| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SHELLY, CLARK 0401 (AR10116722) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: $3,700.00 IN U S CURRENCY, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), 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 STATUTES 812.014(2)(C)(1). ON 072610, THE VICTIM REPORTED THAT $3,700.00 IN U S CURRENCY WAS STOLEN FROM HER RESIDENCE. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT SHE BELIEVED THE DEFENDANT HAD TAKEN THE MONEY. THE VICTIM STATED THAT SHE IS DISABLED AND THAT THE ONLY OTHER PERSONS RESIDING THE RESIDENCE WERE HER HUSBAND AND HER DISABLED SON AND THE DEFENDANT WAS THE ONLY OTHER PERSON THAT HAD BEEN IN THE RESIDENCE. ACCORDING TO THE VICTIM, THE DEFENDANT COMES TO HER RESIDENCE ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO CLEAN THE RESIDENCE. THE VICTIM STATED THAT SHE HAS NEVER GIVEN THE DEFENDANT ANY REASON TO OPEN ANY DRAWERS OR INFORM HIM OF THE LOCATION OF THE MONEY. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT THE MONEY WAS KEPT IN A CHECKBOOK BOX IN A COMPUTER DESK LOCATED IN HER BEDROOM. THE VICTIM HAS SEVERAL LARGE DOGS AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FORCED ENTRY. ON 090210, AN ENVELOPE LOCATED ON TOP OF THE CHECKBOOK BOX WHERE THE MONEY WAS KEPT WAS PROCESSED BY THE IDENTIFICATION AND EVIDENCE DEPARTMENT. SIX LATENTS WERE IDENTIFIED TO THE DEFENDANT. ON 090710, THIS DETECTIVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT WHO ADVISED THAT HE HAD NO INVOLVEMENT OF THE THEFT OF THE MONEY, HOWEVER THE DEFENDANT AGREED TO TURN HIMSELF IN. ON 090810, THIS DETECTIVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE HE VOLUNTARILY TURNED HIMSELF IN, BUT DENIED ANY INVOLVEMENT OF THE THEFT. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT AND RELEASED ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE. "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 you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
