| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HUGHES, JAMES 0500 (AR13-8188) DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: APPROXIMATELY ONE GRAM OF METHAMPHETAMINE LOCATED IN THE DEFENDANTâS WALLET, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A). ON 120213, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 HOURS, WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD, I OBSERVED A RED TWO DOOR VEHICLE TRAVELING IN FRONT OF ME THAT HAD A BRAKE LIGHT WHICH DID NOT HAVE A RED LENS OVER A CLEAR BULB. I INITIATED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE VEHICLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CYPRESS BOULEVARD AND SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS NATASHA LEFEBVRE, I ADVISED HER THAT THE REASON FOR THE STOP WAS HER BRAKE LIGHT AND SHE ADVISED THAT SHE UNDERSTOOD. I ASKED HER TO PROVIDE ME WITH HER DRIVER'S LICENSE, REGISTRATION AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. I RESPONDED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE AND RAN THE DEFENDANTâS INFORMATION THROUGH NCIC/FCIC. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN ISSUED A WRITTEN WARNING FOR HER BRAKE LIGHT. DEPUTY CRUZ ARRIVED AS BACK UP, AS I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER AGAIN. I ASKED HER IF THERE WERE ANY ILLEGAL DRUGS OR CONTRABAND IN THE VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME SHE ADVISED THAT SHE MAY HAVE ILLEGAL DRUGS IN THE VEHICLE AND THAT SHE WAS UNSURE. SHE ADVISED THAT THERE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT OF âWEEDâ, BUT SHE WAS UNSURE OF THE LOCATION. AT THAT TIME, I ASKED HER IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE IN THE VEHICLE, WHERE SHE STATED YES. SHE THEN OPENED HER WALLET AND REMOVED A FOLDED UP piece OF PAPER FROM HER SIDE POCKET IN HER WALLET. SHE ADVISED THAT IT WAS METHAMPHETAMINE AND THAT SHE WAS TRANSPORTING IT FOR HER FRIEND. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF I COULD SEARCH THE VEHICLE AND SHE STATED YES. I ASKED HER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME I OBSERVED A BABY IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I ASKED HER HOW OLD THE BABY WAS AND SHE ADVISED THAT HE WAS ONE MONTH OLD. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO REMOVE THE BABY AND THEY WERE BOTH BROUGHT BACK TO DEPUTY CRUZâ VEHICLE. A SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE MET with NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE METHAMPHETAMINE WAS TESTED BY AN AGENCY ISSUED FIELD TEST KIT, WHICH YIELDED POSITIVE RESULTS FOR METHAMPHETAMINE. THE METHAMPHETAMINE WAS WEIGHED ON SCENE, WITH AN APPROXIMATE TOTAL WEIGHT OF ONE GRAM, INCLUDING THE PAPER. AT THAT TIME, DCF (DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY) WAS CONTACTED WHILE ON SCENE, WHERE I SPOKE TO OFFICER MARQUETTE, OPERATOR 0280, WHO ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD BE TAKING A REPORT. I EXPLAINED TO THE DEFENDANT THAT SHE WAS GOING TO JAIL AND ASKED IF ANYONE WAS ABLE TO PICK UP HER CHILD THAT WOULD NOT TEST POSITIVE FOR DRUGS AND SHE ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOT. I WAS THEN CONTACTED BY DCF INVESTIGATOR JASON FOX, WHO ADVISED THAT HE WOULD MEET DEPUTY CRUZ AT THE JAIL TO PICK UP THE BABY. ALL OF THE BABYâS BOTTLES AND DIAPER BAG WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND PLACED IN DEPUTY CRUZ VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE WAS SECURED AND LEFT AT THE SCENE PER THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE. SHE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK AND PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. BOTH PARTIES WERE TRANSPORTED TO CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. WHILE TALKING with THE DEFENDANT, SHE ADVISED THAT SHE HAD LAST USED METHAMPHETAMINE AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 HOURS. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE HAD AN ONGOING DCF CASE IN REFERENCE TO HER TESTING POSITIVE FOR METHAMPHETAMINE WHEN THE BABY WAS BORN. ALL OF THIS INFORMATION WAS RELAYED TO INVESTIGATOR FOX. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE JAIL, THE DEFENDANT WAS TURNED OVER TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY STAFF FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING, WHERE HER BOND WAS SET AT $5,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED WRITTEN WARNING NUMBER 349138B, FOR A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT. THE METHAMPHETAMINE WAS PACKAGED AND TURNED INTO EVIDENCE. |
