| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: PHILLIPS, CASEY 0482 (AR14-13226) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF WALMART, TO WIT: MISCELLANEOUS MERCHANDISE TOTALING $259.72, CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.015, 812.014(1), AND 812.014(3)(A); AND DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF WALMART, TO WIT: MISCELLANEOUS MERCHANDISE TOTALING $257.17, CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.015, 812.014(1), AND 812.014(3)(A). ON 122014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 HOURS, I BEGAN PATROLLING THE INVERNESS SUPER WALMART PARKING LOT IN MY UNMARKED AGENCY VEHICLE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1435 HOURS, WHILE PASSING IN FRONT OF THE GROCERY ENTRANCE/EXIT, ASSET PROTECTION ASSOCIATE (APA), MR JOSEPH COMPOSTELLA, EXITED THE STORE AND CAUGHT MY EYE. I ROLLED MY WINDOW DOWN AND HE ADVISED THEY HAD A SHOPLIFTER IN CUSTODY. I SUBSEQUENTLY PARKED AND ENTERED THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE. MR COMPOSTELLA, AS WELL AS MR KENNETH CHEW, BOTH APA'S FOR WALMART, PROVIDED WRITTEN AND VERBAL STATEMENTS TO THE EFFECT THAT THEY HAD OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, MS LISA ELLIS, ENTER THE STORE AND SELECT SEVERAL ITEMS, PLACING THEM IN AN EMPTY BUGGY. SHE PROCEEDED TO THE FRONT OF THE STORE AND EXITED THE STORE PASSING ALL POINTS OF SALE WITHOUT ANY ATTEMPT TO PAY FOR THE MERCHANDISE. THE DEFENDANT, WHO WAS IDENTIFIED BY HER FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE, ADMITTED THAT WAS WHAT HAPPENED. MR COMPOSTELLA ADVISED THEY HAD A PREVIOUSLY CASE FROM 120714, WITH THE SAME DEFENDANT PUSHING OUT A CART OF MERCHANDISE. MR COMPOSTELLA FILLED A SHOPPING CART WITH THE NINE ITEMS THAT HAD PREVIOUS BEEN STOLEN. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT IN FACT THOSE WERE THE ITEMS THAT SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN ON 120714. AFTER GAINING RECEIPTS FOR INCIDENTS, THE TOTAL ON 122014 WAS $259.72. THE TOTAL FOR THE CASE FROM 120714 WAS $257.17. THE DEFENDANT IS BEING CHARGED with TWO COUNTS 812.014(2)(E) FOR RETAIL PETIT THEFT, PROPERTY OVER $100.00 LESS THAN $300.00, WITH A BOND AMOUNT TOTALING $2,000.00. ALL OF THE MERCHANDISE THAT WAS STOLEN ON 120714 AND 122014, WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AND THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE WAS PHOTOGRAPHED IN THE PARKING LOT; SEE CRIME SCENE TECHNICIAN'S (CST) REPORT. A PROPERTY RECEIPT WAS FILED OUT FOR ALL OF THE ITEMS AND THEY WERE TURNED BACK OVER TO WALMART. SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM BOTH APA'S AS WELL AS THE TWO REGISTER RECEIPTS WILL BE TURNED IN TO RECORDS. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED ME THAT SHE WAS CURRENTLY HOMELESS, DID NOT HAVE A TELEPHONE, AND DID NOT RESIDE AT ANY RESIDENCE, BUT LIVED IN HER VEHICLE. DEPUTY SEFFERN (0623) ARRIVED ON SCENE AND TRANSPORTED HER TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS TURNED OVER TO STAFF FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. |
