| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CLARK, SHELLEY 0401 (AR12124713) (0133) DID UNLAWFULLY ENTER OR REMAIN IN A CERTAIN CONVEYANCE, TO-WIT: THE DEFENDANT DID ENTER THE VICTIM'S VEHICLE, WITHOUT SAID PERSON'S CONSENT, WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE THEREIN, TO-WIT: THE DEFENDANT REMOVED THE VICTIM'S BLACK LEATHER JACKET, AND THE SAID CONVEYANCE WAS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT THE TIME, AND THE DEFENDANT WAS NOT LICENSED OR INVITED TO ENTER OR REMAIN IN SAID CONVEYANCE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE, 810.02(4)(B). DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: A BLACK LEATHER JACKET, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), TO WIT: THE DEFENDANT DID REMOVED A BLACK LEATHER JACKET WHICH BELONGED TO THE VICTIM, WITH THE INTENT TO EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VICTIM OF A RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY OR A BENEFIT THEREOF, OR DID APPROPRIATE THE SAID PROPERTY TO HIS OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE, 812.014(2)(C)(1). ON 020312 THE VICTIM, MS SUZAN HOLLER, REPORTED THAT HER VEHICLE HAD BEEN BURGLARIZED AS REPORTED IN CASE NUMBER 12020101. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT A BLACK LEATHER JACKET HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM HER VEHICLE. ON 020612 THE DEFENDANT, MR. JASON MACDONALD, WAS ARRESTED FOR MULTIPLE BURGLARY AND THEFT CHARGES IN REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER 12020206. THE DEFENDANT WAS IN POSSESSION OF A BLACK LEATHER JACKET WHICH MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION PROVIDED IN CASE NUMBER 12020101. WITNESS ONE, MS BETH HOOPER, AND WITNESS TWO, MR TOM BROKHOFF, BOTH PROVIDED SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENTS THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS WEARING A BLACK LEATHER JACKET, WHICH WAS RECOVERED A SHORT DISTANCE FROM WHERE THE DEFENDANT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. ON 020712 THE VICTIM POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE BLACK LEATHER JACKET AS HERS AND THAT IT HAD BEEN IN HER VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE REPORTED CASES WERE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. I THEN READ THE DEFENDANT MIRANDA VIA PREPRINTED AGENCY CARD AND ASKED IF HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND IF HE WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME, TO WHICH HE ADVISED THAT YES HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND WOULD SPEAK WITH ME AT THIS TIME. THE DEFENDANT PROVIDED A SWORN DIGITALLY RECORDED STATEMENT WHERE HE DENIED THE BURGLARY TO THE VEHICLE, BUT ADMITTED TO THE THEFT OF THE JACKET. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH VEHICLE BURGLARY AND GRAND THEFT. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL OF $5,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. "If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
