| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: DERA, MARK 0688 (AR14-11870) DID UNLAWFULLY ENTER OR REMAIN IN A DWELLING, TO WIT: THE VICTIMâS RESIDENCE AT 7280 WEST 7 RIVERS DRIVE, IN CRYSTAL RIVER, IN THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID, THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, WITHOUT SAID PERSON'S CONSENT, IS IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 810.02(3)(B). DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: MR BRUCE STULL OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), TO WIT: STEALING APPROXIMATELY $2,400.OO IN CASH AND APPROXIMATELY $600.00 IN JEWELRY 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 081714, THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF A PAST RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY AT 7280 WEST 7 RIVERS DRIVE, IN CRYSTAL RIVER. UPON ARRIVAL, DEPUTY REYNOLD 1267 MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, MR BRUCE STULL, WHO ADVISED THAT SOMEONE BROKE IN TO HIS RESIDENCE AND REMOVED TWO ENVELOPES CONTAINING CASH, ONE WAS IN THE TOP DRESSER DRAWER OF HIS BEDROOM AND THE SECOND ONE WAS LOCATED IN THE BATHROOM CABINET. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CASH TAKEN WAS APPROXIMATELY $2,400.00. THE VICTIM FURTHER STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY $600.00 WORTH OF JEWELRY WAS ALSO REMOVED FROM THE BATHROOM CABINET. AT FIRST, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FORCED ENTRY, BUT LATER DURING THIS INVESTIGATION IT WAS REVEALED THAT ENTRY WAS MADE THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW BY REMOVING THE SCREEN AND PUSHING THE WINDOW UP, WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WINDOW. ALSO, BENEATH THE WINDOW THERE WAS A DIRT MARK ON THE WALL AS IF SOMEONE CLIMBED IN THROUGH THE WINDOW. DEPUTY STRICKLAND (0276) PROCESSED THE SCENE AND OBTAINED PRINTS FROM THE DAMAGED WINDOW. THOSE PRINTS WERE TURNED IN TO CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IDENTIFICATION AND EVIDENCE DEPARTMENT, WHERE THEY WERE PROCESSED BY LATENT PRINT EXAMINER MR DAVID CANNADAY, WHO MADE A LATENT IDENTIFICATION FROM THAT REAR WINDOW TO THE DEFENDANT, MS MELISSA RIDAUDO. ON 090514, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AT HER RESIDENCE, READ HER MIRANDA RIGHTS, VIA THE AGENCY ISSUED PREPRINTED CARD. THE DEFENDANT STATED SHE UNDERSTOOD AND WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME. THIS INTERVIEW WAS DIGITALLY RECORDED. AT FIRST THE DEFENDANT DENIED ANY INVOLVEMENT IN THIS INCIDENT. SHE STATED THAT SHE IS A GOOD NEIGHBOR WHO FOUND THE SCREEN LAYING ON THE GROUND AND PLACED IT BACK ON THE WINDOW. AS FAR AS THE PALM PRINT ON THE WINDOW, THE DEFENDANT STATED SHE MAY HAVE LEANED AGAINST THE WINDOW, BUT COULD NOT GIVE ANY OTHER REASON. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK, AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AGAIN AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. WHILE WALKING HER TO BE FINGER PRINTED, SHE ASKED TO SPEAK WITH ME AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE DEFENDANT IN TO THE INTERVIEW ROOM WHERE THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED THAT SHE DID BURGLARIZE HER NEIGHBORS RESIDENCE BY TAKING THE SCREEN OUT OF THE WINDOW AND PUSHING THE WINDOW UP. SHE ADMITTED TO ENTERING THE VICTIMâS BEDROOM AND ALSO THE BATHROOM WHERE SHE REMOVED THE ENVELOPE AND JEWELRY THAT WAS LOCATED IN THE BATHROOM CABINET. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE OTHER ENVELOPE THAT WAS IN THE BEDROOM SHE STATED THERE WAS ONLY ONE ENVELOPE. I ASKED HER WHAT SHE DID WITH THE CASH AND THE JEWELRY AND SHE STATED THAT SHE PAID HER BILLS WITH THE CASH AND THAT SHE THREW THE JEWELRY AWAY. THIS INTERVIEW WAS ALSO DIGITALLY RECORDED. THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED THAT SHE HAS A PILL PROBLEM AND IS REQUESTING HELP. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT RELEASE ON RECOGNIZANCE (ROR) DUE TO HER STARTING A NEW JOB AND HER COOPERATION IN THIS INVESTIGATION. |
