| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CALLAHAN, CRAIG 0643 (AR10113862) UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: CRACK COCAINE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A) AND UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: METHAMPHETAMINE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A). ON 031910 AT APPROXIMATELY 0245 HOURS, I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON SOUTH FLORIDA AVENUE IN THE AREA OF SOUTH AIRPORT ROAD IN INVERNESS. I OBSERVED A VEHICLE APPROACHING ME, TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON SOUTH FLORIDA AVENUE, WHICH APPEARED TO BE EXCEEDING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MILES PER HOUR (MPH.) I ESTIMATED THE VEHICLE'S SPEED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I ACTIVATED MY RADAR AND RECEIVED A CLEAR AUDIO DOPPLER TONE AND A SPEED OF 55 MPH IN THE TARGET SPEED WINDOW. AT THAT TIME, I TURNED MY PATROL VEHICLE AROUND, ACTIVATED MY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND ATTEMPTED TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP ON SOUTH FLORIDA AVENUE JUST NORTH OF SOUTH AIRPORT ROAD. AS I PLACED MY PATROL VEHICLE BEHIND THE SILVER FORD CROWN VICTORIA, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED NORTHBOUND AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. I ACTIVATED MY SIREN IN AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE PULL OVER. DURING THIS TIME, I ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE WITH MY SPOTLIGHT AND OBSERVED THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, LATER IDENTIFIED AS MS TARA HINDS, MOVING AROUND THE INSIDE OF HER VEHICLE, CAUSING HER VEHICLE TO SWERVE WITHIN ITS LANE. UPON THE VEHICLE COMING TO A STOP JUST SOUTH OF PLAZA COURT, I EXITED MY PATROL VEHICLE AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT. I REQUESTED THE DEFENDANT'S DRIVER'S LICENSE AND THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION, TO WHICH SHE PROVIDED A SOUTH CAROLINA driver's license. the defendant advised she did not have the vehicle registration. the defendant seemed extremely nervous while i was speaking with her. she began crying, stating she had just left leesburg, traveling to a friend's house in hernando. i asked the defendant why she was traveling on south florida avenue when she stAted she WAS COMING FROM LEESBURG, TO WHICH SHE DID NOT PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION. SHE STATED THE REASON SHE WAS CRYING WAS BECAUSE HER AUNT WAS DYING. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT TO REMAIN SEATED IN HER VEHICLE WHILE I RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE TO RUN HER INFORMATION; HOWEVER, I DID NOT RETURN TO MY PATROL VEHICLE. DUE TO THE DEFENDANT'S NERVOUS STATE, I WALKED TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE, OUT OF HER LINE OF SIGHT, SO I COULD OBSERVE HER. UPON OBSERVING THE DEFENDANT, I NOTICED THAT SHE WAS NOW PLACING A SMALL ADVIL CONTAINER IN THE FRONT POCKET OF HER OVERALLS. UPON OBSERVING THIS, I AGAIN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND ADVISED HER THAT I WOULD BE GIVING HER A VERBAL WARNING FOR THE INFRACTION, AT WHICH TIME I RETURNED HER DRIVER'S LICENSE TO HER. PRIOR TO THE DEFENDANT LEAVING, I ASKED HER WHAT SHE HAD just PLACED IN THE FRONT POCKET OF HER OVERALLS. TO THIS, THE DEFENDANT STATED IT WAS JUST HER CELL PHONE. THE DEFENDANT NOW HAD PLACED BOTH OF HER HANDS OVER THE FRONT POCKET OF HER OVERALLS, IN THE AREA OF HER CHEST, IN AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO CONCEAL WHAT SHE HAD IN THE POCKET. I THEN REQUESTED, VIA RADIO, TO HAVE DEPUTY VENTIMIGLIA RESPOND TO MY LOCATION. WHILE AWAITING DEPUTY VENTIMIGLIA'S ARRIVAL, I STOOD BY WITH THE DEFENDANT WHO WAS STILL SEATED IN HER VEHICLE. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE HAD ANY ILLEGAL NARCOTICS IN THE VEHICLE. UPON ASKING THE DEFENDANT THIS QUESTION, SHE LOOKED AWAY FROM ME, AVOIDING EYE CONTACT, AND STATED THAT IF I WISHED TO SEARCH THE VEHICLE OR WALK A DOG, I COULD. WHEN THE DEFENDANT MADE THIS STATEMENT, I ASKED HER IF SHE MINDED STEPPING OUT OF HER VEHICLE AND ADVISED HER I WOULD IN DEED LIKE TO SEARCH HER VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT STEPPED OUT OF HER VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME DEPUTY VENTIMIGLIA ARRIVED ON SCENE. