| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: NEAL, GARRETT 0676 (AR11123294) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: HP LAPTOP, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), 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(2)C(1); AND did unlawfully traffic in or endeavor to traffic in property that THE DEFENDANT knew or should have known was stolen, to-wit: HP LAPTOP, the property of VICTIM, in violation of Florida Statute 812.019(1). ON 102511, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SUBSTATION AT 4095 NORTH LECANTO HIGHWAY IN BEVERLY HILLS TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM OF A THEFT THAT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, DANELLE ARBOGAST, WHO ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT, MOLLIE ANN MOORE, TOOK HER HP LAPTOP, VALUED AT $499.00, FROM THE RESIDENCE THAT THEY SHARED AT 87 SOUTH HARRISON STREET IN BEVERLY HILLS WITHOUT HER PERMISSION AND PAWNED THE LAPTOP AT DIAMOND RIDGE PAWN IN CRYSTAL RIVER. THE VICTIM SAID SHE AND THE DEFENDANT DISCUSSED PAWNING THE LAPTOP TO GET MONEY TO HELP PAY THE ELECTRIC BILL AT THE RESIDENCE, BUT SHE NEVER GAVE THE DEFENDANT PERMISSION TO PAWN THE LAPTOP. THE VICTIM AND I RESPONDED TO DIAMOND RIDGE PAWN AT 6894 WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY IN CRYSTAL RIVER WHERE HER PROPERTY WAS LOCATED. DENNIS MCGOVERN OF DIAMOND RIDGE PAWN ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT PAWNED THE HP LAPTOP ON 101411 AT 0913 HOURS, RECEIVED $150.00 FOR THE LAPTOP, AND COMPLETED A FLORIDA PAWNBROKER TRANSACTION FORM WHICH SHE SIGNED AND PROVIDED HER RIGHT THUMB PRINT ON INDICATING THAT SHE WAS THE OWNER OF THE LAPTOP AND THAT THE LAPTOP WAS NOT STOLEN. THE VICTIM POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE HP LAPTOP AS HERS AND AN AFFIDAVIT OF PROPERTY OWNER WAS COMPLETED BY THE VICTIM ADVISING THAT SHE DID NOT GIVE ANYONE PERMISSION TO SELL OR PAWN HER HP LAPTOP. I THEN RESPONDED TO 87 SOUTH HARRISON STREET IN BEVERLY HILLS AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT SAID SHE WAS GIVEN PERMISSION BY THE VICTIM TO TAKE THE HP LAPTOP TO HELP PAY FOR THE ELECTRIC BILL AND SAID SHE DID NOT KNOW THAT IT WAS A CRIME TO PAWN THE LAPTOP SINCE SHE WAS GIVEN PERMISSION. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR GRAND THEFT AND DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $2000.00 FOR GRAND THEFT AND $5,000.00 FOR DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY FOR A TOTAL BOND OF $7,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. ALL PAPERWORK THAT WAS COMPLETED WAS TURNED IN TO RECORDS. THE VICTIM WAS ADVISED OF MY NAME AND THIS ASSIGNED CASE NUMBER. "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* |
