| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: REID, JUSTIN 0706 (AR10116437) DID UNLAWFULLY, ACTUALLY AND INTENTIONALLY TOUCH OR STRIKE THE VICTIMS AGAINST HIS WILL OR INTENTIONALLY CAUSE BODILY HARM TO SAID PERSON, AND IN THE COMMISSION OF SAID BATTERY DID INTENTIONALLY OR KNOWINGLY CAUSE BODILY HARM, TO SAID PERSONS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 784.045. DID UNLAWFULLY COMMIT BATTERY UPON THE VICTIM BY ACTUALLY AND INTENTIONALLY TOUCHING OR STRIKING SAID PERSON AGAINST SAID PERSON'S WILL, OR BY INTENTIONALLY CAUSING BODILY HARM, TO WIT: PUNCHED THE VICTIM IN THE FACE AND PULLED THE VICTIM'S HAIR IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 784.03(1)(A)(1). ON 082210 AT APPROXIMATELY 0118 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 2380 NW HIGHWAY 19 IN CRYSTAL RIVER IN REFERENCE TO A PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH VICTIM TWO. VICTIM TWO STATED THAT SHE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, MS SARAH BUSKE, HIT VICTIM ONE ON THE HEAD WITH TWO GLASS BEER BOTTLES. VICTIM TWO STATED, WHEN SHE TRIED TO PULL THE DEFENDANT AWAY FROM VICTIM ONE, THE DEFENDANT TURNED AROUND AND STARTED PUNCHING HER IN THE FACE WITH A CLOSED FIST. VICTIM TWO STATED THE PUNCHES BROKE HER GLASSES AND LEFT A CUT IN THE CORNER OF HER RIGHT EYE NEAR HER NOSE. VICTIM ONE STATED SHE WAS ONLY TRYING TO PULL THE DEFENDANT AWAY AND SHE GOT ATTACKED. VICTIM TWO STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO PULLING HER HAIR. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH VICTIM ONE, WHO STATED HE WAS TELLING A MALE SUBJECT TO QUIT MESSING WITH HIS FRIEND, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE GOT HIT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD BY THE DEFENDANT WITH A GLASS BOTTLE. VICTIM ONE STATED HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH VICTIM THREE, WHO IS A BOUNCER AT THE BUZZ BAR. VICTIM THREE STATED, HE WALKED OVER TO BREAK UP THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE DEFENDANT AND VICTIM ONE AND VICTIM TWO. VICTIM THREE STATED, AS HE WAS BREAKING UP THE FIGHT THE DEFENDANT HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A GLASS BOTTLE. VICTIM THREE STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE DEFENDANT HIT VICTIM ONE WITH THE GLASS BOTTLE. VICTIM THREE STATED HE HAD JUST OBSERVED THE SCUFFLE BETWEEN THE DEFENDANT AND THE TWO OTHER VICTIMS. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH WITNESS ONE, WHO STATED THAT HE OBSERVED AN ARGUMENT START BETWEEN TWO MALE SUBJECTS. WITNESS TWO STATED THE NEXT THING HE KNEW WAS THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS HITTING VICTIM ONE IN THE HEAD WITH TWO GLASS BOTTLES. HE STATED AFTER THAT, THE DEFENDANT TURNED AROUND AND STARTED PUNCHING VICTIM TWO IN THE FACE AND PULLING HER HAIR. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH WITNESS TWO WHO STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT HIT VICTIM TWO IN THE FACE AND BROKE VICTIM TWO'S GLASSES. SHE STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT PUSHED VICTIM TWO TO THE GROUND AND STARTED PULLING HER HAIR. WITNESS TWO STATED THAT SHE ALSO OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT HIT VICTIM ONE IN THE HEAD WITH A GLASS BOTTLE. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, MS SARAH BUSKE. I READ THE DEFENDANT HER MIRANDA WARNING FROM AN AGENCY PRE-PRINTED CARD. AFTER READING THE MIRANDA WARNING, THE DEFENDANT AGREED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT I MAY HAVE. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT HIT ANYONE IN THE HEAD WITH A GLASS BOTTLE. AFTER THAT STATEMENT THE DEFENDANT DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY. ALL THREE VICTIMS REFUSED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) FOR THEIR INJURIES. I TOOK SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF VICTIM TWO'S INJURIES, WHICH WERE LATER TURNED IN TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (CCSO) EVIDENCE DIVISION. THE THREE VICTIMS AND TWO WITNESSES FILLED OUT VICTIM AND WITNESS STATEMENT FORMS, WHICH WERE LATER TURNED IN TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (CCSO) RECORDS DIVISION. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST AND HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK, PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY (CCJ) FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH BOND SET AT $5,000.00 PER COUNT AND ALSO CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF BATTERY WITH A BOND SET AT $500.00. THE TOTAL BOND SET AT $10,500.00 TOTAL 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 your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
