| Date of birth: | Nov 4, 1960 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: SLINGERLAND, DANIEL 0443 (AR12-3472) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: CANNABIS IN A CLEAR PLASTIC BAG, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS MARIJUANA, IN AN AMOUNT OF 20 GRAMS OR LESS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(B); AND DID DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON A HIGHWAY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITHOUT HAVING A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE AUTHORIZING HIM TO DO SO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE NUMBER 322.03(1). ON 111212 AT APPROXIMATELY 1756 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO 625 SOUTH US HIGHWAY 41 IN INVERNESS TO PROVIDE BACKUP FOR CANINE DEPUTY DEARDEN ON A TRAFFIC STOP. WHILE DEPUTY DEARDEN WAS CONDUCTING COMPUTER CHECKS OF THE DEFENDANT, MR VIRESHBHAI BACHUBHAI PATEL, I WAS STANDING NEAR THE RIGHT, REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE. I OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT LOOKING OUT THE DRIVERâS DOOR WINDOW AND BEGIN REACHING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND ALONG SIDE THE DRIVERâS SEAT. AS I ORDERED the DEFENDANT TO SHOW ME HIS HANDS HE STUCK BOTH HIS HANDS OUT THE DRIVERâS PASSENGERS WINDOW. DEPUTY DEARDEN THEN DIRECTED THE DRIVER TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I ADVISED DEPUTY DEARDEN THAT I HAD OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT REACHING DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVERâS SEAT ATTEMPTING TO CONCEAL AN ITEM OR RETRIEVE AN ITEM OUT OF MY LINE OF SIGHT. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT IN POSSESSION OF ANY FIREARMS OR NARCOTICS AND DID GIVE PERMISSION FOR DEPUTY DEARDEN TO SEARCH THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT ALSO STATED that HE DID HAVE IDENTIFICATION, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHERE HIS IDENTIFICATION WAS LOCATED. DEPUTY DEARDEN THEN ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD LOCATED A SMALL PLASTIC BAGGIE CONTAINING A GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE THAT HE SUSPECTED TO BE CANNABIS. DEPUTY DEARDEN ADVISED THAT HE LOCATED THE PLASTIC BAG ON the RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVERâS SEAT WHERE I HAD OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT PLACING HIS RIGHT HAND. THE DEFENDANT DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE NARCOTICS. THE NARCOTICS WERE LOCATED IN AN AREA ACCESSIBLE TO THE DEFENDANT. WHILE I CONTINUED TO VERIFY THE DEFENDANTâS IDENTITY, I OBSERVED DEPUTY DEARDEN CONDUCT A PRESUMPTIVE FIELD TEST OF THE SUSPECTED CANNABIS WHICH SHOWED POSITIVE RESULTS FOR âTHCâ. THE DEFENDANT COULD NOT PRODUCE A VALID DRIVERâS LICENSE. THE DEFENDANT DID PROVIDE AN EXPIRED TENNESSEE DRIVERâS LICENSE. NO VALID DRIVERâS LICENSE COULD BE LOCATED FOR THE DEFENDANT. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR POSSESSION OF CANNABIS, LESS THAN 20 GRAMS AND OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT A VALID DRIVERâS LICENSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED BEHIND HIS BACK (DOUBLE LOCKED) AND SEATED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. HE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS TOTAL BOND WAS SET AT $650.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. the MARIJUANA WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY ONE GRAM WITH THE CLEAR PLASTIC BAGGIE. IT WAS PACKAGED AND PLACED IN TO EVIDENCE. THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO the REGISTERED OWNER. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 8834GQFX, FOR NO VALID DRIVERâS LICENSE. |
| Inmate name: | VIRESHBHAI BACHUBHAI PATEL |
| Arrest number: | 3472 |
| Arrest date: | Nov 12, 2012 |
| Arrest type: | Misdemeanor |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 322.03(1) |
| Charge description: | Operating Vehicle Without Valid Drivers License |
| Bond amount: | $150 |
| Code: | 893.13(6)(B) |
| Charge description: | Possession Cannabis (Less than 20 Grams) |
| Bond amount: | $500 |
