| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: MARSHALL, AIDAN 0453 (AR08106243) did knowingly, willfully and feloniously be in the actual or constructive possession of a controlled substance, to wit: CRACK COCAINE IN THE AMOUNT OF POSSIBLY SIX GRAMS, in violation of Florida Statute 893.13(6)(a). ON 111308 AT APPROXIMATELY 1611 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO 5939 SOUTH BENNETT POINT IN HOMOSASSA WITH OFFICER JAMES GUTCH AND OFFICER PAMELA RAINES, BOTH OF WHOM ARE STATE PROBATION OFFICERS. THE RESPONSE TO THE RESIDENCE WAS IN REFERENCE TO A PLANNED SEARCH OF THE DEFENDANT, MS MICHELLE STEVENSON'S, RESIDENCE AND/OR VEHICLE. UPON ARRIVAL, I made CONTACT WITH OFFICER GUTCH, WHO WAS SPEAKING TO MS STEVENSON IN THE FRONT YARD OF THE RESIDENCE. OFFICER GUTCH INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD JUST OBSERVED MS STEVENSON COME HOME TO THE RESIDENCE AND EXIT A WHITE PICKUP TRUCK JUST PRIOR TO HIM MAKING CONTACT with HER IN THE FRONT YARD. AT THIS TIME, OFFICER GUTCH ADVISED MS STEVENSON OF THE SEARCH OF HER RESIDENCE DUE TO THE FACT SHE WAS ON FELONY DRUG OFFENDER PROBATION AND HAD JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED A FIVE YEAR SUSPENDED STATE PRISON SENTENCE. MS STEVENSON WAS COOPERATIVE AND ADVISED MR GUTCH THAT HE WAS FREE TO SEARCH THE PREMISES OR ANY VEHICLES LOCATED ON THE PREMISES, AT WHICH TIME I BEGAN SPEAKING WITH MS STEVENSON, WHO IS KNOWN TO ME THROUGH SEVERAL CALLS FOR SERVICE AT HER RESIDENCE. I ASKED MS STEVENSON THROUGH CONVERSATION IF SHE HAD ANY WEAPONS, NARCOTICS, OR OTHER CONTRABAND ON OR ABOUT HER PERSON TO WHICH SHE STATED NO. I THEN ASKED MS STEVENSON IF SHE MINDED IF OFFICER RAINES FROM STATE PROBATION CONDUCTED AN EXTERIOR PAT DOWN OF HER PERSON TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION WAS CORRECT. AT THIS TIME, MS STEVENSON WAS EXTREMELY COOPERATIVE AND STATED THAT OFFICER RAINES WAS FREE TO PAT HER DOWN. DUE TO THE FACT SHE WAS A FEMALE, OFFICER RAINES ASKED MS STEVENSON TO TURN AWAY FROM ME FOR HER PRIVACY, AT WHICH TIME, MS STEVENSON RAISED HER HANDS IN THE AIR. UPON RAISING HER HANDS INTO THE AIR, OFFICER RAINES ADVISED ME THAT SHE HAD OBSERVED A PLASTIC BAGGIE CONSISTENT WITH A BAGGIE USED TO CONCEAL NARCOTICS LOCATED NEAR THE LEFT BREAST OF MS STEVENSON. AT THAT TIME, MS STEVENSON ATTEMPTED TO COVER UP THE BAGGIE WITH HER LEFT ARM. OFFICER RAINES ASKED MS STEVENSON TO CONSENT TO REMOVING THE SUSPECTED CONTRABAND FROM HER BRA. MS STEVENSON CONSENTED TO OFFICER RAINES, REMOVING TWO PLASTIC BAGGIES WHICH CONTAINED A WHITE SOLID SUBSTANCE KNOWN TO ME TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF CRACK COCAINE. AT THIS TIME, MS STEVENSON WAS HANDCUFFED IN THE FRONT AND ASKED TO BE SEATED ON THE FRONT PORCH STEPS. THE WHITE SUBSTANCE WAS FIELD TESTED POSITIVE FOR COCAINE, AT WHICH TIME, MS STEVENSON WAS READ MIRANDA VIA PREPRINTED CARD. SHE ADVISED SHE UNDERSTOOD AND WISHED TO SPEAK WITH THIS DEPUTY. AFTER READING MIRANDA, OFFICER GUTCH ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD LOCATED IN MS STEVENSON'S PURSE A LARGE AMOUNT OF UNITED STATES CURRENCY TOTALING $1,868 WHICH CONSISTED OF 81 $20 BILLS, 4 $50 BILLS, 3 $10 BILLS, 3 $5 BILLS, AND 3 $1 BILLS. UPON SPEAKING WITH MS STEVENSON, SHE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IN THE PAST SHE HAD SOLD COCAINE AND COULD NOT SUBSTANTIATE ANY TYPE OF CURRENT EMPLOYMENT WHICH WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE AMOUNT OF CASH OF WHICH SHE WAS CURRENTLY IN POSSESSION. MS STEVENSON STATED THAT THE CRACK COCAINE WAS HERS AND THAT SHE HAD JUST DUG IT UP AT AN UNKNOWN LOCATION IN THE STATE FOREST WHERE SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY BURIED THE COCAINE. MS STEVENSON DENIED USE OF COCAINE AND DID NOT APPEAR TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY ALCOHOL OR NARCOTICS. MS STEVENSON DID MAKE STATEMENTS THAT THE REASON SHE WAS IN POSSESSION OF COCAINE WAS IN ORDER FOR HER TO SELL THE COCAINE FOR A STREET VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $500 TO $600 IN ORDER FOR HER TO PAY FOR HER VEHICLE REPAIRS. AT THIS TIME, THE COCAINE AND MONEY WERE PACKAGED AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT K-9 DEPUTY RITLI, WHO WAS ALREADY ON SCENE, COUNTED THE CURRENCY WITH THIS DEPUTY TO INSURE ACCURACY. AT THIS TIME, OFFICER GUTCH AND OFFICER RAINES ADVISED ME THAT A FURTHER SEARCH OF MS STEVENSON'S RESIDENCE HAD REVEALED NO FURTHER CONTRABAND. MS STEVENSON WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE UNITED STATES CURRENCY WAS PACKAGED FOR FORFEITURE AND APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK WAS COMPLETED AND TURNED IN TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (CCSO). CRACK COCAINE WAS PACKAGED AND LATER TURNED IN TO THE CCSO EVIDENCE DIVISION. ALL EVIDENCE WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AND TURNED IN TO THE CCSO EVIDENCE DIVISION. DUE TO THE FACT PROBABLE CAUSE EXISTED FOR THE VIOLATION OF MS STEVENSON'S STATE PROBATION AND THE FACT SHE WAS RECENTLY SENTENCED TO A FIVE YEAR SUSPENDED PRISON TERM BY THE HONORABLE JUDGE RICHARD HOWARD, THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT . *NOT-EXEMPT* |
