| Date of birth: | Aug 10, 1994 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: LABELLE, JONATHAN 0385 (AR12-3500) (CASE: 12-304153) DID UNLAWFULLY COMMIT BATTERY UPON THE VICTIM BY ACTUALLY AND INTENTIONALLY TOUCHING OR STRIKING SAID PERSON AGAINST SAID PERSON'S WILL, OR BY INTENTIONALLY CAUSING BODILY HARM, TO WIT: THE DEFENDANT DID STRIKE THE VICTIM WITH HER FISTS AND PUSH HER DOWN SOME STAIRS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 784.03(1)(A)(1). ON 111512 AT APPROXIMATELY 1105 HOURS I RESPONDED TO CRYSTAL RIVER HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED AT 1205 NE 8TH AVENUE IN CRYSTAL RIVER, IN REFERENCE TO A BATTERY THAT HAD JUST OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, MR CHARLES BROOKS. HE ADVISED THAT TWO CRYSTAL RIVER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A FIGHT. HE STATED THAT HE WAS CURRENTLY ATTEMPTING TO VIEW THE FIGHT ON THE SCHOOLâS VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. I STAYED WITH THE COMPLAINANT AND VIEWED THE VIDEO, WHICH SHOWED THE DEFENDANT, MS TIA FRANKLIN, WALKING UP A SET OF STAIRS AT THE SCHOOL WHILE THE VICTIM WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS. I THEN OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT PUSH THE VICTIM FROM BEHIND AND BEGIN TO STRIKE THE VICTIM WITH HER CLOSED FISTS. AT THAT TIME THE VICTIM BEGAN TO FIGHT BACK AND STRUCK THE DEFENDANT IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET AWAY. THE VICTIM AND THE DEFENDANT WERE THEN SEPARATED BY SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS. AT THAT TIME THE DEFENDANT WAS AT THE TOP OF THE STEPS WHILE THE VICTIM WAS DOWN ON THE LOWER LEVEL IN THE COURTYARD. I THEN OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT TIE HER HAIR UP, RUN DOWN THE STEPS AND AGAIN ATTACK THE VICTIM BY STRIKING THE VICTIM SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH HER HANDS. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND THE COMPLAINANT. THE DEFENDANT THEN ADVISED THE COMPLAINANT THAT SHE DID THIS IN SELF DEFENSE. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT WE HAD WATCHED THE VIDEO, AND AT NO TIME DID WE OBSERVE THE VICTIM INITIATE ANY TYPE OF ALTERCATION. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM. I OBSERVED THE VICTIM TO HAVE AN ABRASION ON HER LIP, ALONG WITH A SMALL CUT ON THE INSIDE OF HER LIP. I ASKED THE VICTIM WHAT HAD OCCURRED, WHERE SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS WALKING UP THE STEPS AT WHICH TIME THE DEFENDANT BEGAN WALKING DOWN THE STEPS TOWARDS HER. SHE STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE TO THE SIDE TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, AND AFTER SHE PASSED BY THE DEFENDANT, THE DEFENDANT PUSHED HER DOWN THE STEPS. THE DEFENDANT THEN CAME AT THE VICTIM AND PUNCHED HER. AT THAT TIME THE VICTIM HIT THE DEFENDANT IN SELF DEFENSE. THE VICTIM FURTHER STATED THAT AFTER SHE AND THE DEFENDANT WERE SEPARATED, SHE NEVER SAW THE DEFENDANT COMING AT HER, HOWEVER, SHE WAS AGAIN STRUCK BY THE DEFENDANT. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT SHE DID WISH TO PURSUE CHARGES AGAINST THE DEFENDANT. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND ADVISED HER THAT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR BATTERY. THE DEFENDANT THEN STATED THAT IT WAS SELF DEFENSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK AND SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION CENTER FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. A COPY OF THE VIDEO SHOWING THE BATTERY WILL BE MADE AND TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE AT A LATER TIME. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT WAS TURNED OVER TO DETENTION STAFF AND HER BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
| Inmate name: | TIA M FRANKLIN |
| Arrest number: | 3500 |
| Arrest date: | Nov 15, 2012 |
| Arrest type: | Misdemeanor |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 784.03(1)(A)(1) |
| Charge description: | Battery |
| Bond amount: | $500 |
