| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: FERGUSON, ROBERT 0505 (AR14-11148) UNLAWFULLY ENDANGER THE SAFETY OF ANOTHER OR THEIR PROPERTY WHILE INTOXICATED OR DID WHILE INTOXICATED OR DRINKING AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN A PUBLIC PLACE CAUSE A PUBLIC DISTURBANCE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE NUMBER 856.011. A person who falsely assumes or pretends to be a LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER or any personnel or representative of the Department of Law Enforcement, or a federal law enforcement officer AND takes upon himself to act as such, or to require any other person to aid or assist him in a matter pertaining to the duty of any such officer, TO WIT: IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS AN UNDERCOVER POLICE OFFICER AND ORDERED THE VICTIMS TO ALLOW HIM TO ENTER THE RESIDENCE AND CONFISCATE THEIR PRESCRIPTION PILLS, IS IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA'S STATE STATUTE 843.08. ON 071114, I RESPONDED TO 4891 SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD IN HOMOSASSA IN REFERENCE TO A VERBAL DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS. UPON ARRIVAL, I OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, MR BRIAN SEAMER, TO BE ENGAGED IN A VERBAL ALTERCATION WITH VICTIM SHANNON ANDERSON. I MADE CONTACT WITH MS ANDERSON AS SERGEANT FASS MADE CONTACT WITH MR SEAMER. WHILE SPEAKING WITH MS ANDERSON, WHO IS THE PROPERTY MANAGER FOR THIS ADDRESS, SHE ADVISED THAT SHE HEARD THE DEFENDANT, WHO APPEARED TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SOME TYPE OF NARCOTIC, CAUSING A DISTURBANCE. SHE ADVISED THE DEFENDANT WAS KICKING ON DOORS AND YELLING AND SCREAMING AT PEOPLE. SHE ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT IDENTIFIED HIMSELF TO HER AS AN UNDERCOVER CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICER, ACCUSED HER OF SELLING DRUGS AND ORDERED HER TO ALLOW HIM INSIDE OF HER RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO CONFISCATE HER PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. SHE ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT CONTINUED THE VERBAL ALTERCATION INTO THE PARKING LOT AS I ARRIVED ON SCENE. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH VICTIMS JEFFERY MABRY AND PATRICIA PAUL, WHOSE STATEMENTS WERE CONSISTENT WITH MS ANDERSON. THEY BOTH ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT APPEARED TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS AN UNDERCOVER CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICER. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH MR SEAMER, WHO WAS LEANING AGAINST SERGEANT FASS' PATROL VEHICLE. MR SEAMER WAS NOT UNDER ARREST AND WAS NEVER ADVISED THAT HE WAS BEING DETAINED. I ASKED MR SEAMER WHAT HAD OCCURRED AT WHICH TIME HE ADVISED THAT HE WAS AN UNDERCOVER CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICER AND THAT THE VICTIMS INVOLVED WERE SELLING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. THE DEFENDANT APPEARED TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SOME TYPE OF STIMULANT DRUG. HE WAS VERY FIDGETY, SPOKE REAL QUICK, COULD NOT STAY STILL OR KEEP A SINGLE THOUGHT PROCESS. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT HE HAD SMOKED MARIJUANA BUT DENIED USING ANY OTHER DRUGS. THROUGH MY TRAINING AND PRIOR EXPERIENCES AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, IT APPEARED THAT MR SEAMER WAS POSSIBLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF METHAMPHETAMINE. MR SEAMER WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED, (DOUBLE LOCKED), BEHIND HIS BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE HE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF FALSELY IMPERSONATING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND ONE COUNT OF DISORDERLY INTOXICATION. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $2,500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
