| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SMITH, STEVE 0292 (14-17929) (AR14- 9002) DID SELL, MANUFACTURE, DELIVER, OR POSSESS WITH INTENT TO SELL, MANUFACTURE, OR DELIVER, A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN A STRUCTURE OR CONVEYANCE WHERE ANY CHILD UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE IS PRESENT, TO WIT: MANUFACTURING OCCURRED AT RESIDENCE WHERE 8 YEARS OLD CHILD LIVES, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA'S STATE STATUTE 893.13(1)(G)(1). DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HIS POSSESSION LISTED PRECURSOR CHEMICALS OR ESSENTIAL CHEMICALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.149(1)(A) THESE CHEMICALS ARE CRITICAL TO THE CREATION OF THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE/METHAMPHETAMINE, TO WIT: EPHEDRINE. \t DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: METHAMPHETAMINE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(1)(A)(1). \t DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO USE, OR DID UNLAWFULLY USE, AN OBJECT INTENDED OR DESIGNED FOR USE IN STORING, CONCEALING OR INJECTING, INGESTING, INHALING OR OTHERWISE INTRODUCING INTO THE HUMAN BODY, A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: METHAMPHETAMINE BOATS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE AND 893.147(1). SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR (010114), THE TWO DEFENDANTS HAVE BECOME KNOWN TO THE TACTICAL IMPACT UNIT AS BEING INVOLVED IN PURCHASING CHEMICALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF METHAMPHETAMINE. IT IS ALSO KNOWN THAT THEY ARE BURNING PLASTICS AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE IN THEIR BACK YARD. ON TODAYâS DATE 020614, DEPUTY SLINGERLAND AND I RESPONDED TO THE RESIDENCE IN REFERENCE TO THE BURNING OF THE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. UPON ARRIVAL, DEPUTY SLINGERLAND KNOCKED ON THE DOOR, MAKING CONTACT WITH DEFENDANT, MS TAMARA JURY. HE EXPLAINED TO HER WHY WE WERE THERE. SHE INVITED US INTO THE RESIDENCE. WHILE INSIDE THE RESIDENCE, I MADE CONTACT WITH DEFENDANT, MR TRAVIS TAYLOR, AND I OBSERVED THAT THEY DID HAVE A YOUNGER CHILD INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. WHEN IT WAS EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT IT WAS NOT LEGAL FOR THEM TO BURN THEIR HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE, THEY AGREED TO LEAD US TO THE BURN PIT IN THEIR YARD. UPON WALKING TO THE BURN PIT, I DID OBSERVE SEVERAL PIECES OF ALUMINUM FOIL WHICH HAD BEEN FASHIONED INTO METHAMPHETAMINE BOATS AND A LITHIUM ENERGIZER BATTERY WHICH HAD BEEN CUT OPEN AND HAD THE LITHIUM REMOVED FROM THE INSIDE. KNOWING THAT THERE WAS A CHILD PRESENT IN THE RESIDENCE, I PULLED DEFENDANT TAYLOR TO THE SIDE AND ADVISED HIM THAT I BELIEVED THAT THERE MIGHT BE MANUFACTURING OCCURRING AT THE RESIDENCE AND ASKED FOR CONSENT TO SEARCH THE RESIDENCE. DEFENDANT TAYLOR WAS VERY COOPERATIVE AND GAVE CONSENT TO SEARCH THE RESIDENCE. WHEN CONTACT WAS MADE WITH DEFENDANT JURY, SHE ALSO GAVE CONSENT FREELY TO SEARCH THE RESIDENCE. