| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: PERUCHE, THOMAS 0638 (AR11121774) DID, KNOWING HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVILEGE HAD BEEN CANCELLED, SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WHILE SUCH LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE WAS CANCELLED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA'S STATE STATUTE 322.34(2)(A). ON 071611 AT APPROXIMATELY 1844 HOURS, DEPUTY VIGGIANO CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON A WHITE CHRYSLER SEBRING BEARING WISCONSIN LICENSE PLATE 980HZW IN REFERENCE TO AN EXPIRED LICENSE PLATE (EXPIRED 03/23/2008). UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER, MR PHILLIP SHOWALTER, DEPUTY VIGGIANO REQUESTED HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE. THE DEFENDANT STATED "I AM A BAD BOY I DO NOT HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE". DEPUTY VIGGIANO THEN REQUESTED MY ASSISTANCE. UPON MY ARRIVAL DEPUTY VIGGIANO ADVISED ME THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF HIS SUSPENDED FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE AND HE HAD CONFIRMED IT THROUGH FCIC/NCIC THAT HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE HAD BEEN SUSPENDED MULTIPLE TIMES INCLUDING FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. I RAN A CHECK THROUGH FCIC/NCIC AND CONFIRMED THE SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATIONS. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND BEFORE I ASKED ANYTHING, MR SHOWALTER STATED "SIR I KNOW I AM GOING TO JAIL BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE IT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED". I THEN HAD THE DEFENDANT EXIT HIS VEHICLE AND PLACED HIM UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED WITH KNOWLEDGE, 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 DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $10,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. WHILE AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY DEFENDANT SHOWALTER WAS ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 4560GQFX BY DEPUTY VIGGIANO FOR EXPIRED LICENSE PLATE OVER SIX MONTHS WITH A FINE OF $113.00. HE WAS ALSO ISSUED A UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 5334GJX9 BY THIS DEPUTY FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED WITH KNOWLEDGE WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE OF 080411 AT 1300 HOURS. "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* |
