| Date of birth: | Jun 5, 1961 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: O'MELIAN, TIMOTHY 0182 (AR10114117) DID KNOWINGLY OR WILLFULLY ABUSE THE VICTIM, BY STRIKING WITH AN OPEN HAND BOTH SIDES OF THE VICTIM'S FACE RESULTING IN A SWOLLEN BLACK AND BLUE RIGHT EYE AND A BLACK AND BLUE LEFT EYE, DATE OF BIRTH: 122297, A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS, BY INTENTIONALLY INFLICTING PHYSICAL OR MENTAL INJURY ON THE CHILD WITHOUT CAUSING GREAT BODILY HARM, PERMANENT DISABILITY OR PERMANENT DISFIGUREMENT, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 827.03(1)(A). ON 040210 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 6599 NORTH EWOK PLACE IN DUNNELLON IN REFERENCE TO A PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE THAT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED . DEPUTY HUGHES WAS DISPATCHED AS A BACK-UP DEPUTY. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH DEPUTY HUGHES AND HE ADVISED, THAT HE WAS TOLD BY THE VICTIM THAT THE VICTIM'S FATHER HAD PUNCHED HIM IN THE FACE, WHICH RESULTED IN TWO BLACK EYES. PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL, THE DEFENDANT AND VICTIM ALONG WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE PRESENT WERE ALL WAITING NEAR THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE . AFTER PHOTOGRAPHING THE VICTIM, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, MR WILLIAM E PARMENTER, WHO WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING THE FATHER. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT ON 040110 LATER IN THE EVENING IT WAS BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION BY A LIVE-IN FEMALE FRIEND THAT THE VICTIM WAS BEING VERBALLY COMBATIVE AND UNRULY . AT THIS POINT, THE DEFENDANT ENTERED THE VICTIM'S ROOM. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE AND THE VICTIM WERE INVOLVED IN A HEATED CONFRONTATION, WHICH TURNED PHYSICAL BETWEEN THE TWO. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESTRAIN THE VICTIM AND IN DOING SO DID STRIKE THE VICTIM WITH AN OPEN HAND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VICTIM'S FACE. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HIS THUMB CAUGHT ON THE VICTIM'S NOSE WHICH RESULTED IN TWO BLACK EYES WITH MINOR SWELLING TO THE RIGHT EYE. THE DEFENDANT STATED, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG DEVELOPING PROBLEM WITH THE VICTIM ACTING OUT AND BEING NON-COOPERATIVE. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE HAS HAD LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE RESIDENCE SEVERAL TIMES IN HOPES THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT COULD SPEAK WITH THE VICTIM TO HELP WITH THE SITUATION. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE NORMALLY DOES NOT STRIKE HIS CHILDREN AND FEELS THAT HE WAS WITHIN HIS PARENTAL RIGHTS. AT THIS POINT, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED ( DOUBLE LOCKED), PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. BOND WAS SET AT $5,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. DETECTIVE LIOTTA WITH CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN WAS NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO THIS INCIDENT. THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WAS ALSO CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO THIS INCIDENT FOR A REPORT. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
| Inmate status: | Felony Misdemeanor County/Municipal Traffic Ordinance Warrant/Capias |
| Arrest date: | Apr 2, 2010 |
| Booking number: | 10114117 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 827.03(1)(A) |
| Charge description: | CHILD ABUSE-INFLICTION OF PHYSICAL/MENTAL INJURY |
| Bond amount: | $5,000 |
