| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: FERGUSON, KYLE 1266 (AR14-12255) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF WAL MART, TO WIT: REMOVED A STYLUS PEN AND A BLUETOOTH HEADSET TOTALING $36.76, CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $100.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.014(3)(A). ON 100414 AT APPROXIMATELY 1828 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO THE WAL MART SUPERCENTER, LOCATED AT 1936 NORTH LECANTO HIGHWAY, IN LECANTO, IN REFERENCE TO A SHOPLIFTER IN CUSTODY. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, MR BRIAN ELAM, WHO STATED THAT HE HAD OBSERVED A WHITE MALE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MR PETER FARLEY, SELECT A STYLUS PEN AND A BLUETOOTH HEADSET AND MAKE HIS WAY TO THE FROZEN FOOD SECTION WHERE HE OPENED THE TWO ITEMS AND PLACED THEM IN TO HIS POCKET AND THEN DISCARD THE EMPTY PACKAGING IN THE COOLER SECTION. THE COMPLAINANT THEN ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT MET WITH A FEMALE AT A REGISTER, WHO WAS PURCHASING FOODS ITEMS, BUT HE NEVER ATTEMPTED TO PAY FOR THE ITEMS THAT WERE IN HIS POCKET. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT AND THE UNKNOWN FEMALE EXITED THE STORE, PASSING ALL POINTS OF SALE, AT WHICH TIME THE COMPLAINANT APPROACHED THE DEFENDANT AND ESCORTED HIM TO THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE. THE COMPLAINANT COMPLETED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH WILL BE SUBMITTED TO RECORDS. HE ALSO PROVIDED A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT, WHICH WILL BE TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE, AND HE PROVIDED A RECEIPT FOR THE STOLEN/RECOVERED ITEMS WHICH WILL BE TURNED IN TO RECORDS. THE COMPLAINANT WAS PROVIDED WITH AN AGENCY CASE CARD BEARING MY NAME AND THE CASE NUMBER AND ADVISED TO CONTACT THIS AGENCY WITH ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CASE. \t \tTHE STOLEN ITEMS CAN BE DESCRIBED AS A STYLUS PEN, VALUED AT $6.88, AND A BLUETOOTH HEADSET, VALUED AT $29.88. \t \tWHILE I WAS ON SCENE SPEAKING WITH THE COMPLAINANT, THE DEFENDANT SPONTANEOUSLY UTTERED, ââTHIS WAS STUPID, I SHOULD NEVER HAVE FUCKED UP LIKE THIS.ââ \t \tTHE DEFENDANT WAS THEN HANDCUFFED, (DOUBLE LOCKED) IN FRONT, SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL, HE WAS HANDED OVER TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY STAFF. \t \tTHE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
