| Probable cause affidavit: |
\tSUBMITTED BY: TULLY, JAMES 1342 (AR15-17255) \tdid, knowing HER driver's license or driving privilege had been cancelled, suspended or revoked AS A HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER, drive a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while such license or privilege was cancelled, in violation of Florida Statute 322.34(5) ON 111515, AT APPROXIMATELY 2318 HOURS, I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON NORVELL BRYANT HIGHWAY JUST EAST OF NORTH LECANTO HIGHWAY. WHILE TRAVELING ON NORVELL BRYANT HIGHWAY, I WAS BEHIND A WHITE MERCURY FOUR DOOR SEDAN BEARING FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE BLTG81. UPON RUNNING THE VEHICLE'S LICENSE PLATE THROUGH FCIC/NCIC, I DISCOVERED THAT LICENSE PLATE BELONGED TO A GREEN 2000 DODGE VAN AND HAD BEEN EXPIRED SINCE 2014. AT THAT TIME, I ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE SAID VEHICLE ON NORTH PINECONE AVENUE AND NORVELL BRYANT HIGHWAY. AT that TIME, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS SHANTAE ROWELLS. I INTRODUCED MYSELF AS DEPUTY TULLY WITH THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ADVISED HER OF THE REASON FOR THE STOP. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE HAD HER DRIVER'S LICENSE, REGISTRATION AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ONLY ABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHERE THE LICENSE PLATE THAT WAS ON THE VEHICLE CAME FROM, TO WHICH SHE STATED that THE VEHICLE WAS GIVEN TO HER BY THE CHURCH. THE DEFENDANT STATED that WHEN SHE PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM A CAR LOT IN FLORAL CITY, THE CAR LOT STUCK that RANDOM LICENSE PLATE ON THE VEHICLE. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHO THE LICENSE PLATE WAS REGISTERED TO, AND SHE STATED THAT IT BELONGED TO HER EX-HUSBAND. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT HOW THE CAR LOT IN FLORAL CITY OBTAINED HER EX-HUSBAND'S LICENSE PLATE AND PLACED IT ON A VEHICLE THAT SHE WAS GIVEN. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW. AT THAT TIME, I RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE TO RUN THE DEFENDANT'S driving RECORD, AS WELL AS HER WANTS AND WARRANTS. UPON RUNNING THE DEFENDANT THROUGH FCIC/NCIC AND ''DAVID'' (THE DRIVER AND VEHICLE INFORMATION DATABASE), I LEARNED THAT HER DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS REVOKED AS OF 060314, AND SHE HAD THREE PRIOR CONVICTIONS FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS CURRENTLY ON PROBATION FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED OUT OF SUMTER COUNTY AND HAD AN OPEN WARRANT FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION OUT OF THAT COUNTY. I THEN REQUESTED ANOTHER UNIT RESPOND TO MY LOCATION. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT ONCE MORE AND HAD HER EXIT THE VEHICLE. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE WAS AWARE THE HER DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED, TO WHICH SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS AWARE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PAYING IT OFF. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WITH A REVOKED DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR ONE YEAR OR MORE. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK, SEARCHED AND SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. DEPUTY BEHNEN (0442) ARRIVED ON SCENE AND DEPLOYED HIS K-9 PARTNER JERRY LEE FOR AN EXTERIOR SNIFF. DEPUTY BEHNEN INFORMED ME that JERRY LEE HAD A POSSIBLE ALERT FOR THE ODOR OF NARCOTICS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AN INTERIOR SEARCH OF THE PASSENGER COMPLAINANT WAS CONDUCTED OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH MET with NEGATIVE RESULTS. I MADE CONTACT WITH A FRIEND OF THE DEFENDANT PER HER REQUEST, WHO RESPONDED TO THE TRAFFIC STOP TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY AND TURNED OVER TO THE STAFF FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED FOR ONE YEAR OR MORE, HABITUAL OFFENSES NOT INVOLVING DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND HER BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED WRITTEN WARNING NUMBER 402459B, FOR LICENSE PLATE ATTACHED NOT ASSIGNED, AS WELL AS AN EXPIRED LICENSE PLATE. SHE WAS ALSO ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER A1P2CLP, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE TO BE DETERMINED. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN. 0 |
