| Date of birth: | Oct 15, 1978 |
| Hair: | Black |
| Eyes: | Brown |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: NOVY, JOHN 0221 (AR10112728) DID KNOWINGLY AND UNLAWFULLY BE IN ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION OF 300 OR MORE CANNABIS PLANTS IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 893.135(1)(A). DID AGREE CONSPIRE COMBINE OR CONFEDERATE WITH ANOTHER PERSON TO COMMIT TRAFFICKING IN CANNABIS. IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.135(5). DID OWN LEASE OR RENT A STRUCTURE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE PLACE OR STRUCTURE WILL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF CONTROL SUBSTANCE FOR THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.1351(1). IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO USE OR POSSESS WITH THE INTENT TO USE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA TO PLANT PROPAGATE CULTIVATE, GROW, HARVEST, MANUFACTURE, COMPOUND, CONVERT, PRODUCE, PROCESS, PREPARE, TEST, ANALYZE, PACK, REPACK, STORE, CONTAIN OR CONCEAL A CONTROL SUBSTANCE IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.147(1) (A). ON 010710 YOUR AFFIANT AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TACTICAL UNIT CONDUCTED A SEARCH WARRANT INVESTIGATION AT 1725 EAST FLETCHER STREET IN HERNANDO AND ALSO AT 763 EAST GAINES LANE IN HERNANDO. THESE RESIDENCES WERE BOTH RELATED TO EACH OTHER IN THIS INVESTIGATION. ON 010710 YOUR AFFIANT MET WITH JUDGE DAN MERRITT WHO REVIEWED AND SIGNED SAID SEARCH WARRANTS. AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 HOURS YOUR AFFIANT AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TACTICAL UNIT RESPONDED TO 1725 EAST FLETCHER STREET TO EXECUTE THE FIRST SEARCH WARRANT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE RESIDENCE IT APPEARED THAT NO ONE WAS HOME BECAUSE NO ONE CAME TO THE DOOR WHEN WE KNOCKED AND ANNOUNCED OUR PRESENCE. ENTRY WAS MADE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE RESIDENCE AND NO OCCUPANTS WERE FOUND DIRECTLY IN THE RESIDENCE. UPON CLEARING THE REST OF THE RESIDENCE AND PROPERTY AN ADDITION WAS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RESIDENCE ADJACENT TO THE POOL. ENTRY WAS MADE INTO THIS ROOM WHERE THERE WERE NUMEROUS MARIJUANA PLANTS APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET TALL. ONCE ENTRY WAS MADE INTO THE ROOM TWO HISPANIC MALES WERE LOCATED AND SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. ONCE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY THOSE HISPANIC MALES WERE SEARCHED AND ESCORTED TO THE GARAGE AREA OF THE RESIDENCE. UPON FURTHER CLEARING OF THE PROPERTY TWO SHEDS AND ONE BARN WERE ALSO FOUND TO BE GROWING MARIJUANA WHERE NUMEROUS OTHER PLANTS WERE LOCATED. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA PLANTS LOCATED AT THIS RESIDENCE WAS 81. AS THIS WAS OCCURRING DEPUTY BOBBY LAMBERT OBSERVED A HISPANIC FEMALE THAT WAS ALSO A SUSPECT IN THIS CASE DRIVE BY IN A FORD F150 AT WHICH TIME YOUR AFFIANT REQUESTED HE CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP AND DETAIN THE HISPANIC FEMALE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS INVESTIGATION. THE HISPANIC FEMALE WAS DETAINED AND THEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE RESIDENCE. ALL SUBJECTS WERE READ THE SEARCH WARRANT IN ITS ENTIRETY FROM DEPUTY