| Date of birth: | Aug 29, 1972 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: LAKATIS, KENNETH 0585 (AR09110854) DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: MARIJUANA MORE THAN 20 GRAMS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A). ON 090509, AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 HOURS, MEMBERS OF THE TACTICAL IMPACT UNIT AND I WERE CONTACTED BY DEPUTY ROWAND WHO IS ASSIGNED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CANINE UNIT. DEPUTY ROWAND ADVISED THAT DEPUTY BRIGGS HAD PULLED OVER A BLACK MUSTANG FOR SPEEDING IN THE AREA OF STATE ROAD 41 AND PARKSIDE IN THE CITY OF INVERNESS. UPON DEPUTY ROWAND'S ARRIVAL HE DEPLOYED HIS K-9 AROUND THE VEHICLE, AT which TIME IT ALERTED TO THE POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF NARCOTICS. WHEN DEPUTY ROWAND ADVISED THE DEFENDANT OF THIS, THE DEFENDANT EXPLAINED TO DEPUTY ROWAND THAT HE WAS IN POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND STATED HE WOULD GET IT FOR HIM. DEPUTY ROWAND ASKED WHERE IT WAS, AND THE DEFENDANT THEN STATED IT WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. WHEN DEPUTY ROWAND WENT TO THE BACK SEAT HE DISCOVERED A BLACK TRASH BAG FILLED WITH FIVE LARGE ZIP LOCK BAGS CONTAINING MARIJUANA, WITH THE APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF FIVE POUNDS; ONE POUND PER BAG. UPON MY ARRIVAL ON SCENE MYSELF AND DEPUTY CRUZ ARRESTED THE DEFENDANT MR BEN TYLER, WITH POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA OVER 20 GRAMS AND TOOK CONTROL OF THE MARIJUANA. DEPUTY BRIGGS THEN TRANSPORTED THE DEFENDANT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY AND WE FOLLOWED. ONCE I ARRIVED AT THE DETENTION FACILITY THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH THE ABOVE AND HIS BOND WAS SET AT $5,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
| Inmate status: | Felony Misdemeanor County/Municipal Traffic Ordinance Warrant/Capias |
| Arrest date: | Sep 5, 2009 |
| Booking number: | 09110854 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 893.13(6)(A) |
| Charge description: | POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CANNABIS OVER 20 GRAMS |
| Bond amount: | $5,000 |
