| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: FERGUSON, KYLE 1266 (AR15-17653) (15-164850) ANY PERSON WHO OBTAINS FOOD, LODGING OR OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS, HAVING A VALUE OF LESS THAN $300.00 AT ANY PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT OR AT ANY TRANSIENT ESTABLISHMENT WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD THE OPERATOR THEREOF, IS IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 509.151. ON 121715 AT APPROXIMATELY 2121 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO MICKEY'S BAR AND GRILL, LOCATED AT 770 NORTHEAST 5TH STREET IN CRYSTAL RIVER, IN REFERENCE TO A CUSTOMER BEING ROWDY AND NOT PAYING HIS BILL. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, MS MICHELLE MATARAZZO, WHO IS THE BARTENDER AT THE ABOVE LOCATION. THE COMPLAINANT STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT, MR ROBERT HUFFINE, HAD BEEN THERE FOR A FEW HOURS AND HAD NOT PAID HIS OUTSTANDING BILL OF $98.00. THE COMPLAINANT STATED the DEFENDANT BECAME AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS OTHER PATRONS WANTING TO FIGHT THEM SO SHE DECIDED TO CLOSE OFF HIS TAB. THE DEFENDANT PROVIDED HER WITH HIS DEBIT CARD, WHICH WAS DECLINED. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED WHEN SHE TOLD THE DEFENDANT HIS CARD WAS DECLINED, HE STATED HE WOULD PULL MONEY OUT the ATM BY THE FRONT DOOR. THE DEFENDANT THEN RETRIEVED HIS CARD, WALKED PAST THE ATM AND OUT THE FRONT DOOR, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS MET by the SECURITY IN THE PARKING LOT. THEY ADVISED THE DEFENDANT TO WAIT THERE UNTIL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ARRIVED. I THEN MADE CONTACT with the DEFENDANT, WHO STATED THE COMPLAINANT NEVER TOOK HIS CARD, HE NEVER TRIED TO FIGHT ANYONE AND HE DID NOT KNOW WHY THIS DEPUTY WAS CALLED. THE DEFENDANT FURTHER STATED BETWEEN HE AND his FRIEND, THEY HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THE BILL. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT HE HAD A $98.00 TAB THAT NEEDED TO BE PAID; HOWEVER, THE DEFENDANT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THAT. THE COMPLAINANT OFFERED THE DEFENDANT MULTIPLE CHANCED TO PAY AT LEAST A PORTION OF the BAR TAB; HOWEVER, HE STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ANY MONEY WHEN HE CAME INTO THE BAR. THE DEFENDANT'S friend ALSO OFFERED TO PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE DEFENDANT'S TAB AND COME BACK tomorrow WITH the REST OF IT, TO WHICH the DEFENDANT STATED "NO, LET THEM TAKE ME JAIL." THE COMPLAINANT ASKED THE DEFENDANT THREE TIMES TO LET HIM PAY A PORTION OF THE TAB AND THE DEFENDANT WOULD NOT DO IT. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT HE WOULD BE ARRESTED IF HE DID NOT DO WHAT THE COMPLAINANT ASKED, TO WHICH HE STATED "GO AHEAD, THEY AIN'T GETTING SHIT FROM ME." THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DEFRAUDING AN INNKEEPER. HE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. the DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRESPASSED FROM the ESTABLISHMENT PER THE COMPLAINANT'S REQUEST. the COMPLAINANT PROVIDED ME WITH the BAR TAB, WHICH WAS TURNED INTO RECORDS. the DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY AND HANDED OVER TO DETENTION STAFF. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER the BOND SCHEDULE. |
