| Date of birth: | Apr 30, 1979 |
| Hair: | Brown |
| Eyes: | Brown |
| Supervision type: | DRUG OFFENDER PROBATION |
| Supervision begin date: | Jul 1, 2013 |
| Scheduled termination date: | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Inmate status: | ACTIVE |
| DC number: | U48763 |
| Current location: | TAVARES |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED By: BYRD, JEDIDIAH 0737 (AR12-3067) did knowingly, actually and intentionally COMMIT AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON DEPUTY JEDIDIAH BYRD, a LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, against the will of that person while knowing that the said OFFICER was engaged in a lawful performance of HIS legal duties; TO WIT: SHOT AN ARROW AT THE DEPUTY MISSING HIM BY ABOUT THREE OR FOUR FEET, in violation of Florida Statute 784.07. ON 100712, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 8921 NORTH LILY DRIVE IN DUNNELLON, IN REFERENCE TO A SUICIDAL PERSON. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE MOTHER AND FATHER OF THE DEFENDANT, WHO WAS IDENTIFIED AS MR NICHOLAS CASPARY. PARENTS ADVISED THAT THEIR SON HAS BEEN VERY DEPRESSED BECAUSE HIS WIFE HAS DIVORCED HIM AND ANOTHER GIRLFRIEND HAD JUST RECENTLY LEFT HIM. THEY ADVISED THAT HE WAS IN THE BACKYARD OF HIS RESIDENCE and HAD A BOW-N-ARROW IN HIS POSSESSION. I ENTERED the RESIDENCE WITH the PARENTS. THEY WERE LEADING ME to the BACKYARD. AS WE ALL ENTERED the BACK LANAI AREA I YELLED TOWARDS NICHOLAS, âWHERE YOU AT? WHAT ARE YOU DOINGâ WHAT IS GONG ON? SHERIFFâS OFFICEâ and THEN AT THAT TIME AN ARROW CAME THROUGH THE SCREEN LODGING ITSELF IN THE FRAME OF THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR LEADING INTO THE BEDROOM MISSING MYSELF AND THE DEFENDANTâS FATHER BY THREE TO FOUR FEET. AT FIRST I TOLD HIM TO PUT DOWN HIS WEAPON, TO WHICH HE TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD AND SHOOT HIM BECAUSE THAT WAS WHAT HE WANTED ME TO DO. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO LIVE ANY LONGER. I THEN BACKED OUT OF THE RESIDENCE AND CALLED FOR MORE UNITS TO RESPOND TO MY LOCATION. DEPUTY DEARDEN (0363) ARRIVED ON SCENE AND PULLED HIS VEHICLE TO the EAST SIDE OF THE RESIDENCE SHINING HIS SPOTLIGHT ON THE DEFENDANT IN the BACKYARD. THE DEFENDANT WAS SITTING NEXT TO THE FIRE HOLDING HIS BOW WITH AN ARROW LOADED. HE ADVISED HE WAS NOT GOING TO PUT DOWN the BOW-N-ARROW OR TALK TO US. SERGEANT SHEPHARD WAS CONTACTED AND ARRIVED ON SCENE, ALONG WITH LT VICK. SGT SHEPHARD ADVISED THAT SINCE the DEF, WAS NOT GOING TO COOPERATE AND PUT DOWN HIS WEAPON THAT WE WERE GOING TO USE NON LETHAL BEAN BAG ROUNDS ON THE DEFENDANT. AT THAT TIME, SGT SHEPHARD FIRED TWO NON LETHAL BEAN BAG ROUNDS AT the DEFENDANT. SGT GLAZE, DEPUTY MACIAS (0716) AND I WERE STACKED ON the WEST SIDE OF THE RESIDENCE WITH A SHIELD. AT THAT TIME, SGT SHEPHARD FIRED the BEAN BAG ROUNDS AT THE DEFENDANT. WE CAME AROUND THE WEST SIDE OF THE RESIDENCE and ORDERED the DEFENDANT TO the GROUND, TO WHICH HE COMPLIED. THE DEFENDANT WAS DETAINED THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED IN the REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL CAR. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARRIVED ON SCENE AND THEY ADVISED HE NEEDED TO BE TRANSPORTED TO CITRUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (CMH) FOR FURTHER TREATMENT. THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO CMH WHERE HE WAS MEDICALLY CLEARED. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR PROCESSING. HE WAS ADVISED HE WAS BEING ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. HIS BOND WAS SET AT $5,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE BEAN BAG ROUNDS WERE RECOVERED AND THEY WERE INTACT WHICH INDICATED THE DEFENDANTâS BODY WAS NO PENETRATED BY ANY OF THE PELLETS. the DEFENDANTâS WEAPON WAS TURNED INTO EVIDENCE, WHICH INCLUDED A BOW AND ONE ARROW. ALSO, the TWO BEAN BAG ROUNDS WERE TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE. |
| Inmate name: | NICHOLAS STEVEN CASPARY |
| Arrest number: | 3067 |
| Arrest date: | Oct 7, 2012 |
| Arrest type: | Felony |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Discharge date: | Jul 1, 2013 |
| Offense date: | Oct 7, 2012 |
| Offense: | SHOOT/THROW MISSILE-BLDG/VEH. |
| County: | CITRUS |
| Community supervision length: | 3Y 0M 0D |
| Case number: | 1201064 |
| Code: | 784.07 Aggravated |
| Charge description: | Aggravated Assault/Battery of LEO/Firefighter/EMS Provider/Public Transit Employee |
| Bond amount: | $5,000 |