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING INSIDE THE RESIDENCE THAT WOULD HARM MYSELF OR THE OTHER DEPUTIES. DEFENDANT TAYLOR ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING ACTIVELY COOKING AND THAT ALL OF THE CHEMICALS WERE IN A TOOL ROOM OFF OF THE GARAGE. DEPUTY PARSONS AND I CONDUCTED A SEARCH OF THE RESIDENCE. IN THE TOOL ROOM THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE LOCATED: DRAINO, RUBBER GLOVES, COFFEE FILTERS, COFFEE FILTERS THAT HAD BEEN USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF METHAMPHETAMINE, LITHIUM BATTERY CASINGS, THE WAXY PAPER FROM INSIDE THE BATTERY CASINGS, SEVERAL PIECES OF TUBING, SEVERAL PIECES OF TUBING THAT HAD BEEN USED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS (USED FOR THE HCL GENERATOR), COLEMAN FUEL, FILM CANISTERS WHICH CONTAINED EPHEDRINE, LYE, TWO FILM CANISTERS CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY ¼ GRAM METHAMPHETAMINE IN EACH, SEVERAL HOMEMADE FUNNELS, REGULAR FUNNELS, A METHAMPHETAMINE BOAT WHICH WAS COVERED IN METHAMPHETAMINE, SEVERAL GLASS JARS, A BEER CAN WHICH CONTAINED NUMEROUS METHAMPHETAMINE BOATS, AND OTHER PLASTIC CONTAINERS. NO OTHER CONTRABAND WAS FOUND INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. IN THE BURN PILE THE LITHIUM BATTERY CASING WAS COLLECTED. THERE WAS ALSO TRACE AMOUNTS OF BINDER FROM THE METHAMPHETAMINE COOK IN THE BURN PILE. LOCATED IN A GARBAGE BAG NEAR THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE WERE ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN CLEANED UP FROM THE BURN PIT. LOCATED IN THESE ITEMS WERE NUMEROUS BATTERY CASINGS THAT HAD BEEN CUT OPEN. DEPUTY PARSONS HANDLED ALL THE OVERALL PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE COLLECTION OF THE EVIDENCE. THE ITEMS DEEMED PERTINENT TO THE CASE WERE MADE SAFE AND TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE. THE ITEMS TAKEN INTO EVIDENCE ARE AS FOLLOWS: A FILM CAPSULE CONTAINING TEN EPHEDRINE PILLS, TUBING WHICH TESTED POSITIVE FOR METHAMPHETAMINE WHICH HAD BEEN USED FOR AN HCL GENERATOR, NUMEROUS COFFEE FILTERS WHICH TESTED POSITIVE FOR METHAMPHETAMINE, METHAMPHETAMINE BOATS WHICH TESTED POSITIVE FOR METHAMPHETAMINE, THE TWO FILM CANISTERS WHICH CONTAINED ABOUT ¼ GRAM OF METHAMPHETAMINE IN EACH, WHICH TESTED POSITIVE FOR METHAMPHETAMINE. ALL REMAINING HAZARDOUS WASTE ITEMS WERE TURNED IN TO THE CITRUS COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINER UNIT. I CONDUCTED A DIGITALLY RECORDED INTERVIEW WITH DEFENDANT JURY. I READ THE DEFENDANT HER MIRANDA WARNING VIA AGENCY PREPRINTED CARD. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS AND STATED THAT SHE WOULD SPEAK WITH ME AT THIS TIME. DEFENDANT JURY ADMITTED TO USING METHAMPHETAMINE FOR APPROXIMATELY A MONTH. SHE ALSO ADMITTED TO BUYING EPHEDRINE AND BATTERIES ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION FOR THE METHAMPHETAMINE COOK. SHE FURTHER ADVISED THAT SHE DOES WASH THE FUNNELS AND OTHER ITEMS TO HELP CLEAN UP AFTER DEFENDANT TAYLOR IS DONE. DEFENDANT JURY STATED SHE DID PURCHASE EPHEDRINE WHILE LIVING IN MICHIGAN FOR DEFENDANT TAYLOR, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS USING IT FOR. HOWEVER, SINCE SHE HAS BEEN LIVING IN FLORIDA SHE KNEW WHAT HE WAS USING IT FOR. WHEN ASKED WHERE HER CHILD WAS DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, SHE ADVISED SOME TIMES SHE WOULD TAKE HIM TO THE STORE AND SOMETIMES HE WOULD BE AT THE RESIDENCE. