| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: NEAL, GARRETT 0676 (AR11122600) DID, KNOWING HIS DRIVER'S 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). (AND) DID KNOWINGLY ATTACH TO ANY MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOBILE HOME ANY REGISTRATION LICENSE PLATE, OR WHO KNOWINGLY ATTACHES ANY VALIDATION STICKER OR MOBILE HOME STICKER TO A REGISTRATION LICENSE PLATE, WHICH PLATE OR STICKER WAS NOT ISSUED AND ASSIGNED OR LAWFULLY TRANSFERRED TO SUCH VEHICLE, IS IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 320.261 ON 090411, WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE IN THE AREA OF NORTH LECANTO HIGHWAY, I OBSERVED A WHITE CHEVROLET VAN BEARING FLORIDA TAG J096WI, TRAVELING NORTH ON NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE, IN FRONT OF ME. UPON RUNNING THE TAG THROUGH FCIC/NCIC IT REVEALED THAT the TAG HAD EXPIRED ON 09/23/10. I INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THAT VEHICLE AT NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE AND NORTH SMITH TERRACE IN HOLDER, AND UPON STOPPING BEHIND THE VEHICLE, I SAW THAT THE DECAL THAT WAS ON THE LICENSE PLATE DISPLAYED AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 06/12. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE/ DEFENDANT, MR SPENCER JOHN BENNETT, ADVISED HIM OF THE REASON FOR THE TRAFFIC STOP AND REQUESTED HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. THE DEFENDANT PROVIDED ME WITH HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT ABOUT THE DECAL ON THE LICENSE PLATE, AND HE SAID HE KNEW THE DECAL DID NOT BELONG ON THE PLATE AND THAT HE HAD GOTTEN THE DECAL FROM A FRIEND. THE DEFENDANT ALSO INFORMED ME THAT HIS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED. THE DEFENDANT HAD DECAL NUMBER 04771402 DISPLAYED ON THE TAG INSTEAD OF DECAL NUMBER 12160216 THAT WAS ASSIGNED TO THE TAG. I CONFIRMED THROUGH TELETYPE THAT THE DEFENDANT'S LICENSE WAS NOT VALID. THE DEFENDANT'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED ON 01/25/10 WITH NOTICE GIVEN ON 01/05/10, ON 02/10/10 WITH NOTICE GIVEN ON 01/21/10, AND ON 07/28/10 WITH NOTICE GIVEN ON 07/08/10. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH KNOWLEDGE, AND ATTACHING A REGISTRATION LICENSE PLATE NOT ASSIGNED, HANDCUFFED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION 9502-RYU-6, FOR DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH KNOWLEDGE AND FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 9503-RYU-7 FOR ATTACHING A REGISTRATION/LICENSE PLATE NOT ASSIGNED, with A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE FOR BOTH ON 09/22/11 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION 9504-RYU-8 FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH EXPIRED REGISTRATION FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
