| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: GREATREX, ROBERT 0287 (AR12-3982) DID UNLAWFULLY ENTER OR REMAIN IN A CERTAIN STRUCTURE OR CURTILAGE THEREOF, TO-WIT: THE VICTIMâS RESIDENCE, WITHOUT SAID PERSON'S CONSENT, WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE THEREIN, TO-WIT: THE DEFENDANT DID STEAL TWO OF THE VICTIMâS GAME SYSTEMS AND APPROXIMATELY 50 VIDEO GAMES, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 810.02(3)(B). DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: TWO GAME SYSTEMS AND APPROXIMATELY 50 VIDEO GAMES, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), WITH THE INTENT TO EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VICTIM OF A RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY OR A BENEFIT THEREOF, OR DID APPROPRIATE THE SAID PROPERTY TO HIS OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE, 812.014(2)(C)(1). did unlawfully traffic in or endeavor to traffic in property that THE DEFENDANT knew, or should have known, was stolen, to-wit: TWO GAME SYSTEMS AND APPROXIMATELY 50 VIDEO GAMES, the property of THE VICTIM, in violation of Florida Statute, 812.019(1). ON 010213 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 HOURS, I CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION IN REFERENCE TO THIS CASE. ON 121712, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 HOURS, DEPUTY DOWLING GENERATED THIS CASE, AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, MR ZACHARY SCOTT, AT HIS RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 890 NORTH FITZPATRICK AVENUE IN INVERNESS. VICTIM SCOTT REPORTED THAT ON 121712, SOMETIME BETWEEN 0715 AND 1440 HOURS, HIS RESIDENCE WAS BURGLARIZED AND HE WAS MISSING SEVERAL ITEMS. THE VICTIM STATED THAT WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME FROM SCHOOL, HE OBSERVED HIS AIR CONDITIONING WINDOW UNIT WAS MISSING OUT OF HIS BEDROOM. HE STATED THAT ONCE HE ENTERED THE RESIDENCE, HE OBSERVED THAT HIS XBOX GAME SYSTEM, A WEE GAME SYSTEM AND 50 VIDEO GAMES WERE MISSING. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT THOSE ITEMS WERE THE ONLY ITEMS WHICH APPEARED TO BE MISSING IN THE RESIDENCE. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS NOT SURE WHO THE SUSPECT IN THIS CASE WAS, BUT STATED THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY SOMEONE HE KNOWS. ONCE DEPUTY DOWLING COMPLETED HIS INVESTIGATION, I MADE CONTACT WITH VICTIM SCOTT ON 121912 AT CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL. AT THAT TIME, THE VICTIM TOLD ME HE HAD SUSPECT INFORMATION HE RECEIVED THROUGH FACEBOOK. HE ADVISED THE INFORMATION WAS IN REFERENCE TO A POSSIBLE SUSPECT, TYLER MCDONALD, WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO SELL THE VICTIMâS GAME SYSTEMS. AT THAT TIME I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SUSPECT TYLER MCDONALD, WHICH MET WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. ON 122712 VICTIM SCOTT MADE CONTACT WITH DEPUTY CIRONE, AND ADVISED HIM THAT HE HAD A WITNESS WHO ALSO INFORMED HIM THAT SUSPECT MCDONALD WAS ATTEMPTING TO SELL THE VICTIMâS GAME SYSTEMS TO HIM. MY ATTEMPTS TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS INFORMATION MET WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. ON 123112, I WAS CONTACTED BY DETECTIVE CASADA, WHO ADVISED ME HE HAD JUST OBTAINED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM A SECOND WITNESS. THE SECOND WITNESS ADVISED THAT SUSPECT MCDONALD WAS ATTEMPTING TO SELL AN XBOX 360, ALONG WITH A WEE GAME SYSTEM. WITNESS TWO WROTE IN HIS STATEMENT THAT HE WAS ADVISED BY SUSPECT MCDONALD THAT THE GAME SYSTEMS CAME FROM THE VICTIMâS RESIDENCE. AFTER OBTAINING THIS STATEMENT AND SPEAKING WITH WITNESS TWO, I WAS ABLE TO ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SUSPECT MCDONALD ON TODAYâS DATE. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT AT 3535 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY IN INVERNESS, I IDENTIFIED MYSELF TO THE SUSPECT AND BRIEFLY EXPLAINED WHY I NEEDED TO SPEAK WITH HIM. THE SUSPECT WAS UNCOOPERATIVE AND ADVISED THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO SPEAK WITH ME ABOUT THIS CASE. THE SUSPECT WAS ADVISED THAT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ONE COUNT OF BURGLARY TO AN UNOCCUPIED RESIDENCE, ONE COUNT OF DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY AND ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND READ HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS TOTAL BOND WAS AT $12,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
