| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: VIGGIANO, PAUL 0682 (AR10113148) DID, 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). EVERY PERSON IN CHARGE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS OPERATED OR DRIVEN ON THE ROADS OF THIS STATE SHALL REGISTER THE VEHICLE IN THIS STATE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 320.02(1). DID KNOWINGLY ATTACH TO ANY MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOBILE HOME ANY REGISTRATION LICENSE PLATE, OR WHO KNOWINGLY ATTACHES ANY VALIDATION STICKER OR MOBILE HOME STICKER TO A REGISTRATION LICENSE PLATE, WHICH PLATE OR STICKER WAS NOT ISSUED AND ASSIGNED OR LAWFULLY TRANSFERRED TO SUCH VEHICLE, IS IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 320.261. ON 020410 AT APPROXIMATELY 0605 HOURS, WHILE ON PATROL OF THE AREA OF SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD AND WEST CARDINAL STREET, IN HOMOSASSA, I WAS CONDUCTING RANDOM REGISTRATION CHECKS. I OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT OPERATING A WHITE FOUR DOOR VEHICLE BEARING FLORIDA TAG NUMBER IY749W. UPON RUNNING A CHECK OF THE TAG THROUGH NCIC/FCIC, IT WAS REVEALED THE TAG WAS REGISTERED TO A 1991 TAN FORD STATION WAGON, WHICH HAD EXPIRED IN 2004. ALSO THE REGISTERED OWNER'S DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN SUSPENDED IN 2003. I THEN ACTIVATED MY OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE VEHICLE. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT WHOSE IDENTIFICATION WAS VERIFIED THROUGH A VALID FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO PROVIDE ME WITH HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE REGISTRATION AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT STATED, "I AM GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT INFORMATION." I ASKED HIM WHAT HE MEANT, AND HE STATED HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED. I ASKED the DEFENDANT IF THE TAG THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE, A 1987 WHIT NISSAN FOUR DOOR, BELONGED TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT THE TAG DID NOT BELONG TO THE VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT REMEMBER WHICH VEHICLE IT WAS ASSIGNED TO. I THEN RAN THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH NCIC/FCIC, WHICH REVEALED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AT THAT TIME, I HAD THE DEFENDANT STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND ADVISED THE DEFENDANT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED), AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE VEHICLE WAS SECURED AND LEFT ON SCENE PER THE OWNERS REQUEST. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, NUMBER 2451ESH7, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED (KNOWINGLY), AND UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, NUMBER 2452ESH8 FOR NO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION, AND A UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, NUMBER 0235ESH5, FOR TAG ATTACHED NOT ASSIGNED, ALL BEARING A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 021810 AT 1300 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 2453ESH9 FOR NO PROOF OF INSURANCE. THE BOND AMOUNT WAS SET AT $900.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
