| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SHARPE, COREY 0636 (10116770) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: THE DEFENDANT DID TAKE THE PROPERTY OF WEST MARINE TO WIT: TWO PAIRS OF COSTA DELMAR SUNGLASSES WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF $400.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE, 812.014(2)(C)(1). ON 090710, AT APPROXIMATELY 1727 HOURS, THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF A GRAND THEFT THAT HAD OCCURRED AT WEST MARINE LOCATED AT 160 SOUTH HIGHWAY 19 IN CRYSTAL RIVER. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT A WHITE MALE, APPROXIMATELY 27 YEARS OF AGE, SIX ONE AND 180 POUNDS, ENTERED THE STORE AND WAS SEEN BY STORE EMPLOYEES TO REMOVE TWO PAIRS OF SUNGLASSES WITH TOTAL VALUE OF $400.00 DOLLARS. AS THE SUSPECT WAS LEAVING THE SCENE, THE VICTIM WAS ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE TAG NUMBER ON THE SUSPECT'S VEHICLE OF: I557EA. ON 090910, THIS WRITER SPOKE WITH THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WHO CONFIRMED IT WAS HIS VEHICLE AND THAT HE HAD LOANED THE VEHICLE TO PETER BLAKE HUNT, A WHITE MALE WHOSE DATE OF BIRTH IS 051283. ON THAT SAME DATE, A PHOTO PACK WAS DEVELOPED CONTAINING THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SUSPECT PETER HUNT. A PHOTO PACK OF THE SUSPECT, PETER HUNT, WAS SHOWN TO THE TWO EMPLOYEES AT WEST MARINE. THE WITNESSES THEN PICKED THE PHOTOGRAPH OF PETER HUNT AND ADVISED THAT HE WAS THE SUSPECT WHO STOLE THE SUNGLASSES FROM WEST MARINE ON 091010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 HOURS. THIS DETECTIVE DID MEET WITH THE DEFENDANT, PETER HUNT, AT WHITE ALUMINUM IN LECANTO WHERE HE WAS ADVISED OF HIS MIRANDA WARNINGS VIA PRE- PRINTED AGENCY CARD. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAIVED HIS RIGHTS AND AGREED TO MAKE A STATEMENT. HE ADVISED THAT ON THE DAY OF THIS INCIDENT HE DID STEAL TWO PAIRS OF COSTA DELMAR SUNGLASSES FROM WEST MARINE WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF $400.00. HE ADVISED THAT HE NO LONGER HAD POSSESSION OF THE GLASSES AS HE HAD GIVEN THEM TO FRIENDS. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN ARRESTED, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION CENTER FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT WAS RELEASED ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE. "If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
