| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: TABB, LYNN 0418 (AR11119369) 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 STATE STATUTE 322.34(2)(A). ON 021511, DEPUTY LUVOLLO OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, MR ROBERTO LEDESMA, DRIVING A 1990 NISSAN PICK UP TRUCK BEARING FLORIDA TAG F741LJ, COME OUT OF the RIDGEVIEW APARTMENTS ONTO SOUTHEAST 8TH AVENUE WITHOUT USING HIS TURN SIGNAL. SHE ALSO OBSERVED THAT the VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHE CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON the VEHICLE IN the PARKING LOT OF SWEETBAY LOCATED AT SOUTHEAST 8TH AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 19. I RESPONDED AS A BACK UP UNIT AND MADE CONTACT with the DEFENDANT WHO WAS THE DRIVER OF that VEHICLE. HE PRESENTED A FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD AND STATED THAT HIS LICENSE HAD BEEN SUSPENDED. I VERIFIED this THROUGH CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELETYPE AND THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT HE WAS NOTIFIED BY THE COURT. THEY ADVISED THAT HIS LICENSE HAD BEEN SUSPENDED IN DECEMBER OF 2010 AND ALSO IN JANUARY OF 2011. AFTER CONFIRMING THAT THE DEFENDANT'S DRIVER LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED, HE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST. HE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE-LOCKED) AND SECURED IN The REAR SEAT OF MY VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE WANTED HIS VEHICLE TO BE TURNED OVER TO A FRIEND, MR DAVID CHRISTENSEN, WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. MR CHRISTENSEN SECURED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT HE WOULD RETURN AT A LATER TIME TO PICK IT UP. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT SIGNED A DRIVER'S RELEASE FORM FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE LEFT AT THAT LOCATION. THIS WAS LATER TURNED IN TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A WARNING CITATION BY DEPUTY LUVOLLO, WARNING NUMBER 320909B FOR IMPROPER SIGNAL. I ISSUED THE DEFENDANT A UNIFORM CRIMINAL CITATION FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 030311 AT 1300 HOURS, CITATION NUMBER 7630-GJXX. THE DEFENDANT WAS TURNED OVER FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. "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 you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
