| Date of birth: | Oct 28, 1989 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: CHENOWETH, JACOB 0708 (AR12-2292) ON 080712 AT APPROXIMATELY 2246 HOURS, I WAS RUNNING STATION RADAR ON WEST HOMOSASSA TRAIL JUST SOUTH OF SOUTH EASTPARK WAY. I OBSERVED A BLUE PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND AND ESTIMATED THE VEHICLE’S SPEED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) IN A POSTED 30 MPH SPEED ZONE. I ACTIVATED MY FRONT RADAR ANTENNA, HEARD A CLEAR AUDIO DOPPLER TONE AND OBSERVED A READ-OUT OF 47 MPH. I THEN INITIATED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE VEHICLE BEARING FLORIDA TAG 6916IX AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST HOMOSASSA TRAIL AND SOUTH OHIO AVENUE IN HOMOSASSA. I MADE CONTACT WITH DRIVER, IDENTIFIED AS MR RYAN NADEAU, AND ADVISED HIM OF THE REASON FOR THE TRAFFIC STOP. I ASKED MR NADEAU FOR HIS DRIVER’S LICENSE, THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND PROOF OF VEHICLE INSURANCE. MR NADEAU ADVISED HE DID NOT HAVE HIS FLORIDA DRIVER’S LICENSE ON HIM BUT DID PROVIDE THE INSURANCE CARD AND REGISTRATION FOR THE VEHICLE. MR NADEAU ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BELONGED TO THE PASSENGER/DEFENDANT, MR NICHOLAS KAUFMAN, WHO ALSO DID NOT HAVE HIS DRIVER’S LICENSE WITH HIM. I RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE AND CONDUCTED A CHECK THROUGH THE D.A.V.I.D. SYSTEM WHICH REVEALED THAT MR NADEAU DID HAVE A VALID FLORIDA DRIVER’S LICENSE. I THEN REQUESTED CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO RESPOND TO MY LOCATION TO CONDUCT A CANINE EXTERIOR SNIFF ON THE VEHICLE. CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO ARRIVED ON SCENE AND WE APPROACHED THE VEHICLE. WE ADVISED THE DRIVER TO ROLL UP HIS WINDOWS AND TURN THE VEHICLE ENGINE OFF. MR NADEAU ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE’S WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL UP BECAUSE THEY WERE BROKEN. CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO ASKED MR NADEAU TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO ASKED IF HE HAD ANYTHING ILLEGAL ON HIS PERSON AND WAS GRANTED PERMISSION FOR A SEARCH OF MR NADEAU’S PERSON. I THEN STOOD BY WITH MR NADEAU WHILE CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO RESPONDED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND REQUESTED THAT THE DEFENDANT EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT COMPLIED AND CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO OBSERVED A GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE ON THE DEFENDANT’S LEFT UPPER LEG. CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO RECOGNIZED THIS SUBSTANCE AS MARIJUANA THROUGH HIS TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE. CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO TOLD THE DEFENDANT HE NEEDED TO BE HONEST, AT WHICH TIME THE DEFENDANT ADVISED HE HAD SHOVED SOME MARIJUANA DOWN THE FRONT OF HIS PANTS. THE DEFENDANT SHOOK HIS LEFT LEG AND THE MARIJUANA FELL OUT THE BOTTOM OF HIS LEFT PANT LEG ON TO THE GROUND. THE MARIJUANA WAS COLLECTED AND THE DEFENDANT WAS SEARCHED. NO OTHER CONTRABAND WAS LOCATED. CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO AND CANINE CONAN THEN CONDUCTED AN EXTERIOR SNIFF ON THE VEHICLE. CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO ADVISED THAT CANINE CONAN ALERTED ON THE VEHICLE. WHILE SEARCHING THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHERE THE DEFENDANT HAD BEEN SEATED, I LOCATED TWO ADDITIONAL MARIJUANA BUDS. ALL MARIJUANA WAS COLLECTED, PACKAGED AND LATER TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT HOW MUCH MARIJUANA HE HAD, TO WHICH HE REPLIED HE HAD JUST PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY SIX GRAMS AND HAD SMOKED MARIJUANA PRIOR TO BEING STOPPED. THE APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF THE MARIJUANA COLLECTED WAS SIX GRAMS. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR POSSESSION OF CANNABIS IN AN AMOUNT UNDER TWENTY GRAMS AND ISSUED MISDEMEANOR NOTICE TO APPEAR CITATION NUMBER 18608 WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE DATE ON 082312 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE DEFENDANT SIGNED A PROPERTY RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE MARIJUANA WAS TAKEN FROM HIS POSSESSION. THE PROPERTY RECEIPT WAS TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE ALONG WITH THE PACKAGED MARIJUANA. A COPY OF THE PROPERTY RECEIPT WAS TURNED IN TO RECORDS. MR NADEAU WAS ISSUED WRITTEN WARNING NUMBER 328511B, FOR FAILURE TO DISPLAY DRIVER’S LICENSE UPON REQUEST AND WRITTEN WARNING NUMBER 328510B, FOR UNLAWFUL SPEED, 47 MPH IN A POSTED 30 MPH SPEED ZONE. MR NADEAU AND THE DEFENDANT WERE THEN RELEASED ON SCENE. DURING THE ENTIRE INVESTIGATION, THE DEFENDANT WAS HONEST AND RESPECTFUL. |
| Inmate status: | Misdemeanor |
| Arrest date: | Aug 8, 2012 |
| Booking number: | 2292 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 893.13(6)(B) |
| Charge description: | Possession Cannabis (Less than 20 Grams) |
