROAD 581. UPON GOING THROUGH THE BUSINESS PARKING LOT AND GETTING BACK ONTO EAST ARBOR STREET, THE MOTORCYCLE WAS APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER MILE AHEAD OF ME. WHILE TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON EAST ARBOR STREET, I OBSERVED THE MOTORCYCLE TURN SOUTH ON SOUTH ROBERT BLAKE AVENUE. BY THE TIME I GOT ON SOUTH ROBERT BLAKE AVENUE, THE MOTORCYCLE WAS STILL A COUPLE OF HUNDRED YARDS IN FRONT OF ME. THERE ARE TWO SETS OF CURVES ON SOUTH ROBERT BLAKE AVENUE AND UPON ME REACHING THE FIRST CURVE, I OBSERVED THE MOTORCYCLE AT THE SECOND CURVE BEGIN TO SLIDE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO THE FRONT LAWN AT 4825 SOUTH ROBERT BLAKE AVENUE IN INVERNESS. I IMMEDIATELY ADVISED DISPATCH OF THE CRASH AND EXITED MY PATROL VEHICLE TO CHECK ON THE DRIVER WHO WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MR MICHAEL WAYNE JACKSON. I ASKED MR JACKSON IF HE WAS HURT AND HE STATED NO. I THEN ASKED MR JACKSON FOR HIS DRIVER LICENSE AND EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I HAD BEEN ATTEMPTING TO CATCH UP TO HIM BECAUSE I HAD NOT SEEN A TAG ON HIS MOTORCYCLE. HE STATED HE HAD JUST GOTTEN THE MOTORCYCLE AND WAS TRYING TO GET IT HOME. MR JACKSON PRODUCED A FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD WHICH WAS EXPIRED. I ASKED MR JACKSON IF HE HAD A VALID DRIVER LICENSE AND HE STATED NO. AT THAT TIME, I DETAINED MR JACKSON. HE WAS HANDCUFFED (B\DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK, SEARCHED AND PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE SO I COULD CONTINUE MY INVESTIGATION IN REGARD TO THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH DID NOT HAVE A TAG. TRAFFIC DEPUTY CANFIELD RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, INVESTIGATED THE CRASH AND HAD THE MOTORCYCLE TOWED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REGISTERED, EVEN THOUGH IT DID NOT HAVE A TAG, AND THAT THE REGISTRATION HAD BEEN EXPIRED SINCE 2009. A CHECK IN BOTH NCIC AND FCIC AS WELL AS D.A.V.I.D. REVEALED THAT THE DEFENDANT'S DRIVER LICENSE WAS REVOKED 180 DAYS AS OF 062602 AND WAS SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY ON 122809 FOR FAIL TO PAY TRAFFIC FINES WITH NOTICE GIVEN AND NO RE-INSTATEMENT ON EITHER. IT ALSO REVEALED THAT THE DEFENDANT DID NOT HAVE A MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT. THE DEFENDANT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ADVISED HE WAS BEING ARRESTED FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED (DWLS/R) AND NO PROPER DRIVER LICENSE ENDORSEMENT FOR THE MOTORCYCLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE HE WAS TURNED OVER TO THEIR STAFF. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATIONS, CITATION NUMBER 5018-GJXX, FOR DWLS/R; AND CITATION NUMBER 5019-GJX1, FOR NO PROPER ENDORSEMENT ON DRIVER LICENSE, BOTH WITH A COURT DATE OF 021711 AT 1300 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED CITATION 5017-GJXX, FOR EXPIRED TAG MORE THAN SIX MONTHS. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL OF $750.00, IN ACCORDANCE WITH 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* |
