| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: STOKES, ERIC 0736 (AR11123363) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR USE, OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, BEALL'S DEPARTMENT STORE, TO WIT: ONE PAIR WHITE K SWISS ATHLETIC SHOES AND A SECOND PAIR OF K SWISS ATHLETIC SHOES DAMAGED BY DEFENDANT REMOVING THE INK TAG, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF $140.00, 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, AND WHO HAS PREVIOUS CONVICTION OF RETAIL THEFT and BURGLARY TO A CONVEYANCE (UNOCCUPIED), IS IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.014(1) and 812.014(3)(B). ON 103011, I WAS DISPATCHED TO BEALL'S DEPARTMENT STORE IN CRYSTAL RIVER, IN REFERENCE TO A SHOPLIFTER IN CUSTODY. WHEN I ARRIVED I MADE CONTACT WITH THE LOSS PREVENTION AGENT, MR CHAD WHITLER, WHO TOLD ME THAT HE OBSERVED A WHITE MALE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE AN INK TAG FROM A PAIR OF SHOES. HE THEN WENT INTO THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE AND OBSERVED THIS SUBJECT ON BEALL'S VIDEO SURVEILLANCE. HE ADVISED HE WATCHED THE SAME WHITE MALE PUT THE SHOES HE HAD REMOVED THE INK TAG OFF OF, BACK ON THE SHELF HE HAD TAKEN THEM FROM AND THEN SELECTED A SECOND PAIR OF SHOES, PUT THEM ON HIS FEET, AND DID NOT REMOVE THE INK TAG. HE SAID THE WHITE MALE THEN ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE STORE, PASSING ALL POINTS OF SALE, AND DID NOT ATTEMPT TO PAY FOR THE SHOES. THE SHOES THE INK TAG WAS REMOVED FROM WERE DAMAGED AND BEALL'S IS SEEKING RESTITUTION FOR THE DAMAGED PROPERTY AS WELL. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, MR STEVEN BURKE II. I ADVISED HIM OF HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS. STEVEN THEN TOLD ME THAT HE WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME. STEVEN SAID that HE WAS TRYING TO STEAL THE SHOES SO HE COULD SELL THEM TO A FRIEND TO HELP PAY FOR HIS CHILD SUPPORT. STEVEN TOLD ME HE HAD NO CASH ON HIM AT THIS TIME AND HAD NO OTHER MEANS OF PAYING FOR THE SHOES. I PLACED THE DEFENDANT, MR STEVEN BURKE II, UNDER ARREST. HE WAS HANDCUFFED IN FRONT AND PLACED IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. I OBTAINED A WRITTEN STATEMENT, AS WELL AS PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGED AND STOLEN SHOES, AND A BEALL'S RECEIPT WITH TODAY'S DATE ON IT SHOWING THE ITEMS AND THEIR RETAIL VALUE, ALONG WITH THE CD CONTAINING VIDEO EVIDENCE OF THIS RETAIL THEFT. ALL ABOVE ITEMS WILL BE TURNED OVER TO EVIDENCE. I GAVE THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER, MR CHAD WHITLER, A SIGNED PROPERTY RECEIPT FOR THE ITEMS LISTED ABOVE AND A CASE CARD WITH MY NAME AND THIS CASE NUMBER ON IT. THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE REGARDING A PREVIOUS CONVICTION FOR THEFT. "If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
