| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: FARKAS, STEVEN 0408 (AR11120618) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: ERIC KING OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), 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, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 812.014. ON 032811, IT WAS REPORTED BY THE VICTIM MR ERIC KING, THE THEFT OF HIS 2003 HONDA FOUR-WHEELER WHICH OCCURRED ON 032811, APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 0200 AND 0400. ON 050311, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS LEARNED BY THIS DETECTIVE THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD BRAGGED ABOUT HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THIS CRIME TO A WITNESS. ON 050311, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT ON HIS FRONT LAWN AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEFENDANT AT THAT TIME DENIED ANY INVOLVEMENT OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEFT. ON 050411, ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION BY THIS DETECTIVE REVEALED THE IDENTITY OF ANOTHER WITNESS. THAT WITNESS STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER THE THEFT, SHE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT WHOM SHE DOES NOT KNOW RIDING THE VICTIM'S FOUR-WHEELER IN THE MORNING HOURS WHILE SHE WAS EN ROUTE TO WORK ON LIMA AVENUE IN HOMOSASSA. SHE WENT ON TO STATE THAT SHE DOES NOT KNOW THE DEFENDANT AND IN ADDITION, THE WITNESS DID SELECT THE DEFENDANT FROM A PHOTO ARRAY, IDENTIFYING THE DEFENDANT AS THE "BLOND HAIRED MALE" SHE OBSERVED RIDING THE VICTIM'S STOLEN FOUR-WHEELER AFTER THE THEFT. THE WITNESS ADDED THAT ON THAT DAY, SHE BELIEVED THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS POSSIBLY A FRIEND OF THE VICTIM AND DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL SHE HAD LATER LEARNED THAT THE FOUR-WHEELER WAS STOLEN. THE WITNESS CONTINUED TO STATE THAT SHE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE VICTIM'S FOUR-WHEELER AS SHE HAS OBSERVED HIM RIDING THE FOUR-WHEELER ON THE SAME STREET THAT SHE LIVES ON. ON 050511, CONTACT WAS AGAIN MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY BY DEPUTY LUDLOW. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, CONTACT WAS AGAIN EVENTUALLY MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT WAS AGAIN ADVISED THE REASON FOR THE ARREST AND READ MIRANDA VIA PREPRINTED CARD. THE DEFENDANT STATED HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND BEGAN TO SPEAK WITH MYSELF AND DEPUTY HOLLOWAY. THE DEFENDANT AGAIN DENIED ANY INVOLVEMENT IN THE THEFT, AND DENIED EVER SEEING THE STOLEN FOUR-WHEELER. THE DEFENDANT EVENTUALLY INVOKED HIS RIGHTS AND NO FURTHER QUESTIONING TOOK PLACE. THE DEFENDANT'S INTERVIEW WAS DIGITALLY RECORDED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED, THAT PARTS OF THE VICTIM'S STOLEN FOUR-WHEELER WERE RECOVERED IN THE WOODS ADJACENT TO THE DEFENDANT'S FORMER ADDRESS OF 5444 WEST JP COURT, IN HOMOSASSA. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND IS TO BE SET AT $2,000.00, AS PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. "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* |
