| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: MILLER, DAVID 1337 (AR16-18536) UNLAWFULLY AND INTENTIONALLY TOUCH OR STRIKE THE VICTIM AGAINST THE VICTIM'S WILL, OR INTENTIONALLY CAUSE BODILY HARM TO THE VICTIM WHILE THE SAID DEFENDANT WAS BEING DETAINED IN A PRISON, JAIL, OR OTHER DETENTION FACILITY, TO WIT: STRUCK THE VICTIM WITH HIS FISTS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 784.082(3). ON 030716, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE DETENTION FACILITY, IN REFERENCE TO A BATTERY THAT OCCURRED ON AN INMATE. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH CAPTAIN AFFEE AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, WHO ESCORTED ME TO VIEW VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE OF THE ALTERCATION THAT OCCURRED. ON 030616 AT APPROXIMATELY 1918 HOURS, IT WAS SEEN ON VIDEO, THE DEFENDANT IN THIS CASE, MR THOMAS OWENS, PULLED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SOCK WITH WHAT LOOKS TO BE CONTAINING UNKNOWN ITEMS FROM HIS PERSON. THE DEFENDANT THEN PROCEEDED TO SWING THE SOCK BEHIND HIS HEAD ATTEMPTING TO STRIKE SOMETHING JUST OUT OF VIEW OF THE CAMERA, WHICH WAS WHERE THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE, MR GREGORY SCHOONMAKER, WAS STANDING TALKING ON THE INTERCOM TO A CORRECTIONS OFFICER. AFTER THE VICTIM AND DEFENDANT WERE SEPARATED, ON 030616 AT APPROXIMATELY 1932 HOURS, IT WAS SEEN THAT THE VICTIM RETURNED TO HIS CELL WHERE THE DEFENDANT THEN RAN AND ENTERED THE CELL AND A SEPARATE ALTERCATION OCCURRED. NOTE: THE DEFENDANT SHOULD NOT BE IN THE VICTIM'S CELL AND THEY WERE NOT CELL MATES. IT COULD BE SEEN ON VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE, THE DEFENDANT SWINGING HIS HANDS AT THE VICTIM. CAPTAIN AFFEE THEN ESCORTED ME TO THE VICTIM, WHO WAS IN THE MEDICAL CENTER AT THE DETENTION FACILITY. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, I IMMEDIATELY OBSERVED THE VICTIM TO HAVE A SWOLLEN LEFT EYE AND MULTIPLE LACERATIONS TO HIS HEAD AND BACK. THE VICTIM ADVISED THIS DEPUTY THAT HE WAS STRUCK MULTIPLE TIMES BY THE DEFENDANT WITH "A SOCK FULL OF BATTERIES" AND THE FIST OF THE DEFENDANT, BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW MANY TIMES HE WAS STRUCK BECAUSE HE BLACKED OUT. THE VICTIM ADVISED ME THAT THE DEFENDANT STATED TO HIM THAT HE WAS ALREADY FACING A LIFE SENTENCE AND DID NOT CARE WHAT HAPPENED. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE DEFENDANT AND FELT THE DEFENDANT BATTERED HIM BECAUSE, "HE THOUGHT IT WAS COOL." DETENTION FACILITY STAFF THEN ESCORTED THE DEFENDANT TO MY LOCATION, WHERE AFTER READING THE DEFENDANT HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA AN AGENCY ISSUED PREPRINTED CARD, HE STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE ALTERCATION AND REFUSED TO COMPLETE A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT. BASED ON THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE AND INJURIES THE VICTIM SUSTAINED, THE DEFENDANT WAS ARRESTED FOR BATTERY BY A DETAINEE BY ANOTHER DETAINEE. BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
