| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY : DALTON, CREGG 0683 (13-19611) (AR13-4468) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: CANNABIS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS MARIJUANA, IN AN AMOUNT OF 20 GRAMS OR LESS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(B). DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO USE, OR DID UNLAWFULLY USE, AN OBJECT INTENDED OR DESIGNED FOR USE IN STORING, CONCEALING OR INJECTING, INGESTING, INHALING OR OTHERWISE INTRODUCING INTO THE HUMAN BODY, A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: ROLLING PAPERS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.147(1). ON 021213, WHILE PERFORMING MY NORMAL DUTIES AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AT CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS NOTIFIED BY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR MR DEON COPELAND THAT HE HAD FOUND A GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE AND SOME ROLLING PAPERS ON A STUDENT AND NEEDED MY ASSISTANCE. MR COPELAND STATED THAT A STAFF MEMBER HAD NOTIFIED STUDENT SERVICES THAT THERE WAS A STUDENT IN CLASS THAT APPEARED TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NARCOTICS, SMELLED OF MARIJUANA AND NEEDED AN ADMINISTRATOR TO RESPOND. MR COPELAND ESCORTED THE STUDENT/DEFENDANT, MR NICK TATE, TO HIS OFFICE AT THAT TIME AND SEARCHED HIM. MR COPELAND STATED THAT HE LOCATED A GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE WHICH WAS IN A CLEAR PLASTIC BAG IN THE DEFENDANTâS RIGHT SHOE. MR COPELAND LOCATED THE ROLLING PAPERS IN THE DEFENDANTâS RIGHT FRONT POCKET. MR COPELAND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY MORE ILLEGAL CONTRABAND. MR COPELAND THEN CONTACTED THIS DEPUTY AND REQUESTED MY ASSISTANCE. ON 021213, UPON ENTERING MR COPELANDâS OFFICE, BASED ON MY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, I IMMEDIATELY DETECTED THE ODOR OF MARIJUANA EMITTING FROM THE DEFENDANTâS IMMEDIATE AREA. THE DEFENDANTâS EYES WERE EXTREMELY GLASSY, HIS MANNERISMS WERE VERY SLOW MOVING AND LETHARGIC AND HIS SPEECH WAS SLURRED, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. MR COPELAND THEN HANDED ME THE GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE WHICH WAS STILL IN THE PLASTIC BAG AS WELL AS THE ROLLING PAPERS HE HAD FOUND ON THE DEFENDANT. UTILIZING A FIELD TESTING KIT ISSUED TO ME BY THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, A SAMPLE OF THE GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE WAS TESTED FOR MARIJUANA LIKE MATERIALS. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED A POSITIVE RESULT FOR MARIJUANA LIKE MATERIAL. THE MARIJUANA WAS THEN WEIGHED UTILIZING A DIGITAL SCALE AND RETURNED WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT OF .5 GRAMS. AS I BEGAN TESTING THE MARIJUANA, THE DEFENDANT OPENLY AND FREELY WITHOUT BEING ASKED STATED IT WAS HIS AND WAS THE REAL STUFF. THE DEFENDANT STATED HE HAD SMOKED MARIJUANA BEFORE COMING TO SCHOOL AND DIDNâT EVEN WANT TO COME BUT HIS FRIENDS MADE HIM. THE DEFENDANT STATED HE HAD BEEN SMOKING MARIJUANA SINCE HE WAS ELEVEN YEARS OLD. ON 021213, DUE TO MR COPELANDâS TESTIMONY, THE DEFENDANTâS TESTIMONY AND THE POSITIVE TEST RESULT FOR MARIJUANA TYPE MATERIAL OF THE GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA UNDER 20 GRAMS AND ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED, BEHIND HIS BACK, (DOUBLE LOCKED), SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT TOTAL OF $1,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE MARIJUANA AND ROLLING PAPERS WERE COLLECTED AND WILL BE TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE. MR COPELAND COMPLETED AND SIGNED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH WILL BE TURNED IN TO RECORDS. |
