| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SCHAFFER, HEATH 0652 (14-13216) ((14-172792) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: CANNABIS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS MARIJUANA, IN AN AMOUNT OF 20 GRAMS OR LESS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13. ON 121914, AT APPROXIMATELY 1524 HOURS, WHILE PATROLLING THE AREA OF WAGON TRAIL AND TUMBLEWEED TERRACE IN HERNANDO, I OBSERVED A CREAM COLORED VEHICLE TO BE TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON WAGON TRAIL. AS I TURNED ON TO WAGON TRAIL, A SHORT DISTANCE BEHIND THE VEHICLE, I OBSERVED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, CONTINUING ON WAGON TRAIL. I CAUGHT UP TO THE VEHICLE, A MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS BEARING FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE CPXZ75, AT THE INTERSECTION OF WAGON WHEEL AND TUMBLEWEED TERRACE. AS THE VEHICLE APPROACHED THAT INTERSECTION, IT TOOK A SOUTHBOUND TURN ON TUMBLEWEED TERRACE WITHOUT FIRST COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. I ACTIVATED MY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TO INITIATE A TRAFFIC STOP AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER ON TUMBLEWEED TERRACE NEAR BUCKSKIN LANE. I APPROACHED THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, MR WILLIAM HOUGH AND ASKED FOR HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED ME HE DID NOT HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE BECAUSE IT WAS SUSPENDED. THE DEFENDANT THEN HANDED ME HIS FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD AT WHICH TIME HIS INFORMATION WAS RAN THROUGH TELETYPE. I REQUESTED CANINE DEPUTY PHILLIPS BE EN-ROUTE TOP MY LOCATION TO CONDUCT A FREE AIR SNIFF AROUND THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE. UPON HIS ARRIVAL CANINE KINO WAS DEPLOYED AND I WAS LATER ADVISED AN ALERT WAS GIVEN, SEE CANINE SUPPLEMENT. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE WAS CURRENTLY TRANSPORTING ANY ILLEGAL NARCOTICS AND HE ADVISED NO. THE DEFENDANT WAS ASKED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME DEPUTY POLLARD BEGAN SEARCHING THE VEHICLE. A SHORT TIME LATER I WAS ADVISED BY DEPUTY POLLARD THAT HE HAD LOCATED A SMALL PLASTIC BAGGIE CONTAINING WHAT APPEARED TO BE CANNABIS. AS DEPUTY POLLARD WALKED BACK TO MY PATROL VEHICLE WITH THE PACKAGE, THE DEFENDANT SPONTANEOUSLY UTTERED, ''OH YEAH, THAT, I FOUND THAT IN THE PARKING LOT AT MY WORK.'' I WAS ADVISED BY DEPUTY POLLARD THAT HE FOUND IT SHOVED UNDERNEATH THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEFENDANT THEN TOLD ME HE PUT IT THERE AS I WAS PULLING HIM OVER. A CONTINUED SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO OTHER NARCOTICS BEING LOCATED. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 4030GZP3 FOR DRIVING WITH A SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE, WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 110815 AT 1300 HOURS, AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURT HOUSE. ON 111914 AT 1550 HOURS, THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED NOTICE TO APPEAR CITATION NUMBER 14758, FOR POSSESSION OF CANNABIS LESS THAN 20 GRAMS, WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 110815 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURT HOUSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN RELEASED ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE. THE CANNABIS WAS COLLECTED, PACKAGED AND TURNED INTO EVIDENCE. |
