| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CUTLIP, JOSHUA 0721 (AR 14-11080) (14-92920) DID, KNOWING her DRIVERâS LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVILEGE HAD BEEN CANCELLED, SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WHILE SUCH LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE WAS CANCELLED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.34(2)(A). ON 070614, WHILE CONDUCTING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ON ELLA AVENUE AND TURNER CAMP ROAD IN INVERNESS, I OBSERVED A VEHICLE TRAVELING 38 MPH IN A 25 MPH ZONE NEAR ELLA AVENUE AND DORIAN STREET. I THEN CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON A WHITE 1998 MERCURY FOUR-DOOR VEHICLE BERING FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE NUMBER CNJS64. THE TRAFFIC STOP WAS CONDUCTED ON TURNER CAMP ROAD AND HOWARD STREET, WHERE I APPROACHED THE VEHICLE ON the DRIVER SIDE AND CONTACT WAS MADE WITH the DRIVER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS DEFENDANT MS SHAQUITA WASHINGTON. AT THAT TIME I REQUESTED HER FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. I INFORMED HER OF THE REASON FOR THE TRAFFIC STOP. THE DEFENDANT PRODUCED THE DOCUMENTS REQUESTED EXCEPT FOR HER DRIVER'S LICENSE, WHERE SHE STATED "SHE HAD LEFT IT AT HER HOUSE." I THEN RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE, RAN THE SUBJECT IN FCIC/NCIC, WHERE IT REVEALED the DEFENDANT DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED. A FURTHER CHECK IN DRIVER AND VEHICLE INFORMATION DATABASE (DAVID) SHOWED THE DEFENDANT'S DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED ON 022714. AT THAT TIME, I PERFORMED AN IN HOUSE RECORDS CHECK, WHERE I DISCOVERED THE DEFENDANT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY STOPPED ON 061614, AT APPROXIMATELY 1446 HOURS AND WAS ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, CITATION NUMBER A126SIP, FOR UNKNOWINGLY DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE. HAVING RECEIVED THIS CITATION, THE DEFENDANT WOULD HAVE OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, OR WAS ADVISED HER DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED. WITH HAVING THIS INFORMATION IN MIND, I RETURNED TO THE DEFENDANT, WHO WAS STILL LOCATED IN THE DRIVER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE CURRENTLY HAD A DRIVER'S LICENSE, TO WHICH SHE STATED YES. I ASKED IF HER DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS VALID, TO WHICH SHE SPONTANEOUSLY STATED that IT IS NOT, THAT IT IS SUSPENDED. I REQUESTED THE DEFENDANT EXIT THE VEHICLE, WHERE THE DEFENDANT COMPLIED WITH THE COMMANDS GIVEN. AT APPROXIMATELY 2340 HOURS, I READ THE DEFENDANT MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA PREPRINTED AGENCY CARD AND ASKED IF SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS, TO WHICH SHE REPLIED THAT SHE DID. I THEN ASKED HER IF SHE WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME AT THIS TIME, TO WHICH SHE ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD NOT. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED KNOWINGLY. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK. I THEN CONDUCTED A PAT DOWN SEARCH YIELDING NEGATIVE RESULTS FOR WEAPONS OR CONTRABAND. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. PER THE DEFENDANT'S REQUEST; HER VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON SCENE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. the DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A WRITTEN WARNING REFERENCE HER UNLAWFUL SPEED, WARNING NUMBER 386368B. SHE WAS ALSO ISSUED A FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, CITATION NUMBER A126SXP, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED KNOWINGLY IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 322.34(2) WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 073114 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURT HOUSE. THE DEFENDANT'S KEYS BELONGING TO HER VEHICLE, ALONG WITH the CITATION AND WARNING WERE TURNED OVER TO CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY STAFF. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN BY THIS DEPUTY. |
