| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HUGHES, JAMES 0500 (AR17-23373)(17-48399) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: MR WILLIAM TASSEY JR OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), TO WIT: A YZ250 YAMAHA DIRT BIKE 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 STATUTES 812.014( 2)(C)(1) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: MR WILLIAM TASSEY SR OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), TO WIT: KAWASAKI KX250 DIRT BIKE 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 STATUTES 812.014(2)(C)(1) ON 040617, A GRAND THEFT WAS REPORTED TO THIS AGENCY IN REFERENCE TO TWO STOLEN DIRT BIKES FROM 6831 WEST DUNKLIN STREET IN DUNNELLON. BOTH DIRT BIKES WERE CHAINED TOGETHER IN THE VICTIMSâ FRONT YARD WITH A CHAIN AND PADLOCK WHICH HAD BEEN CUT AND LEFT AT THE SCENE. THE VICTIMS ADVISED THAT BOTH DIRT BIKES WERE TAKEN DURING THE NIGHT HOURS. THE VICTIMS ADVISED WHEN THEY WOKE UP THEY NOTICED THE DIRT BIKES MISSING. BOTH DIRT BIKES WERE VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $1,800.00 EACH. ON 041017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS, I WAS CONTACTED BY DEPUTY SANCHEZ (1242) WHO ADVISED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION OF A LOCATION ON TWO STOLEN DIRT BIKES. DEPUTY SANCHEZ ADVISED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED THE INFORMATION BECAUSE THE VICTIM HAD OBSERVED THEM FOR SALE ON THE INTERNET. DEPUTY SANCHEZ ADVISED THAT HE RESPONDED TO 2125 WEST DEVON DRIVE, IN CITRUS SPRINGS, WHERE THE INFORMATION ADVISED THE STOLEN DIRT BIKES WERE LOCATED. DEPUTY SANCHEZ ADVISED HE HAD PARKED A DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE RESIDENCE WHERE HE OBSERVED A DIRT BIKE IN THE FRONT YARD WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE MATCHED THE STOLEN DIRT BIKEâS DESCRIPTION. DEPUTY SANCHEZ ADVISED HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE HOMEOWNERS OF THE RESIDENCE WHO PROVIDED DEPUTY SANCHEZ WITH A PERMISSION TO SEARCH FORM. DEPUTY SANCHEZ ADVISED THAT HE WAS ESCORTED TO THE BACKYARD BY THE HOMEOWNER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE DIRT BIKES HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO THAT RESIDENCE BY THE DEFENDANTS WHO WERE NOT CURRENTLY AT THE RESIDENCE. DEPUTY SANCHEZ ADVISED THAT ONE DIRT BIKE WAS IN THE BACKYARD AND THE OTHER WAS IN THE SHED. THE VICTIM RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND WAS ABLE TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY BOTH DIRT BIKES AS HIS. I RESPONDED TO 2125 WEST DEVON DRIVE, WHERE I MADE CONTACT WITH DEPUTY SANCHEZ. UPON TALKING WITH DEPUTY SANCHEZ, THE DEFENDANTS RETURNED TO THAT LOCATION. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH BOTH PARTIES. THE PARTIES WERE DETAINED AND SEPARATED AT THAT TIME. DEFENDANT DAVISâ INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE HE CORROBORATED DEFENDANT RUIZâ STATEMENT. DEFENDANT DAVISâ BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE, PER COUNT. DEFENDANT DAVISâ TOTAL BOND SET AT $4,000.00. |
