| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY SANCHEZ, MICHAEL 1242 (AR14-10625) DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: HYDROMORPHONE PILLS, A SCHEDULE TWO DRUG, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE, 893.13(6)(A). ON 060314, AT APPROXIMATELY 1520 HOURS, I WAS CONDUCTING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN THE AREA OF BEVERLY HILLS BOULEVARD AND LEE STREET. AT THAT TIME, I OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, LATER IDENTIFIED AS MR PAUL WILKINSON JR, ENTER A SILVER VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. I RAN THE TAG OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IDENTIFIED THE DRIVER AS MR PAUL WILKINSON, AND SHOWED THE DEFENDANTâS DRIVERâS LICENSE TO CURRENTLY BE SUSPENDED. I LOCATED THE DEFENDANT IN THE DAVID PROGRAM, AND WAS ABLE TO VERIFY THAT DEFENDANT WILKINSON WAS, IN FACT, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME I CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE VEHICLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH LECANTO HIGHWAY/NORTH HAMPSHIRE BOULEVARD IN BEVERLY HILLS. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, MR WILKINSON, I REQUESTED HIS DRIVERâS LICENSE; PROOF OF INSURANCE AND REGISTRATION. THE DEFENDANT DID NOT HAVE HIS DRIVERâS LICENSE ON HAND, HOWEVER, HE PROVIDED ME WITH HIS PROOF OF INSURANCE AND REGISTRATION. WHEN ASKED IF HE HAD ANY ILLEGAL DRUGS OR WEAPONS IN THE VEHICLE, THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE DID NOT. THE DEFENDANT THEN PROVIDED ME WITH HIS NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH, AT WHICH TIME I RAN HIS INFORMATION THROUGH TELETYPE. THIS REVEALED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD A SUSPENDED DRIVERâS LICENSE EFFECTIVE 052114. WHEN ASKED IF HE KNEW HIS DRIVERâS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED, THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN ISSUED WRITTEN WARNING, 381841B, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED UNKNOWINGLY. AS I HANDED THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT HIS INFORMATION AND WARNING, I ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD CONSENT TO A SEARCH OF HIS VEHICLE TO WHICH HE PROVIDED CONSENT. UPON SEARCHING THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE, I LOCATED A CIGARETTE CARTON UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVERâS SEAT. IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CIGARETTE CARTON, I LOCATED TWO AND A HALF WHITE COLORED THREE (3) SIDED PILLS. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHO THE CIGARETTE CONTAINER BELONGED TO, AT WHICH TIME HE ADVISED THAT IT BELONGED TO HIM. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE PILLS I LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CIGARETTE CARTON, THE DEFENDANT WAS INITIALLY HESITANT; HOWEVER, HE THEN STATED THAT THEY BELONGED TO HIM. I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE NAME OF THE PILLS THROUGH A PILL IMPRINT IDENTIFIER, WHICH IDENTIFIED THE PILLS AS EIGHT (8) MILLIGRAM HYDROMORPHONE PILLS. THE PILL IDENTIFIER FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE PILLS WERE A SCHEDULE TWO (2) DRUG. WHEN ASKED IF HE HAD A PRESCRIPTION FOR THE PILLS, THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE DID NOT. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED BEHIND HIS BACK (DOUBLE LOCKED) AND SEATED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. THE DEFENDANT THEN ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE PILLS FOR $35.00 A PIECE. I COLLECTED THE PILLS ON SCENE TO BE TURNED IN TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFFâS OFFICE EVIDENCE DIVISION. THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CITGO GAS STATION NEXT TO THE LOCATION OF THE TRAFFIC STOP, SO HIS FATHER COULD PICK IT UP. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT WAS TURNED OVER TO DETENTION STAFF FOR PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
