| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CARTWRIGHT, NORMAN 0642 (AR08103150) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF WAL-MART IN INVERNESS, TO WIT: CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE , A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.015, 812.014(1), AND 812.014(3)(A). ON 051008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1419 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO WAL-MART IN INVERNESS IN REFERENCE TO A RETAIL THEFT THAT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL AT 1426 HOURS, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE COMPLAINANT, THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER AT WAL-MART, WHO INFORMED ME HE HAD TAKEN THE SUBJECT, LATER IDENTIFIED AS STEVEN T GILL, INTO CUSTODY IN REFERENCE TO THE RETAIL THEFT. I HAD THE COMPLAINANT PROVIDE ME WITH A WRITTEN STATEMENT IN WHICH HE STATED THAT ON TODAY'S DATE WHILE WALKING THE FLOOR HE NOTICED A CUSTOMER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, WALKING THROUGH THE DOMESTICS AREA TO ELECTRONICS. ONCE IN ELECTRONICS, THE COMPLAINANT OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT SELECT A TELEPHONE BATTERY, A COAX CABLE AND A CELLULAR TELEPHONE BATTERY, THEN WALK BACK TO DOMESTICS, WHERE THE COMPLAINANT OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT PULL A PLASTIC WAL-MART BAG OUT OF HIS POCKET AND PUT THE MERCHANDISE INSIDE. THE COMPLAINANT INFORMED ME THAT THE DEFENDANT PROCEEDED TOWARD THE GROCERY SIDE EXIT, PASSING ALL POINTS OF SALE, FAILING TO PAY FOR HIS MERCHANDISE. HE TOLD ME THAT HE AND ANOTHER LOSS PREVENTION ASSOCIATE APPROACHED THE DEFENDANT, IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AND EXPLAINING THE REASON FOR STOPPING HIM AND SPEAKING WITH HIM. THE DEFENDANT DROPPED THE BAG AND SAID HE WAS LEAVING AND TRIED TO EXIT AROUND THE COMPLAINANT, AT WHICH TIME THE COMPLAINANT REDIRECTED THE DEFENDANT TOWARD THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE. ONCE INSIDE, HE NOTIFIED LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INVENTORIED THE ITEMS THAT WERE RECOVERED. AT THAT TIME, I ISSUED THE COMPLAINANT A PROPERTY RECEIPT FOR 100 FEET OF COAX CABLE VALUED AT $32.88, A BATTERY VALUED AT $12.44 AND A CELLULAR TELEPHONE BATTERY VALUED AT $19.96. I THEN INFORMED THE DEFENDANT THAT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR RETAIL THEFT AND THAT HE WOULD BE TRESPASSED FROM THE PREMISES, NO LONGER ALLOWED BACK ON SAID PREMISES, EXPLAINING IN DETAIL THE NOTICE OF TRESPASS WARNING. AT THAT TIME THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED, DOUBLE-LOCKED BEHIND HIS BACK AND SEARCH FOR CONTRABAND. HE WAS THEN WAS PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING, WHERE HIS BOND WAS SET AT $250.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
