| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SHARPE, COREY 0636 (AR 15-14703) (15-52256) did unlawfully traffic in or endeavor to traffic in property that THE DEFENDANT knew or should have known was stolen, to-wit: ONE MALE WEDDING BAND AND ONE FEMALE WEDDING BAND, the property of THE VICTIM in violation of Florida Statute 812.019(1); DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: ONE MALE WEDDING BAND AND ONE FEMALE WEDDING BAND OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), TO WIT: $4,000.00 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 HER OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 812.014. ON 041015, THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF A GRAND THEFT AT 942 SOUTHEAST NINJA STREET, CRYSTAL RIVER. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT UNKNOWN PERSON OR PERSONS HAD REMOVED HER DECEASED HUSBANDS WEDDING BAND VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $2,000.00. THE VICTIM FURTHER ADVISED THAT NO ONE OTHER THAN HER CLEANING LADY HAD BEEN IN HER RESIDENCE. THE VICTIM IDENTIFIED THE CLEANING LADY AS DEFENDANT, MS PATRICIA HERBERT. ON 042215, A PAWN CHECK WAS CONDUCTED ON THE DEFENDANT. IT WAS FOUND THAT ON 040215, AT 1613 HOURS, THE DEFENDANT PAWNED TWO, SIZE 4.5, GOLD RINGS, AT PATâS PAWN IN CRYSTAL RIVER. THIS WRITER RESPONDED TO PATâS PAWN AND COLLECTED THE ORIGINAL PAWN TICKET. THE DEFENDANT, MS PATRICIA HERBERT, SIGNED THE PAWN TICKET AND HER RIGHT THUMB PRINT IS AFFIXED TO THE FRONT OF THE PAWN TICKET. THE DEFENDANT RECEIVED $220.00 FOR THE PAWN OF THE TWO RINGS. ON 042315, I MET WITH THE VICTIM AT HER RESIDENCE. THE VICTIM WAS SHOWN PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE RINGS PAWNED BY THE DEFENDANT. THE VICTIM IDENTIFIED BOTH OF THESE RINGS AS BEING STOLEN FROM HER RESIDENCE. THE VICTIM INITIALLY ONLY REPORTED ONE RING MISSING, BUT ADVISED BOTH OF THE RINGS PAWNED BY THE DEFENDANT WERE STOLEN FROM HER RESIDENCE. ON 042315 AT APPROXIMATELY 1040 HOURS, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT AT HER RESIDENCE. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED, BEHIND HER BACK, (DOUBLE LOCKED), SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT WAS READ MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA PREPRINTED AGENCY CARD AND ASKED IF SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS, TO WHICH SHE REPLIED THAT SHE DID. I THEN ASKED HER IF SHE WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME AT THIS TIME, TO WHICH SHE ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD. THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED TO THE ABOVE THEFT AND TO PAWNING THE STOLEN ITEMS. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT WITH A BOND OF $2,000.00 AND ONE COUNT OF DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY WITH A BOND OF $5,000.00 WITH A TOTAL BOND OF $7,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
