| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: WEATHERFORD, D KEEGAN 0710 (AR10116334) 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 Statute 322.34(2) AND UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY ATTACH TO A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOBILE HOME, TO-WIT: A 1987 RED FORD CONVERTIBLE, A LICENSE PLATE OR VALIDATION STICKER TO THE PLATE NOT ISSUED AND ASSIGNED OR LAWFULLY TRANSFERRED TO SUCH VEHICLE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 320.261 AND KNOWINGLY DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WITHOUT REGISTERING SAID MOTOR VEHICLE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 320.02(1) ON 081510 AT APPROXIMATELY 2020 HOURS, I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OFF OF TURKEY OAK DRIVE ON TO WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY WHEN I SAW A RED VEHICLE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY. AS THE VEHICLE PASSED MY PATROL VEHICLE, I OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS INOPERABLE. AT THAT TIME, I CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE TWO DOOR RED FORD CONVERTIBLE BEARING FLORIDA TAG 897-JNL. AS I APPROACHED THE VEHICLE, I WAS NOTIFIED BY DISPATCH THAT THE FLORIDA TAG WAS NOT REGISTERED TO A VEHICLE. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER AND REQUESTED HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND PROOF OF INSURANCE, AT WHICH TIME THE DRIVER HANDED ME AN EXPIRED FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE, IDENTIFYING THE DRIVER AS THE DEFENDANT, MR RIGOBERTO RECINOS-MORALES. I RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE AND RAN HIS INFORMATION IN THE D.A.V.I.D. SYSTEM WHICH REVEALED THAT THE DEFENDANT'S DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED FOR FAILURE TO PAY TRAFFIC FINES. I VERIFIED THROUGH TELETYPE THAT THE TAG ON THIS VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN ASSIGNED TO A VEHICLE. I RETURNED TO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ASKED ABOUT THE TAG. THE DEFENDANT REPLIED THAT HE HAD BORROWED THE TAG FROM A FRIEND IN ORLANDO. I ASKED HIM HOW LONG HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE HAD BEEN SUSPENDED. HE STATED HE WAS NOT SURE BUT THAT IT HAD BEEN SUSPENDED FOR A WHILE. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNDER ARREST. HE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND SECURED IN the REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. I RAN THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER THROUGH NCIC/FCIC WHICH REVEALED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHY THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REGISTERED, TO WHICH HE ADVISED HE HAD JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE TITLE, I NOTICED THE PURCHASE DATE ON THE TITLE WAS 030110 AND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PURCHASED BY THE DEFENDANT. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SCENE, THE VEHICLE THE DEFENDANT HAD BEEN DRIVING WAS SECURED AND LEFT ON SCENE TO BE PICKED UP AT A LATER TIME BY THE DEFENDANT'S WIFE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. UPON ARRIVAL, THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, KNOWING; ONE COUNT OF ATTACHED TAG NOT ASSIGNED; AND ONE COUNT OF FAILURE TO REGISTER A MOTOR VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS BOOKED, PROCESSED AND HELD ON A TOTAL BOND OF $900.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED FLORIDA A UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, CITATION NUMBER 2634-GJX6, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, KNOWINGLY. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED TWO ADDITIONAL FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC C CITATIONS; CITATION NUMBER 2632-GJX4, FOR ATTACHED TAG NOT ASSIGNED AND CITATION NUMBER 2633-GJX5, FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER A MOTOR VEHICLE. ALL CITATIONS CARRY A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE DATE OF 091310 AT 0830 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED WRITTEN WARNING NUMBER 301323B, FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT, INOPERABLE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
