| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SCHANEL, CHARLES 0252 (AR10114989) 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)(A). ON 052310 AT APPROXIMATELY 2300 HOURS WHILE RUNNING STATIONARY RADAR IN THE AREA OF COUNTY ROAD 491 AND BLACK DIAMOND CIRCLE, I OBSERVED A VEHICLE HEADING SOUTHBOUND AND ESTIMATED THE VEHICLE'S SPEED TO BE WELL OVER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 40 MILES PER HOUR (MPH.) WHILE OBSERVING THE VEHICLE, I ESTIMATED IT TO BE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, AT WHICH TIME I ACTIVATED MY GENESIS DECATUR RADAR UNIT AND OBTAINED A CONSTANT AUDIO DOPPLER TONE FROM THE UNIT, SHOWING THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 56 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE VEHICLE WHILE KEEPING THE VEHICLE IN SIGHT AT ALL TIMES. THE TRAFFIC STOP WAS CONDUCTED ON COUNTY ROAD 491 AND MARC KNIGHTON COURT IN LECANTO. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, MR LAVONTAE KING, WHO STATED HE THOUGHT THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MPH. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE COULD PROVIDE HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. HE STATED HE DID NOT HAVE HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE ON HIM, THAT HE HAD LEFT IT AT HOME. HE PROVIDED HIS NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH WHICH REVEALED, SHORTLY AFTER RUNNING A D.A.V.I.D. QUERY ON THE DEFENDANT THAT HIS DRIVER LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED. AFTER IDENTIFYING THE SUBJECT FROM THE PHOTO ON D.A.V.I.D. AS THE DEFENDANT, I RAN AN NCIC/FCIC CHECK WITH THE DRIVER LICENSE NUMBER PROVIDED BY THE D.A.V.I.D. QUERY WHICH ALSO SHOWED THAT THE DEFENDANT'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED FOR FAILURE TO PAY TRAFFIC FINES AS OF 111507. I RETURNED TO THE DEFENDANT AND ASKED HIM TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. HE STATED HE REMEMBERED GETTING A TICKET SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT WAS TOLD BY HIS ARMY RECRUITER, BEFORE GOING OVERSEAS, THAT EVERYTHING HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. HE ADVISED HE JUST RETURNED TO THE COUNTRY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO FROM SERVING IN THE MILITARY. HOWEVER, HE COULD NOT PROVIDE HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE. AT THAT TIME, I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ONE COUNT OF DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED (DWLS/R.) HE WAS 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 ISSUED WRITTEN WARNING NUMBER 286331B, FOR NO PROOF OF INSURANCE, AND WRITTEN WARNING NUMBER 286330B, FOR UNLAWFUL SPEED, 56 MPH IN A POSTED 40 MPH SPEED ZONE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION (UTC) 7857-FYK4, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED AS OF 111507 WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE DATE OF 061010 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $500.00, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
