| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CULBERTSON, CHRIS 0439 (AR11118898) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF WAL-MART, TO WIT: THREE SHIRTS. CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 812.014(3)(A). ON 011811, I RESPONDED TO WAL-MART SUPERCENTER LOCATED AT 2461 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY IN INVERNESS IN REFERENCE TO A RETAIL THEFT THAT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER DALE WILLIAMS. HE STATED HE OBSERVED A WHITE FEMALE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT MS SHANNON MCDEVITT, ENTER THE STORE AND PROCEED TO THE WOMEN'S APPAREL. HE STATED MS MCDEVITT THEN SELECTED VARIOUS ITEMS OF CLOTHING AND PROCEEDED TOWARD THE SERVICE DESK WHERE SHE RETURNED ALL THE ITEMS, AT WHICH TIME, SHE RECEIVED $25.44 WORTH OF IN-STORE CREDIT. AT THAT TIME, MR WILLIAMS INTRODUCED HIMSELF AS WAL-MART SECURITY AND PLACED MS MCDEVITT IN CUSTODY. AT THIS TIME, I READ MS MCDEVITT HER MIRANDA WARNINGS FROM A PREPRINTED CARD. SHE STATED SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS AND WAS WILLING TO SPEAK WITH ME. I ASKED HER IF SHE HAD TAKEN THE MERCHANDISE. SHE STATED YES THAT SHE NEEDED TO GET GASOLINE MONEY TO GET BACK HOME. AT THIS TIME, MS MCDEVITT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK, PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH RETAIL THEFT WITH A BOND OF $250.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. ALL MERCHANDISE WAS TURNED BACK OVER TO THE WAL-MART STORE. "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* |
