| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CALLAHAN, CRAIG 0643 (AR13-7331)\t DID, KNOWING HIS DRIVERâS 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 091713, AT APPROXIMATELY 1841 HOURS, I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON SOUTH WITHLAPOPKA DRIVE IN THE AREA OF EAST GOBBLER DRIVE, LOCATED IN FLORAL CITY. I OBSERVED A GOLD IN COLOR, FOUR DOOR HONDA ACCORD, WHICH WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON SOUTH WITHLAPOPKA DRIVE. I COULD CLEARLY OBSERVE THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY BELT. I THEN TURNED MY PATROL VEHICLE AROUND, ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT, AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP IN THE AREA OF SOUTH WITHLAPOPKA DRIVE AND EAST GOBBLER DRIVE. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MR ROBERT EBAUGH, I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED HIM FROM PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS, AND KNEW THAT HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE HAD BEEN REINSTATED, TO WHICH HE ADVISED THAT IT HAD NOT. I THEN RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND RAN THE DEFENDANTâS INFORMATION THROUGH FCIC/NCIC AND D.A.V.I.D., WHICH BOTH CONFIRMED THAT HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS INDEED SUSPENDED, FOR FAILURE TO PAY TWO SEPARATE TRAFFIC FINES. UPON MAKING CONTACT ONCE MORE WITH THE DEFENDANT, I ISSUED HIM A FLORIDA CRIMINAL TRAFFIC CITATION, BEARING CITATION NUMBER 0601FIR9, FOR KNOWINGLY DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE OF 101013 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SCENE, I WARNED THE DEFENDANT THAT HE COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE AGAIN UNTIL HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE HAD BEEN REINSTATED. A SHORT TIME LATER, AT APPROXIMATELY 1932 HOURS, I AGAIN OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT DRIVING THE SAME VEHICLE, HEADING SOUTHBOUND ON WITHLAPOPKA DRIVE. I THEN ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT, AND ONCE MORE CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, AND ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED, DOUBLE LOCKED BEHIND HIS BACK, FOR KNOWINGLY DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED. I STATED TO THE DEFENDANT, âI GUESS YOU DIDNâT LEARN YOUR LESSON,â AND HE STATED, âFUCK NO, IâVE GOT TO GET THIS VEHICLE BACK HOME.â THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. UPON ARRIVAL, HE WAS RELEASED TO DETENTION FACILITY STAFF FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE BY SCALLYâS TOWING. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF KNOWINGLY DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, WITH HIS BOND SET AT $500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
