| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: ARNOLD, RODNEY 1282 (AR15-13692) DID UNLAWFULLY COMMIT BATTERY UPON THE VICTIM BY ACTUALLY AND INTENTIONALLY TOUCHING OR STRIKING SAID PERSON AGAINST SAID PERSON'S WILL, OR BY INTENTIONALLY CAUSING BODILY HARM, TO WIT: THE DEFENDANT STRUCK THE VICTIM MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE FACE AND NECK WITH A CLOSED AND OPEN HAND, WHICH CAUSED MULTIPLE SCRATCHES AND TWO SMALL LACERATIONS ON THE VICTIMâS FACE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 784.03(2). ON 012815 AT APPROXIMATELY 2122 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 2507 NORTH LAKEFRONT DRIVE, IN HERNANDO, IN REFERENCE TO A BATTERY THAT HAD OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, MR RANDY ALLEN PRICE. THE VICTIM INFORMED ME THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 2045 HOURS, HE WAS HAVING A FEW DRINKS WITH FRIENDS AT THE HERNANDO HIDEAWAY SPORTS BAR, LOCATED AT 2404 NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE, IN HERNANDO. THE VICTIM INFORMED ME THAT THE TWO SUBJECTS HE WAS WITH AT THE SPORTS BAR WERE MS DEBRA STRASSER AND A FEMALE NAMED SHERRIE. THE VICTIM STATED THAT DURING A CONVERSATION, HE CALLED MS STRASSER A LYING BITCH. HE ADVISED THAT SHERRIE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS MS SHERRIE CAVE (DEFENDANT), WARNED HIM THAT IF HE CALLED MS STRASSER A BITCH AGAIN SHE WOULD KICK HIS ASS. THE VICTIM SAID HE THEN STATED, ââWHAT, SHE IS A BITCH.ââ AT THAT TIME, THE VICTIM SAID THE DEFENDANT BLIND SIDED HIM; HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD, KNOCKING HIM OFF THE BAR STOOL AND DOWN ON TO THE FLOOR. ONCE ON THE FLOOR, THE VICTIM STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT STRUCK HIM SEVERAL MORE TIMES IN BOTH SIDES OF HIS FACE, WITH AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. I OBSERVED THE VICTIM TO HAVE MULTIPLE SCRATCH MARKS ON BOTH SIDES OF HIS FACE AND NECK AND TWO SMALL LACERATIONS; ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD AND THE OTHER ON HIS RIGHT CHEEK. THE VICTIM REFUSED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VICTIM COMPLETED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT AND I TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VICTIMâS INJURIES. DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO HERNANDO HIDEAWAY, WHERE CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE BARTENDER/WITNESS, MS ROBIN BROWN. MS BROWN INFORMED DEPUTIES THAT THE VICTIM, DEFENDANT, AND MS STRASSER WERE AT THE BAR SOMETIME AROUND 2045 HOURS. MS BROWN STATED THAT THE THREE SUBJECTS WERE ALL GETTING ALONG UNTIL THE VICTIM CALLED MS STRASSER A BITCH ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. MS BROWN STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT ASKED THE VICTIM, MULTIPLE TIMES, TO NOT CALL MS STRASSER A BITCH, TO WHICH HE REFUSED. MS BROWN STATED SHE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT STRIKE THE VICTIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE, WITH A CLOSED FIST, KNOCKING HIM OFF THE BAR STOOL AND ON TO THE GROUND. ONCE ON THE GROUND, MS BROWN SAID SHE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT STRIKE THE VICTIM MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE FACE, WITH HER HAND. MS BROWN STATED SHE CAME AROUND FROM BEHIND THE BAR, WHERE SHE BROKE UP THE FIGHT, AND REQUESTED THAT ALL PARTIES LEAVE THE ESTABLISHMENT. MS BROWN STATED THAT THE VICTIM LEFT IMMEDIATELY AND THE DEFENDANT AND MS STRASSER LEFT APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER. A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT WAS COLLECTED FROM MS BROWN AND LATER SUBMITTED TO RECORDS. I NEXT RESPONDED TO 1505 NORTH FANNING POINT, WHICH WAS MS STRASSER AND THE DEFENDANTâS ADDRESS. ONCE AT THE RESIDENCE, I MADE CONTACT WITH MS STRASSER INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. MS STRASSER APPEARED TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND IT TOOK HER SEVERAL MINUTES TO UNDERSTAND WHY I WAS THERE. WHEN ASKED WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BAR, MS STRASSER FIRST ACTED AS IF SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND. WHILE QUESTIONING HER FURTHER, MS STRASSER STATED, ââSHERRIE BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF RANDY.ââ MS STRASSER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND ONLY STATED ONE MORE TIME, ââSHERRIE BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF RANDY.ââ MS STRASSER REFUSED TO COMPLETE A WRITTEN STATEMENT. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, WHO WAS IN A BEDROOM ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RESIDENCE WITH AN UNKNOWN MALE SUBJECT. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT MULTIPLE TIMES WHAT HAPPENED AT THE HERNANDO HIDEAWAY BETWEEN HER AND THE VICTIM, WHICH SHE CONTINUOUSLY STATED NOTHING. AFTER THE DEFENDANT REFUSED TO PROVIDE A STATEMENT, I INFORMED HER THAT I HAD WITNESSES TO THE INCIDENT THAT HAD OCCURRED, AND SHE AGAIN DENIED STRIKING THE VICTIM AT THE BAR. I THEN INFORMED THE DEFENDANT THAT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR BATTERY. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED IN HANDCUFFS, (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK, AND ESCORTED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. WHILE EN ROUTE TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT SHE HAD BEEN ARRESTED FOR BATTERY ON A SEPARATE OCCASION AND SHE WOULD NEVER LET A MAN TREAT A WOMAN BADLY. POST MIRANDA, THE DEFENDANT STILL REFUSED TO PROVIDE A STATEMENT. ONCE AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT WAS TURNED OVER TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY STAFF. I RAN THE DEFENDANTâS INFORMATION THROUGH CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELETYPE, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD ONE PRIOR CONVICTION OF BATTERY. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH BATTERY, SECOND OFFENSE, WITH A BOND SET AT $2,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
