| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SCHAFFER, HEATH 0652 (AR13-5140) DID POSSESS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: TWO CARISOPRODOL TABLETS @ 350 MILLIGRAMS, AND FOUR COLONAZEPAM TABLETS @ 1 MILLIGRAM, IN VIOLATION OF IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE, 893.13(6)(A). ON 040913 AT APPROXIMATELY 1231 HOURS, WHILE CONDUCTING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN THE AREA OF NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE AND EAST WATSON STREET, I OBSERVED A DARK COLORED VEHICLE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 60-65 MILES PER HOUR, IN A 45 MILES PER HOUR ZONE. I THEN ACTIVATED MY AGENCY ISSUED PYTHON THREE RADAR UNIT, AT WHICH TIME I WAS GIVEN A READING OF 62 MILES PER HOUR. I THEN MADE A U-TURN AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THAT VEHICLE, BEING A BLACK CHEVY FOUR DOOR BEARING FLORIDA TAG, BPUG62. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT/DRIVER, MS PATRICIA INGRAM, AND ADVISED HER OF THE REASON FOR THE STOP. WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE DEFENDANT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, I OBSERVED HER TO BE ACTING IN AN EXTREMELY NERVOUS MANNER BY SHAKING AND STUMBLING OVER HER WORDS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS KEEPING HER HANDS BETWEEN HER LEGS NEAR HER CROTCH AREA. SHE WAS THEN ASKED FOR HER DRIVERâS LICENSE AND REGISTRATION, WHICH SHE PROVIDED FOR THIS DEPUTY. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN ASKED WHY SHE WAS SPEEDING, AT WHICH TIME SHE ADVISED THAT SHE WAS IN A HURRY TO GET TO HER DESTINATION DUE TO MENSTRUAL BLEEDING. AT THAT TIME I RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE TO RUN THE DEFENDANTâS DRIVERâS LICENSE THROUGH THE FCIC/NCIC SYSTEM, AND REQUESTED THAT DEPUTY MUTTER WATCH THE DEFENDANT FOR ME. AFTER RUNNING THE DEFENDANTâS DRIVERâS LICENSE, I WAS ADVISED THAT HER LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR SIX (6) FAILURE TO PAY FINES. UPON RETURNING TO THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE, DEPUTY MUTTER ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT APPEARED TO BE CONCEALING SOMETHING BETWEEN HER LEGS. I THEN REQUESTED THAT THE DEFENDANT EXIT THE VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME SHE WAS BROUGHT TO THE SIDEWALK TO CONDUCT A PAT DOWN. AS THE DEFENDANT WAS WALKING ALONG THE SIDEWALK, A CLEAR PLASTIC BAGGIE CONTAINING GREEN AND WHITE PILLS FELL FROM HER PERSON. THE DEFENDANT QUICKLY REALIZED THAT SHE HAD DROPPED THE BAGGIE AND ATTEMPTED TO REACH DOWN FOR IT. I THEN GRABBED A HOLD OF THE DEFENDANT AND PLACED HER AGAINST MY PATROL VEHICLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SECURE THE DEFENDANT IN HANDCUFFS, SHE BEGAN TO RESIST BY PULLING AWAY FROM ME AND DEPUTY MUTTER, AND NOT OBEYING COMMANDS TO PLACE HER HANDS BEHIND HER BACK. DUE TO THE DEFENDANT NOT OBEYING COMMANDS, SHE HAD TO BE PHYSICALLY RESTRAINED AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK. THE DEFENDANT CALMED DOWN AND STATED SHE HAS ANGER ISSUES, WHICH IS WHY SHE IS TAKING THE MEDICATION IN THE BAGGIE. SHE THEN ADVISED SHE HAD MORE PROPERTY IN THE CROTCH OF HER PANTS. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROPERTY WOULD BE RETRIEVED BY DETENTION STAFF UPON HER ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE DEFENDANT PROVIDED ME WITH A CLEAR CONTAINER WHICH CONTAINED SYNTHETIC CANNABIS THAT SHE HAD REMOVED FROM HER CROTCH AREA. THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE WAS SEARCHED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS IN LOCATING ANY OTHER ILLEGAL NARCOTICS. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH POISON CONTROL TO IDENTIFY THE TABLETS IN THE PLASTIC BAGGIE. THE TABLETS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY IDENTIFIED AS: TWO CARISOPRODOL @ 350 MILLIGRAMS AND FOUR, COLONAZEPAM TABLETS @ 1 MILLIGRAM. THE DEFENDANT HAD TWO CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH HER, BY THE NAMES OF JASON AND PAMELA. A FAMILY FRIEND NAMED SHERRI WAS CONTACTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE DEFENDANT TO RETRIEVE THE CHILDREN AND THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE FROM SCENE. THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO thE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. UPON ARRIVAL, SHE WAS TURNED OVER TO DETENTION STAFF WHERE SHE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. I ISSUED THE DEFENDANT A CRIMINAL CITATION FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, 8990GQFX, WITH A COURT DATE OF 042513 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $5,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
