| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: FERGUSON, R ADAM 0505 (AR11119391) KNOWING HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVILEGE HAD BEEN CANCELLED, SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WHILE SUCH LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE WAS CANCELLED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.34(2). ON 021711 WHILE CONDUCTING ROUTINE PATROL, I OBSERVED A TAN VEHICLE RUN THE RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROAD 44 AND NORTH ROCK CRUSHER ROAD IN CRYSTAL RIVER. I INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP AT NORTH ROCK CRUSHER ROAD AND ORANGETREE. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT WHO PROVIDED HIS NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH, AS MR JUSTIN ELLIOTT SAWYER, AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION. UPON RUNNING HIS NAME THROUGH NCIC/FCIC, IT WAS REVEALED THAT HIS DRIVER LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED AND THAT HE HAD RECEIVED NOTICE BY COURT ORDER OR PRIOR UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AGAIN, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR FURTHER PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL, THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, KNOWINGLY. HIS BOND WAS SET AT $500.00, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED CITATIONS FOR VIOLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE, RUNNING A RED LIGHT, AND FAILURE TO DISPLAY DRIVER'S LICENSE UPON REQUEST. "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* |
