| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CLAUDE, RICHARD 0602 (AR14-9032) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF WAL-MART, TO WIT: ONE PACKAGE OF FOUR EVERREADY AA BATTERIES, TWO PACKETS OF AQUA TEST WATER STRIPS, ONE PACKAGE LEAD BATTERY TERMINALS, BY CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $300.00, WITH ACTUAL VALUE BEING $30.89, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.015, 812.014(1), AND 812.014(3)(A). ON 020914, AT 1124 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO WAL-MART AT 1936 NORTH LECANTO HIGHWAY IN LECANTO, IN REGARDS TO RETAIL THEFT WITH THE STORE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER, MR BRIAN ELAM, HOLDING ONE SUSPECT. UPON ARRIVAL THE COMPLAINANT, MR ELAM ADVISED HE DID OBSERVE THE DEFENDANT, MR CHARLES VALENTINE JR, PLACE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, A FOUR PACK OF EVERREADY BATTERIES, TWO AQUA WATER TEST STRIPS, AND ONE SET OF LEAD BATTERY TERMINALS, WITHIN HIS CLOTHING AND ATTEMPT TO LEAVE ALL POINTS OF SALE WITHOUT PAYING, AND WAS APPREHENDED IN FRONT OF THE STORE WITHOUT INCIDENT. ALL PROPERTY RECOVERED AND RETURNED TO WAL-MART. THE DEFENDANT DID PREPARE A WRITTEN STATEMENT. THE DEFENDANT WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED ON SCENE. A NOTICE TO APPEAR CITATION WAS NOT ISSUED DUE TO THE DEFENDANT LIVING OUTSIDE OF CITRUS COUNTY. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED IN FRONT AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING WHERE HIS BOND WAS SET AT $250.00. |
