| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: STRICKLAND, DALE 0276 (AR11119170) DID UNLAWFULLY ENTER OR REMAIN IN A CERTAIN STRUCTURE OR CURTILAGE THEREOF, TO WIT: A BARN, LOCATED AT 5340 WEST CREME COURT, IN THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID, THE PROPERTY OF MR GORDON FRANK BUNKER, WITHOUT SAID PERSON'S CONSENT, WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE THEREIN, TO WIT: REMOVE 50 BOTTLES OF XANAX, 50 BOTTLES OF SOMA, 50 BOTTLES OF VALIUM, A CRAFTSMAN ROUTER TOOL, A HOBART PLASMA CUTTER, AND ONE MIG WELDER, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 810.02(4)(A). DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO WIT: REMOVE 50 BOTTLES OF XANAX, 50 BOTTLES OF SOMA, 50 BOTTLES OF VALIUM, A CRAFTSMAN ROUTER TOOL, A HOBART PLASMA CUTTER, AND ONE MIG WELDER, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), WITH THE INTENT TO EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VICTIM OF A RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY OR A BENEFIT THEREOF, OR DID APPROPRIATE THE SAID PROPERTY TO HIS OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 812.014(2)(C)(1). ON 012311 AT APPROXIMATELY 1035 HOURS, A BURGLARY TO A GARAGE/BARN WAS REPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (CCSO) LOCATED AT 5340 WEST CREME COURT IN DUNNELLON. THIS DETECTIVE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CASE AND MY INVESTIGATION LEAD ME TO A HUMAN SOURCE OF INFORMATION WHO ADVISED THE DEFENDANT, MR ROBBY JONES, WAS IN POSSESSION OF SEVERAL OF THE NARCOTICS THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN DURING THE BURGLARY. THIS DETECTIVE SET UP SURVEILLANCE ON THE DEFENDANT ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND UPON TRAVELING ON DUNKLIN IN THE AREA OF MOONWIND, THIS DETECTIVE CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATIVE STOP ON THE DEFENDANT'S RED GRAND AM. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS DETECTIVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT. HE ADVISED THE VEHICLE BELONGED TO HIM. I THEN ASKED IF HE MINDED IF I SEARCHED THE VEHICLE. HE STATED HE DID NOT. A PERMISSION TO SEARCH FORM WAS COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY THE DEFENDANT. DURING THE SEARCH, THIS DETECTIVE RECOVERED SEVERAL OF THE NARCOTICS THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN DURING THIS BURGLARY WHICH WAS LOCATED INSIDE A BLACK BAG IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS READ MIRANDA AT THE ROAD SIDE. HE STATED HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND ADVISED THAT HE WOULD SPEAK WITH ME. AT THAT TIME, I ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHERE THE BLACK BAG CAME FROM AND HE STATED HE DID NOT KNOW. HE ADVISED THAT SOMEONE HAD THROWN THE BAG INTO THE TRUNK OF HIS VEHICLE. THIS DETECTIVE THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HIS FINGERPRINTS WOULD BE ON ANY OF THE BOTTLES IN THE BAG. HE STATED THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE. I THEN OBSERVED A CHILD'S TOY IN THE BLACK BAG. I THEN ASKED HIM WHO THE TOY BELONGED TO AND HE STATED IT WAS HIS SON'S. I THEN ASKED HIM HOW THE CHILD'S TOY HAD GOTTEN INTO THE BAG IF HE HAD NEVER SEEN THE BAG BEFORE. HE STATED THAT ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL MUST HAVE PLACED THE CHILD'S TOY IN THE BAG AND THREW IT IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN ASKED AGAIN IF HIS FINGERPRINTS MAY BE ON THE MEDICATION BOTTLES WHICH WERE LOCATED IN THE BLACK BAG. HE ADVISED THAT THEY MIGHT BE BECAUSE HE HAD THROWN THE CHILD'S TRUCK IN THE BAG. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT HOW HE COULD GO FROM NOT KNOWING WHERE THE BAG CAME FROM TO THE POINT OF HIS PLACING THE CHILD'S TOY IN THE BLACK BAG. HE STATED HE DID NOT KNOW. DUE TO THE INCONSISTENCIES OF THE DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT AND HIM BEING IN POSSESSION OF SEVERAL OF THE MEDICATION BOTTLES AND THE TYPES OF MEDICATION AND THE INFORMATION FROM MY HUMAN SOURCE, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. WHILE AT THE DETENTION FACILITY AFTER READING MIRANDA FROM MIRANDA CARD AGAIN, ON A DIGITALLY RECORDED INTERVIEW, THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED TO BEING A LOOKOUT FOR TWO OTHER INDIVIDUALS. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SOMEONE WAS COMING TO THE AREA WHILE HE WAS A LOOKOUT IF HE WOULD ALARM THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS. HE ADVISED YES. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT WAS HIS ONLY PART IN THE BURGLARY AND THAT THE MEDICATION WAS GIVEN TO HIM FOR PAYMENT. THIS DETECTIVE CONCLUDED THE INTERVIEW AND COMPLETED THE PAPERWORK. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $4,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE FOR ONE COUNT OF BURGLARY TO A STRUCTURE AND ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT. DURING THE INTERVIEW THE DEFENDANT WAS VERY COOPERATIVE AND WAS VERY CONCERNED ON THE WELLBEING OF HIS CHILDREN AND WIFE. *NOT-EXEMPT* "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.” |
