| Date of birth: | Jul 9, 1958 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: HOWARD, RUSSELL 0297 (AR07003785) did unlawfully commit battery upon (A) by actually and intentionally touching or striking said person against said person's will, or by intentionally causing bodily harm, to-wit: (B), in violation of Florida Statute 784.03; ON 070407, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE WINN-DIXIE LOCATED IN BEVERLY HILLS IN REFERENCE TO MAKING CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, WHO WAS INVOLVED IN A BATTERY. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, WHO ADVISED THAT HE HAD BEEN THROWN OUT OF HIS RESIDENCE BY HIS ROOMMATE (DEFENDANT) WHO HAD BATTERED HIM PRIOR TO THROWING HIM OUT. HE ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD GRABBED HIM BY THE NECK, SCRATCHED HIS LEFT CHEEK AND THEN THREW A TUB OF LAND O LAKES BUTTER AT HIM. THIS DEPUTY OBSERVED BUTTER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VICTIM 'S BODY WHICH WENT FROM HIS HEAD, DOWN TO HIS BODY THEN DOWN TO HIS LEFT ARM. THIS DEPUTY ALSO OBSERVED CUT MARKS ON THE VICTIM'S LEFT CHEEK AND LATER OBSERVED MARKS ON HIS NECK WHICH APPEARED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH BEING GRABBED AROUND THE NECK. I THEN RESPONDED WITH THE VICTIM BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE THE DEFENDANT WAS LOCATED. WITH PERMISSION I WAS INVITED INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHAT OCCURRED, TO WHICH HE ADVISED THAT HE JUST WANTS THE VICTIM OUT OF THE RESIDENCE AND THAT HE DID THROW BUTTER AT HIM. WHEN I ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHY HE HAD BLOOD ON THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND HE ADVISED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE VICTIM BUT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT SURE. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT HE ONLY DID THESE THINGS BECAUSE HE WANTS THE VICTIM OUT OF THE RESIDENCE. HE ADVISED THAT THE VICTIM HAS BEEN LIVING THERE FOR A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME. I THEN ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH LAWFUL EVICTION TO GET THE VICTIM OUT OF THE RESIDENCE. THE SCENE OF THE RESIDENCE SUPPORTED THE VICTIM'S STATEMENT OF WHAT HAD OCCURRED. A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT WAS OBTAINED FROM THE VICTIM STATING THAT HE WAS STRUCK BY THE DEFENDANT AND WAS HIT WITH A TUB A LAND O LAKES BUTTER. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT HE DID WISH TO PURSUE CHARGES AGAINST THE DEFENDANT. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN OF THE VICTIM'S INJURIES WHICH WILL BE TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE. THE WRITTEN STATEMENT WILL BE TURNED IN TO RECORDS. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS ASKED TO EXIT THE RESIDENCE, TO WHICH HE COMPLAINED AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED FOR BATTERY AGAINST HIS ROOMMATE. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE-LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
| Inmate status: | Felony Misdemeanor County/Municipal Traffic Ordinance Warrant/Capias |
| Arrest date: | Jul 5, 2007 |
| Booking number: | 07003785 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 784.03 |
| Charge description: | BATTERY |
| Bond amount: | $500 |
