| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY:\tJOHNSON, DALE\t\t\t0178\t(AR14-9139)\t \t\t\tHINDERHOFER, EDWARD\t0667 DID KNOWINGLY GIVE FALSE INFORMATION TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, TO-WIT: DEPUTY JOHNSON (0178) AND DEPUTY HINDERHOFER (0667), CONCERNING THE ALLEGED COMMISSION OF A CRIME, TO-WIT: AUTO THEFT, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 837.05; ON 021814 I RESPONDED TO 13474 SOUTH PLEASANT GROVE ROAD, FLORAL CITY, IN REFERENCE TO A VEHICLE THEFT REPORT. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, MR SCOTT LESLIE JAQUES, WHO HAD REPORTED HIS VEHICLE AS STOLEN. MR JAQUES ADVISED THAT HE BELIEVED THIS THEFT HAD OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 2300 HOURS ON 021714 AND 0800 HOURS ON 021814. THE DEFENDANT HAD COMPLETED AND SIGNED A CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AUTO THEFT AFFIDAVIT, WHICH STATES: âI UNDERSTAND THAT IF ANY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE BY ME IS FALSE I MAY POSSIBLY BE PROSECUTED BY THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REFERENCE TO FILING A FALSE POLICE REPORT.â SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THE SCENE AND ENTERING THE VEHICLE IN TO FCIC/NCIC AS STOLEN, I WAS CONTACTED BY THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL (FHP), WHO ADVISED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN CRASH IN THE AREA OF 6619 EAST STAGE COACH TRAIL, FLORAL CITY. FHP FURTHER ADVISED THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED THE CALL AT 0346 HOURS ON 021814, AND THAT TROOPER FIELDS (IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 0815) HAD WORKED THIS CRASH, REFERENCE FHP NUMBER 2014-842. FHP STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN TOWED TO SCALLYâS TOW YARD IN INVERNESS. CONTACT WAS LATER MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT AND HIS WIFE, WITNESS MS TINA JAQUES, AT SCALLYâS TOW YARD, LOCATED AT 1185 NORTH PAUL DRIVE IN INVERNESS. WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE DEFENDANT, I ADVISED HIM OF THE EVIDENCE WHICH I HAD DISCOVERED DURING MY INVESTIGATION. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT I HAD REASON TO BELIEVE, BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND CIRCUMSTANCES, THAT HE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE CRASH AND LEFT THE SCENE, AND HAD FILED A FALSE POLICE REPORT. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT DID ADMIT TO LEAVING THE SCENE, DUE TO BEING âPISSED OFF,â AND AFRAID OF GETTING IN TROUBLE. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM THE BAR ON EAST STAGE COACH TRAIL, HE HAD COME ACROSS A VEHICLE ON A CURVE WITH ITS HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ON. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT BY THE TIME THE VEHICLE PASSED, HIS VEHICLE OVERCORRECTED AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT HE HAD THEN CONTACTED HIS WIFE AND SOME FRIENDS TO PICK HIM UP. THE DEFENDANT COMPLETED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT OF HIS NEW ACCOUNT OF EVENTS. WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE WITNESS, MS JAQUES, SHE ORIGINALLY HAD CORROBORATED HER HUSBANDâS FALSE REPORT. AFTER I ADVISED HER OF THE DEFENDANTâS NEW ACCOUNT, SHE ADVISED THAT SHE HAD NOT WANTED TO âRAT OUTâ HER HUSBAND, AND WAS PROTECTING HIM. MS JAQUES DID COMPLETE A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT, WHICH ALSO CORROBORATED THE DEFENDANTâS NEW STATEMENT, ADVISING THAT SHE HAD BEEN LEFT AT THE HEADS AND TAILS BAR, AND WAS CALLED SHORTLY AFTER BY HER HUSBAND. MS JAQUES STATED THAT HER HUSBAND TOLD HER THAT HE HAD BEEN IN A VEHICLE CRASH. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE HAD PICKED HIM UP SOON AFTER, AND TOOK HIM HOME. MS JAQUES ADVISED THAT IN THE MORNING, THE DEFENDANT HAD DECIDED TO FILE A STOLEN VEHICLE REPORT, AND CONTACTED THIS AGENCY. I MADE CONTACT WITH TELETYPE OPERATOR NUMBER 0717, WHO REMOVED THE VEHICLE FROM FCIC/NCIC AS STOLEN. FHP WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND PROVIDED WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS INCIDENT. CRIME SCENE TECHNICIAN ALEXANDER (0582) RESPONDED TO SCALLYâS, WHERE HE PHOTOGRAPHED THE VEHICLE. SEE HIS CRIME SCENE TECHNICIAN (CST) REPORT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. MS JAQUES ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD MAKE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS WITH SCALLYâS TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN ADVISED THAT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST, FOR FILING A FALSE POLICE REPORT. HE WAS PLACED IN HANDCUFFS, DOUBLE LOCKED BEHIND HIS BACK, AND SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. I THEN TRANSPORTED THE DEFENDANT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. UPON ARRIVAL, HE WAS RELEASED TO DETENTION FACILITY STAFF FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF FILING A FALSE POLICE REPORT, WITH HIS BOND SET AT $500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
