| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BAIRD, MATTHEW 0624 (AR10117220) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF BEALL'S OUTLET STORE, TO WIT: THE DEFENDANT CARRIED AWAY VARIOUS CLOTHING AND CHILD ITEMS OF SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT (BEALL'S OUTLET) 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 STATUTES 812.015, 812.014(1), AND 812.014(3)(A). ON 100410, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE BEALL'S OUTLET STORE LOCATED AT 1430 HIGHWAY41 NORTH IN INVERNESS, IN REFERENCE TO THREE SHOPLIFTERS IN CUSTODY. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER FOR BEALL'S OUTLET STORE, MR RYAN MCLAUGHLIN, WHO ADVISED THAT HE HAD OBSERVED THE THREE DEFENDANTS PLACE VARIOUS CLOTHING ITEMS INTO THEIR PURSES VIA CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION. HE FURTHER ADVISED THAT HE CONTINUED TO MONITOR ALL THREE OF THE DEFENDANT'S AND DID OBSERVE THEM TO PASS ALL POINTS OF SALE AND EXIT THE BEALL'S OUTLET STORE MAKING NO ATTEMPT TO PAY FOR THE ARTICLES THAT THEY HAD CONCEALED IN THEIR PURSES. HE STATED THAT HE THEN MADE CONTACT WITH ALL THREE DEFENDANT'S DIRECTLY OUTSIDE OF THE BEALL'S OUTLET STORE, AT WHICH TIME THEY WERE COOPERATIVE AND ACCOMPANIED HIM WITHOUT INCIDENT TO THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT'S, NUMEROUS BEALL'S OUTLET ITEMS WERE LOCATED CONCEALED INSIDE THEIR PURSES. THESE ITEMS WERE LISTED AND RETURNED TO BEALL'S OUTLET PERSONNEL. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT'S WERE PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND THEIR PERSONS AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT BOND WAS SET AT $250.00 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 your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
