| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: GERENA, GABRIEL 1361 (16-122612) (AR16-20864) DID KNOWINGLY UTTER, OR PASS OR TENDER IN PAYMENT AS TRUE, ANY SUCH FALSE, ALTERED, FORGED, OR COUNTERFEIT NOTE, OR ANY BANK BILL, CHECK, DRAFT, OR PROMISSORY NOTE, PAYABLE TO THE BEARER THEREOF OR TO THE ORDER OF ANY PERSON, ISSUED AS AFORESAID, KNOWING THE SAME TO BE FALSE, ALTERED, FORGED, OR COUNTERFEIT, WITH INTENT TO INJURE OR DEFRAUD ANY PERSON: TO WIT: THE DEFENDANT USED COUNTERFEIT ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS AND/OR ATTEMPTED TO USE COUNTERFEIT ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT BUSINESSES IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CASH BACK AS WELL AS MERCHANDISE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 831.09. DID ENGAGE IN A SCHEME TO DEFRAUD AND OBTAIN PROPERTY THEREBY IS GUILTY OF ORGANIZED FRAUD WITH THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY OBTAINED OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $20.000.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA'S STATE STATUTE 817.034(4)(A)(3) ON 090616 AT APPROXIMATELY 1907 HOURS I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE DOLLAR GENERAL LOCATED AT 3042 SOUTH FLORIDA AVENUE, IN INVERNESS, IN REFERENCE TO A FEMALE SUBJECT TRYING TO USE A COUNTERFEIT ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL. WHILE ON SCENE AT THE DOLLAR GENERAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM MULTIPLE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA STATING THAT A MALE AND FEMALE SUBJECT WERE USING AND/OR ATTEMPTING TO USE COUNTERFEIT $100.00 BILLS. WHILE "BOLOING" THE AREA, DEPUTY WATTS (1299), MADE CONTACT WITH THREE SUBJECTS MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECTS PROVIDED BY LOCAL BUSINESSES AND OBSERVED BY SURVEILLANCE VIDEO BY RESPONDING DEPUTIES. WHILE ON SCENE, THE MALE SUBJECT WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE SUSPECT WHO USED A COUNTERFEIT $100.00 BILL AT THE BEALLâS DEPARTMENT STORE BY A BEALLâS EMPLOYEE AND/OR ATTEMPTED TO USE COUNTERFEIT $100.00 BILLS AT SEVERAL OTHER BUSINESS IN THE AREA. AT THAT POINT, THE MALE SUSPECT WAS HANDCUFFED, DOUBLE-LOCKED BEHIND HIS BACK AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT , NOT PER THE SCHEDULE DUE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED, AND BECAUSE THE DEFENDANT WAS NOT A RESIDENT OF THIS COUNTY. |