CRUZ IN SPANISH. THE HISPANIC FEMALE AND TWO HISPANIC MALES ALLEGED THEY DID NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. AT THIS TIME AN ADDITIONAL SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED AT 763 EAST GAINES LANE IN HERNANDO. UPON MAKING CONTACT AT THIS RESIDENCE NO ONE CAME TO THE DOOR AND THE DOOR WAS BREACHED WHERE NO SUBJECTS WERE LOCATED INSIDE HOWEVER MANY MARIJUANA PLANTS WERE LOCATED INSIDE. THIS RESIDENCE HAD APPROXIMATELY SEVEN GROW ROOMS TOTALING 322 PLANTS. AT THIS TIME THE SEARCH WARRANT WAS READ TO THE RESIDENTS AND A FURTHER SEARCH OF THE RESIDENCE TOOK PLACE. DEPUTY CARRERAS AND DEPUTY CRUZ THEN CONDUCTED AN INTERVIEW IN SPANISH WITH THE DEFENDANT WHOSE NAME IS MICHAEL MARTINEZ WHO WAS LOCATED INSIDE THE GROW ROOM ON FLETCHER STREET. THIS INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED AFTER THE DEFENDANT WAS READ MIRANDA IN SPANISH AND ADVISED HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND WOULD SPEAK WITH US. THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED TO WORKING WITH DEFENDANT TWO, MR LUIS BALVERDE ON THIS MARIJUANA GROW OPERATION. THE DEFENDANT AND CO-DEFENDANT WORK TOGETHER TO CULTIVATE MANAGE, AND PRODUCE THE MARIJUANA ON A DAILY BASIS. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE LIVES AT THE RESIDENCE ON GAINES LANE BUT OFTEN ASSIST MR BALVERDE, THE CO-DEFENDANT, WITH THE MARIJUANA GROW OPERATION ON FLETCHER STREET. THE DEFENDANT DID STATE THAT HE WAS RENTING HIS RESIDENCE FROM THE OWNER FOR APPROXIMATELY $1200.00 PER MONTH BUT RECENTLY HAS NOT HAD THE MONEY TO PAY HIS RENT. THE DEFENDANT DID STATE THAT HE HAS LIVED HERE SINCE MAY OF 2009 AND WAS EMPLOYED BY GROWING THE MARIJUANA. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA PLANTS BETWEEN BOTH RESIDENCES IS 403 PLANTS. THE DEFENDANT WAS ARRESTED AND TRANSPORTED TO CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY BY DEPUTY LAKATIS AND CHARGED WITH THE ABOVE OFFENSES. THE DEFENDANT IS A RESIDENT ALIEN FROM CUBA AND THEREFORE IS A FLIGHT RISK. YOUR AFFIANT REQUESTED NO BOND TO BE PLACED ON THE DEFENDANT AND HIS CO-CONSPIRATORS. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
| Inmate status: | Felony Misdemeanor County/Municipal Traffic Ordinance Warrant/Capias |
| Initial receipt date: | Sep 2, 2010 |
| Facility: | MARION C.I. |
| DC number: | C04826 |
| Current custody: | CLOSE |
| Arrest date: | Jan 7, 2010 |
| Booking number: | 10112728 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Release date: | Sep 15, 2012 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Sentence length: | 3Y 0M 0D |
| Discharge date: | Aug 11, 2010 |
| Offense date: | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Offense: | POSS PLACE TRAFF/MAN SUBST |
| County: | CITRUS |
| Case number: | 1000026 |
| Code: | 893.135(1)(A) |
| Charge description: | TRAFFICKING IN MARIJUANA |
| Bond amount: | $0 |
| Code: | 893.135(5) |
| Charge description: | AGREE/CONSPIRE WITH ANOTHER TO COMMIT VIIOL OF SUBSECTION 1 |
| Bond amount: | $0 |
| Code: | 893.1351(1) |
| Charge description: | LEASE/RENT PLACE OR STRUCTURE FOR PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING |
| Bond amount: | $0 |
| Code: | 893.147(1)(A) |
| Charge description: | PLANT/GROW/HARVEST/MFG CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE/DRUG PH |
| Bond amount: | $0 |
