| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SHARPE, COREY 0636 (AR10118513) THE DEFENDANT, MR WILLIAM BURNS, did unlawfully and knowingly obtain, use or endeavor to obtain or use the property of, THE VICTIM, MS JO ANN HILL, to-wit: A 2003 HOMEMADE TRAILER BEARING FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE K424AJ, by exercising control over said property 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 property to HIS own use or the use of any person not entitled thereto, and knew or should have known that said property was stolen, in violation of Florida Statutes and 812.014(2)(c)(6). ON 121610, THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF A GRAND THEFT OF A TRAILER TAKEN FROM A RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 8105 WEST TAWNY ROSE LANE, IN CRYSTAL RIVER. THE VICTIM, MS JO ANN HILL, ADVISED THAT PERSON(S) HAD TAKEN THE TRAILER FROM HER YARD WITHOUT HER CONSENT. SAID TRAILER IS A 2003 HOMEMADE TRAILER BEARING FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE K424AJ, VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $500.00. ON 122110, THIS DETECTIVE SPOKE WITH WITNESS ONE, MS CINDY BROAD, WHO ADVISED THAT APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO SHE AND OTHERS WERE REMOVING SCRAP METAL FROM A YARD LOCATED DIRECTLY NEXT DOOR TO THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE. WITNESS ONE ADVISED SHE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, MR WILLIAM BURNS, BACK HIS VEHICLE INTO THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE YARD, HOOK UP TO THE VICTIM'S TRAILER AND LEAVE. ALSO ON 122110, THIS DETECTIVE SPOKE TO WITNESS TWO, MR MICHAEL HOFELDT, WHO ADVISED HE WAS ALSO PRESENT APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN TH VICTIM'S TRAILER WAS STOLEN. WITNESS TWO ADVISED HE ALSO SAW THE DEFENDANT PULL HIS TRUCK INTO THE VICTIM'S YARD AND ATTACH THE STOLEN TRAILER TO THE BALL OF HIS TRUCK. WITNESS TWO ADVISED WHEN HE SAW THIS OCCURRING HE WENT OVER AND SPOKE TO THE DEFENDANT AND ASKED HIM NOT TO STEAL THE TRAILER, BUT THE DEFENDANT STOLE THE TRAILER ANYWAY. ON 122110, I ALSO SPOKE TO WITNESS THREE, MR NORMAN VAN DOREN, WHO ALSO ADVISED HE WAS PRESENT AT THE RESIDENCE APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO AND WHILE THERE DID SEE THE DEFENDANT PULL HIS TRUCK INTO THE VICTIM'S YARD AND HOOK UP TO THE VICTIM'S TRAILER. WITNESS THREE ALSO SPOKE TO THE DEFENDANT AND ADVISED HIM NOT TO STEAL THE TRAILER, BUT THE DEFENDANT TOOK THE TRAILER ANYWAY. ON 122110, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT AND HE WAS ADVISED IF HE RETURNED THE TRAILER BY 0800 HOURS ON 122210 THE VICTIM WOULD NOT PRESS ANY CHARGES. ON 122210 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 HOURS, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE VICTIM AT WHICH TIME SHE ADVISED THE TRAILER HAD NOT BEEN RETURNED. ON 122210 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 HOURS, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEFENDANT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY AND CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT AUTO/TRAILER. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00. THE DEFENDANT DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEFT OF THE TRAILER. "If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