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE MINDED HAVING DEPUTY VENTIMIGLIA CONDUCT A PAT DOWN SEARCH OF HER PERSON, TO WHICH THE DEFENDANT STATED SHE (DEPUTY VENTIMIGLIA) COULD. DEPUTY VENTIMIGLIA WALKED UP TO THE DEFENDANT AND BEGAN HER PAT DOWN SEARCH, AT WHICH TIME THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT THE OVERALLS SHE WAS WEARING BELONGED TO A FRIEND AND THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW IF WE WOULD FIND ANYTHING ON HER. THE DEFENDANT FURTHER ADVISED THAT SHE BELIEVED THERE WAS AN ADVIL BOTTLE IN THE POCKET OF THE OVERALLS; HOWEVER, STATED SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS INSIDE OF THE ADVIL BOTTLE. DEPUTY VENTIMIGLIA REMOVED A SMALL Advil bottle from the defendant's center front overalls pocket. this was the same advil bottle i had previously observed the defendant place in that pocket. WHEN THE BOTTLE WAS OPENED, I OBSERVED TWO SMALL OFF-WHITE ROCK-LIKE SUBSTANCES WHICH WERE KNOWN TO ME THROUGH MY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE AS CRACK COCAINE. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK AND ADVISED SHE WAS BEING DETAINED WHILE I CONDUCTED A FIELD PRESUMPTIVE TEST ON THE SUBSTANCE. THE FIELD PRESUMPTIVE TEST YIELDED A POSITIVE REACTION FOR COCAINE. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED SHE WAS NOW UNDER ARREST FOR POSSESSION OF COCAINE. THE DEFENDANT WAS SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. UPON ARRIVAL, I PULLED MY PATROL VEHICLE INTO THE SALLIE PORT OF THE DETENTION FACILITY AND REMOVED THE DEFENDANT FROM THE REAR SEAT. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE HAD ANY OTHER CONTRABAND, INCLUDING PARAPHERNALIA, ON HER PERSON, THAT NOW WAS THE TIME TO TELL ME ABOUT IT BEFORE WE ENTERED THE FACILITY. DUE TO THE DEFENDANT'S BEHAVIOR, AND BELIEVING SHE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE MORE CONTRABAND, I REPEATED MY QUESTION TWO TO THREE TIMES PRIOR TO OPENING THE HOLDING CELL DOOR. PRIOR TO ESCORTING THE DEFENDANT INSIDE, SHE WAS TOLD A FULL BODY SEARCH WOULD BE CONDUCTED. AS I TRIED TO ESCORT HER IN THE DOOR OF THE HOLDING CELL, THE DEFENDANT STATED "NO, NO, NO, I HAVE A BAGGIE IN MY UNDERWEAR" AS SHE PULLED AWAY FROM ME. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHAT WAS IN HER UNDERWEAR, TO WHICH SHE STATED SHE DID NOT KNOW BUT IT WAS CLEAR. I REQUESTED FEMALE CORRECTIONS OFFICER DONAHUE, NUMBER 4089, TO CONDUCT A MORE THOROUGH SEARCH OF THE DEFENDANT'S PERSON. CORRECTIONS OFFICER DONAHUE RETRIEVED A SMALL CLEAR PLASTIC BAGGIE WHICH CONTAINED A CLEAR CRYSTAL SUBSTANCE FROM INSIDE OF THE DEFENDANT'S UNDERWEAR. THE CLEAR CRYSTAL SUBSTANCE WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH MY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE AS CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE. A FIELD PRESUMPTIVE TEST WAS ALSO PERFORMED ON THIS SUBSTANCE AND YIELDED A POSITIVE RESULT FOR METHAMPHETAMINE. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT ABOUT THE METHAmphetamine, TO WHICH SHE STATED A FRIEND HAD GIVEN IT TO HER BUT SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THE DEFENDANT WAS TURNED OVER TO CORRECTIONS STAFF FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S TOTAL BOND WAS SET AT $10,000.00, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEN BOND SCHEDULE. THE METHAMPHETAMINE AND THE COCAINE WERE WEIGHED PRIOR TO PACKAGING. THE METHAMPHETAMINE WEIGHED ONE GRAM AND THE CRACK COCAINE WEIGHED ONE HALF GRAM. THE CONTRABAND WAS THEN PACKAGED AND LATER TURNED IN TO CCSO EVIDENCE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED WRITTEN WARNING NUMBER 229096B, FOR UNLAWFUL SPEED, 55 MPH IN A POSTED 45 MPH SPEED ZONE. THIS WARNING WAS LEFT WITH THE DEFENDANT'S OTHER PROPERTY AT THE DETENTION FACILITY. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
