| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: WEST, ROY 0421 (AR08102906) did, knowing HIS driver's license or driving privilege had been canceled, suspended, or revoked, drive a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while such license or privilege was canceled, suspended or revoked, having previously been convicted of two or more offenses of Driving While License Canceled, Suspended or Revoked, in violation of Florida Statute 322.34(2)(c) AND DID DISPLAY OR HAVE IN HIS POSSESSION A CANCELLED, SUSPENDED, REVOKED OR DISQUALIFIED DRIVER'S LICENSE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.32(1) ON 042608 WHILE CONDUCTING A DIRECTED PATROL ON WOODTHRUSH, I OBSERVED A BLACK JEEP DRIVE THROUGH A STOP SIGN COMING OFF OF GRAY OAK TERRACE. AFTER ACTIVATING my LIGHTS AND CONDUCTING A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE VEHICLE, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER AND REQUESTED HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE AND THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION. THE DRIVER, MR TIMOTHY MILLER, PRODUCED A FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH A CLEARWATER ADDRESS BUT WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE A VEHICLE REGISTRATION. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, WHO WAS ALSO HIS GIRLFRIEND, WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SHE ADVISED THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO DELIVER NEWSPAPERS AND SHE COULD NOT FIND HER REGISTRATION. AFTER RUNNING THE DRIVER'S LICENSE INFORMATION ON MR MILLER, I CONFIRMED THAT MR MILLER'S DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED; THAT HE WAS A FELON SEXUAL OFFENDER; AND THAT HE HAD MOVED TO AN ADDRESS IN CITRUS COUNTY OVER TWO MONTHS AGO. I CONFIRMED THAT MR MILLER HAD PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED AS A SEXUAL OFFENDER WITH THIS COUNTY. I ALSO CONFIRMED THAT MR MILLER HAD RECEIVED A NEW IDENTIFICATION CARD FROM THE CRYSTAL RIVER DRIVER'S LICENSE OFFICE ON 032408. IN SPEAKING WITH MR MILLER, I ASKED HIM TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AGAIN HE HAD CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD HAD HIS DRIVER' S LICENSE SUSPENDED ALMOST A YEAR AGO, ON 060407. HE ADVISED HE GAVE ME HIS OLD DRIVER'S LICENSE BECAUSE HE WAS SCARED. HE FURTHER ADVISED HE GAVE ME THE FALSE INFORMATION THAT HE ONLY MOVED HERE YESTERDAY ALSO BECAUSE HE WAS SCARED. I ADVISED MR MILLER TO TURN AROUND AND PUT HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK, THAT HE WAS UNDER ARREST. HE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL, THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, CITATION NUMBER 7561-RHU, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, KNOWINGLY; CITATION NUMBER 7562-RHU, FOR DISPLAYING A CANCELLED/SUSPENDED/REVOKED DRIVER'S LICENSE; 7563-RHU, FOR VIOLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE, RUNNING A STOP SIGN; AND 7564-RHU, FOR MAKING A FALSE AFFIDAVIT FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET PER SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
