| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HRYC, CHRISTOPHER 0701 (AR-3000) DID OPERATE A VEHICLE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND, HAVING KNOWLEDGE THAT HE HAD BEEN DIRECTED TO STOP SUCH VEHICLE BY A DULY AUTHORIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, DID WILLFULLY REFUSE OR FAIL TO STOP SUCH VEHICLE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH DIRECTIVE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.1935(1). ON 100312, WHILE TRAVELLING SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 19 IN MY MARKED AGENCY PATROL VEHICLE, I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN ON WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY, AT WHICH TIME, I NOTICED THERE WAS A SILER VEHICLE BEHIND ME. AS I MADE THE TURN THE VEHICLE GOT NEXT TO ME ON WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY AND CONTINUED IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. AS THE VEHICLE WENT BY ME, I LOOKED OVER AND NOTICED THAT the DRIVER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MR RONALD ALLEN HARPER II, WAS SCREAMING AT MY VEHICLE AND âFLIPPING ME OFFâ. I CONTINUED HEADING EAST ON WEST GULF O LAKE HIGHWAY BUT SLOWED DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO LET THE VEHICLE PASS ME. MR HARPER SLOWED HIS VEHICLE DOWN TO CURSE AT ME AND AGAIN âFLIP ME OFFâ. I THEN SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO GET BEHIND MR HARPER IN AN ATTEMPT TO LET HIM GO ON HIS WAY. WHILE FOLLOWING MR HARPER HE CONTINUALLY PUT HIS HAND OUT THE WINDOW âFLIPPING ME OFFâ. HE THEN CHANGED LANES AS IF HE WANTED ME TO PULL UP NEXT TO HIM. I THEN SWITCHED LANES AND CONTINUED BEHIND HIM, AT WHICH TIME, I NOTICED HE WAS REACHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I NOTIFIED DISPATCH WHAT I HAD BEEN OBSERVING. I REQUESTED ANOTHER UNIT TO MY AREA, DEPUTY NOCELLA ADVISED HE WAS IN ROUTE. AS WE APPROACHED WEST NORVELL BRYANT HIGHWAY THE DEFENDANT MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN ON NORTH DUNKENFIELD AVENUE, THEN MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT HAND TURN ON TO NORTH MARION WAY, AT THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO THE END OF NORTH MARION WAY, WHICH IS A DEAD END ROAD AND ENTERED THE WOODS, WHICH APPEARED TO BE A DRIVEWAY TO A RESIDENCE AT THAT TIME, I STOPPED PRIOR TO ENTERING THE WOODS AND WAITED FOR DEPUTY NOCELLA. AS DEPUTY NOCELLA ARRIVED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE WOODS, AT WHICH TIME, I ACTIVATED MY OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND SIREN AND STEPPED OUT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND YELLED AT THE DEFENDANT TO STOP. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL MR RONALD ARNOLD HARPER II. HE WENT AROUND MY PATROL VEHICLE AND CONTINUED AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH NORTH ON NORTH MARION WAY. THE VEHICLE THEN TURNED RIGHT IN TO THE PUBLIX SUPERMARKET PLAZA AND MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN ON TO WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY. WHILE ON WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY WE WERE TRAVELING SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE THEN MADE A RIGHT HAD TURN ON NORTH ROCK CRUSHER ROAD AND CONTINUED SOUTHBOUND UNTIL HE APPROACHED WEST SEVEN RIVERS DRIVE, WHERE HE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE THEN MADE A LEFT TURN ON WEST VENABLE STREET AND AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN ON TO NORTH DUNKENFIELD AVENUE. AT THAT POINT, DEPUTY DOYLE WAS THE LEAD VEHICLE AND OVER THE RADIO, I HEARD DEPUTY DOYLE SATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP. AS I REACHED THE STOPPING POINT ON NORTH DUNKENFIELD AVENUE, JUST NORTH OF WEST AVOCADO STREET, I SAW THE DEFENDANT, MR RONALD ARNOLD HARPER II, THROW THE KEYS OUT THE WINDOW AND PUT HIS HANDS OUT THE WINDOW. AT THAT TIME, MYSELF, DEPUTY DOYLE, AND DEPUTY NOCELLA CONDUCTED A FELONY TRAFFIC STOP. THE DEFENDANT WAS ORDERED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, TOLD TO WALK BACKWARDS TOWARDS DEPUTY NOCELLA, TO WHICH HE COMPLIED. HE WAS THEN TOLD TO LAY ON THE GROUND, AT THAT POINT, HE WAS TAKEN IN TO CUSTODY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER THE DEFENDANT WAS STOOD UP , I WAS PATTING HIM DOWN FOR WEAPONS, AT WHICH TIME, THE DEFENDANT STATED âIâM SORRY CHRIS I HAD A BAD DAYâ. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT HOW HE KNEW MY FIRST NAME, AND HE STATED THAT ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO I WAS AT HIS RESIDENCE TALKING TO HIM ABOUT THREATS HE WAS MAKING AND THAT I CAME AT HIM THE WRONG WAY. HE STATED that HE WAS SORRY AND THAT HE MADE A MISTAKE AND TOOK IT PERSONAL. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR FLEEING AND ELUDING. DEPUTY DOYLE TRANSPORTED THE DETECTIVE IN HIS PATROL VEHICLE TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $5,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 8582-GQF-X FOR FLEEING AND ELUDING WITH A COURT DATE TO BE DETERMINED. HE WAS ALSO ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 8583-GQFX FOR CARELESS DRIVING WITH A FINE OF $166.00 PAYABLE WITHIN 30 DAYS. COPIES OF THE CITATIONS WERE PLACED IN HIS PROPERTY. |
