| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BEETOW, CHARLES 0295 (AR08103423) DID UNLAWFULLY ENTER OR REMAIN IN A CERTAIN DWELLING OR CURTILAGE THEREOF, LOCATED IN THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID, THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, AS OWNER OR CUSTODIAN THEREOF, WITHOUT SAID PERSON'S CONSENT, WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE THEREIN, TO WIT: GRAND THEFT, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 810.02(3)(B) (AND) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: SEVERAL BOTTLES OF COLOGNE AND NUMEROUS PIECES OF JEWELRY, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), TO WIT: A LARGE AMOUNT OF LOOSE JEWELRY 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 HIS OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 812.014. ON 052508, AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 HOURS, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH VICTIM TWO WHO WAS ABLE TO ADVISE A BETTER DESCRIPTION OF JEWELRY WHICH HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM HER RESIDENCE. THIS DESCRIPTION DID MATCH THE PROPERTY WHICH WAS FOUND IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEFENDANT, MR MICHAEL MEHRINGER. ALSO, VICTIM TWO STATED THAT HER HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT AT HIS PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT IN MARION COUNTY, ALONG WITH HIS MOTHER. ACCORDING TO VICTIM TWO, THE SUSPECT DID ADMIT TO BEING AT THE RESIDENCE AND HAVING IN HIS POSSESSION SEVERAL BOTTLES OF COLOGNE. HOWEVER, HE DID BELIEVE THAT HE THREW THE JEWELRY INTO THE WOODS SOMETIME AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DEPUTY FROM THIS AGENCY. ACCORDING TO VICTIM TWO, THE SUSPECT ALSO MADE THE STATEMENT THAT HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THE JEWELRY THAT HE DID PREVIOUSLY HAVE IN HIS POSSESSION. AFTER GAINING THIS INFORMATION, I DID HAVE A FELLOW DEPUTY MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE SUSPECT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST AND ASKED IF HE COULD SHOW THAT DEPUTY WHERE THE PROPERTY MIGHT BE. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED HE COULD NOT REMEMBER WHERE IT WAS AND COULD NOT HELP ANY FURTHER. THAT SUBJECT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND READ HIM MIRANDA WARNINGS FROM A PREPARED TEXT, TO WHICH HE ADVISED HE UNDERSTOOD AND WOULD SPEAK WITH THIS DEPUTY. HE ADVISED THAT HE ONLY REMEMBERS BEING TAKEN OVER TO THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE BY SOME FRIENDS AND, DUE TO BEING HIGHLY INTOXICATED, HE COULD NOT RECALL ANYTHING ELSE. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT HE DOS NOT EVEN REMEMBER SPEAKING WITH DEPUTY CALLAHAN LATER THAT MORNING IN REFERENCE TO CASE 08050933. I DID ADVISE THE DEFENDANT THAT HE WAS FOUND IN POSSESSION OF NUMEROUS PIECES OF JEWELRY WHICH HAD BEEN SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED BY VICTIM TWO, AND ALSO COLOGNE BELONGING TO VICTIM ONE. THE DEFENDANT AGAIN STATED, THAT HE DOES NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING AND HAD BLACKED OUT BECAUSE OF THE ALCOHOL. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE REMEMBERS WALKING BY WINN DIXIE IN BEVERLY HILLS AND WALKING THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR BURGLARY AND GRAND THEFT, TO WHICH HE STATED HE UNDERSTOOD. THE SUBJECT WAS PROCESSED, BOOKED AND HELD AT $5,000.00 BOND PER BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