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW HOW HAZARDOUS IT WAS AND SHOWED REMORSE WHEN I ADVISED HER THAT SHE WAS LUCKY THAT ONE OF THE ONE-POT COOKS HAD NOT EXPLODED AT THE RESIDENCE. WHEN ASKED HOW SHE USES HER METHAMPHETAMINE, SHE STATED THAT SHE SMOKES IT FROM A METHAMPHETAMINE BOAT. SHE ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WOULD BE METHAMPHETAMINE BOATS IN THE TOOL ROOM. WHEN ASKED ABOUT HER PURCHASE OF EPHEDRINE ON 020514, SHE ADVISED THAT SHE PLACED THE EPHEDRINE IN A FILM CAPSULE THAT WOULD BE LOCATED IN THE TOOL ROOM. WHICH COINCIDES WITH WHERE THE FILM CAPSULE WAS LOCATED CONTAINING EPHEDRINE. I COMPLETED THIS INTERVIEW. I CONDUCTED A DIGITALLY RECORDED INTERVIEW WITH DEFENDANT TAYLOR. I READ THE DEFENDANT HIS MIRANDA WARNING VIA AGENCY PREPRINTED CARD. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND STATED THAT HE WOULD SPEAK WITH ME AT THIS TIME. WHEN ASKED HOW LONG HE HAD BEEN USING METHAMPHETAMINE, HE ADVISED OFF AND ON FOR A LONG TIME. WHEN ASKED WHEN HE FIRST STARTED MANUFACTURING METHAMPHETAMINE, HE ADVISED WHILE HE WAS LIVING IN MICHIGAN HE WENT INTO DETAIL THAT DURING ONE OF THESE MANUFACTURES, THE ONE-POT COOK DID EXPLODE. I ASKED HIM THAT AS HE KNEW HOW DANGEROUS THIS WAS, WHY HE WOULD MANUFACTURE METHAMPHETAMINE AT THE RESIDENCE WHERE HIS CHILD IS LIVING, TO WHICH HE DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO. HE WENT INTO DETAIL OF WHERE ALL THE ITEMS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOCATED IN THE TOOL ROOM. HE DID TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT ALL OF THESE ITEMS THAT WERE LOCATED, GOING INTO DETAIL ABOUT HOW HE MANUFACTURES METHAMPHETAMINE, HE TOLD ME HOW HE WOULD MANUFACTURE A BATCH. THE WAY HE IS MANUFACTURING IS VERY UNIQUE IN THAT HE DOES NOT USE ONE OF THE PRIMARY CHEMICALS. WHEN ASKED WHERE HE GOT HIS ORIGINAL RECIPE, TO WHICH HE ADVISED OFF OF THE INTERNET WHEN HE WAS IN MICHIGAN. HE ADVISED THAT HE RIDES HIS BIKE TO WALMART TO PURCHASE THE COLEMAN FUEL, DRAINO AND SUDAFED. HE NORMALLY GETS HIS LITHIUM BATTERIES FROM CVS. HE ADVISED HE HAS MANUFACTURED METHAMPHETAMINE AT THE RESIDENCE APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES AND THAT THAT HE NORMALLY GETS A YIELD RATE OF ½ GRAM PER BOX. WHEN ASKED HOW HE USES HIS METHAMPHETAMINE, HE ADVISED THAT HE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND/DEFENDANT JURY, SMOKE THE METHAMPHETAMINE ON METHAMPHETAMINE BOATS AND THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME OF THESE METHAMPHETAMINE BOATS LOCATED IN THE TOOL ROOM. I COMPLETED THE INTERVIEW. DURING THIS INVESTIGATION, DEPUTY SLINGERLAND CONTACTED THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO DID SEND OUT A DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INVESTIGATOR TO THE SCENE WHO HANDLED THEIR INVESTIGATION. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE CHILD WAS PLACED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER. THE DEFENDANTS WERE PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED, BEHIND THEIR BACK, (DOUBLE LOCKED), AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT TAYLORâS BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL OF $160,500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT JURYâS BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL $150,500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
