| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CLARK, CORRY 0711 (AR 14-11517) (14-107831) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR USE, OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, PUBLIX, TO WIT: TWO 24 PACKS OF BUD LIGHT CANS, ONE 24 PACK OF COORS LIGHT BEER, DREFT LAUNDRY DETERGENT, GAIN LAUNDRY DETERGENT, ULTRA-DOWNEY FABRIC SOFTENER, ORTHO INSECT KILLER, AND A 24 PACK OF DASANI WATER , SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF $103.14 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 STATE STATUTES 812.014(1) and 812.014(3)(a). ON 080714, I WAS CONTACTED BY DEPUTY ANSTEAD REGARDING THIS CASE. SHE ADVISED SHE HAS PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE ARREST OF THE DEFENDANT, MS SHEENA HODGES, FOR RETAIL THEFT AND HAS BEEN ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR THE DEFENDANT. ON 080614, DEPUTY ANSTEAD ADVISED SHE RESPONDED TO THE PUBLIX IN INVERNESS LOCATED AT 1012 WEST MAIN STREET, REGARDING A RETAIL THEFT WHICH occurred the PREVIOUS NIGHT. A STORE EMPLOYEE ADVISED THAT DUE TO THE STORE BEING EXTREMELY BUSY THEY WERE JUST NOW ABLE TO CALL IT IN TO REPORT IT. DEPUTY ANSTEAD ADVISED UPON HER ARRIVAL A STORE EMPLOYEE SHOWED her THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF THE DEFENDANT AS SHE ENTERED THE STORE AT APPROXIMATELY 1936 HOURS. AS SHE GRABBED A CART, SHE ALSO SELECTED A REUSABLE SHOPPING BAG AND PLACED IT INSIDE THE CART. THE DEFENDANT CONTINUED TO THE LAST CHECKOUT LANE WHERE SHE SELECTED A BIGGER REUSABLE SHOPPING BAG AND PLACED IT INSIDE THE CART. THE DEFENDANT THEN BEGAN WALKING THROUGH THE STORE SELECTING ITEMS AND PLACING THEM IN THE CART. DEPUTY ANSTEAD'S ADVISED MANY OF the ITEMS WERE DIFFICULT TO MAKE OUT THROUGH THE VIDEO, HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE THE DEFENDANT AS SHE WALKED THROUGH THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ISLE WHERE SHE WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING ITEMS BY their DISTINCTIVE BRAND WHICH CONTAINED ONE BOTTLE OF DREFT LAUNDRY DETERGENT, GAIN LAUNDRY DETERGENT, DOWNEY FABRIC SOFTENER, AND A LARGE BOX OF GLAD TRASH BAGS. ALSO INSIDE THE BUGGY, WAS A REUSABLE GREEN INSULATED BAG WHICH APPEARED TO BE FULL. HOWEVER, DEPUTY ANSTEAD WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT WAS IN THE BAG DUE TO IT BEING CLOSED AT THE TOP. AS THE DEFENDANT PROCEEDED DOWN THE ALCOHOL ISLE, DEPUTY ANSTEAD WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY A PACK OF DASANI WATER BOTTLES LOCATED UNDERNEATH the SHOPPING CART. SHE ALSO ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT SELECTED A 24 PACK OF COORS LIGHT CANS AND A 24 PACK OF BUD LIGHT CANS AND PLACED THEM UNDER THE CART. THE DEFENDANT ALSO SELECTED A BOTTLE OF RED WINE; HOWEVER SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT BRAND. ONCE THE DEFENDANT PLACED THE WINE IN THE CART, SHE LEFT THE ISLE AND PROCEEDED TO THE PRESCRIPTION COUNTER WHERE SHE RETRIEVED HER PRESCRIPTION FROM THE PHARMACIST AND PAID FOR IT. DEPUTY ANSTEAD ADVISED THE NEXT SCREEN OF the VIDEO SHOWS THE DEFENDANT PASSING ALL POINTS OF SALE AND EXITING THE STORE. DEPUTY ANSTEAD ADVISED THAT THE VIDEO SHOWED THE DEFENDANT AT THE PRESCRIPTION COUNTER AT 2003 HOURS AND EXITING AT 2006 HOURS WITH A THREE MINUTE DIFFERENCE WHERE IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE FOR THE DEFENDANT TO CHECKOUT AND PAY FOR THE ITEMS. DEPUTY ANSTEAD ADVISED THAT THE STORE PROVIDED HER WITH A TOTAL RECEIPT OF $103.14. SHE ALSO OBTAINED THE ADDRESS OF 1863 CORALBERRY LANE, INVERNESS, IN THE NAME OF SHEENA HODGES FROM THE PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION. DEPUTY ANSTEAD REQUESTED I CONDUCT A FOLLOW-UP AND ATTEMPT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1903 HOURS, DEPUTY BEETOW AND I RESPONDED TO THE ADDRESS WE WERE PROVIDED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT WHO IS EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT. I THEN ADVISED HER OF THE REASONS WHY WE WERE THERE AND ADVISED HER OF THE ITEMS TAKEN FROM PUBLIX. THE DEFENDANT THEN STATED ON HER OWN, THAT SHE HAD PAID CASH FOR THE ITEMS, BUT ADVISED SHE DID NOT HAVE A RECEIPT OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION TO CORROBORATE HER STATEMENT. I THEN ADVISED HER OF THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWING HER LEAVING THE STORE AND NOT PAYING FOR the ITEMS. SHE ULTIMATELY STATED SHE AND HER BOYFRIEND WERE HAVING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND ARE SOON EXPECTING A BABY. SHE ALSO ADVISED IT WAS A LAPSE IN JUDGMENT AND ADMITTED SHE DID NOT PAY FOR THE ITEMS TAKEN. SHE THEN GATHERED THE ITEMS WHICH INCLUDED TWO 24 PACKS OF BUD LIGHT CANS, ONE 24 PACK OF COORS LIGHT BEER, DREFT LAUNDRY DETERGENT, GAIN LAUNDRY DETERGENT, ULTRA-DOWNEY FABRIC SOFTENER, ORTHO INSECT KILLER, AND A 24 PACK OF DASANI WATER. SHE ADVISED SOME OF THE ITEMS TAKEN WERE ALREADY USED AND DISPOSED OF. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN READ 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 THATS HE WOULD NOT SPEAK TO ME. ALL OF THE EVIDENCE COLLECTED WAS TAKEN. DEPUTY BEETOW RETRIEVED THE RECOVERED ITEMS WHERE HE RETURNED THEM TO PUBLIX. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK FOR TRANSPORT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. NO FURTHER ACTION. |
