| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CUTLIP, JOSHUA 0721 (AR10118154) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: THE DEFENDANT DID HAVE IN HIS POSSESSION A BAGGY CONTAINING CANNABIS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS MARIJUANA, IN AN AMOUNT OF 20 GRAMS OR LESS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(B). DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO USE, OR DID UNLAWFULLY USE, AN OBJECT INTENDED OR DESIGNED FOR USE IN STORING, CONCEALING OR INJECTING, INGESTING, INHALING OR OTHERWISE INTRODUCING INTO THE HUMAN BODY, A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: THE DEFENDANT DID HAVE IN HIS POSSESSION A MULTI COLORED SMOKING PIPE USED FOR SMOKING CANNABIS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.147(1). ON 113010 AT 1423 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO 2655 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY IN INVERNESS, TO ASSIST DEPUTY MCEWEN ON HIS TRAFFIC STOP. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH DEPUTY MCEWEN AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THE INITIAL REASON FOR HIM STOPPING THE VEHICLE WAS FOR RUNNING A RED LIGHT. WHILE SPEAKING WITH DEPUTY MCEWEN, HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE VERIFIED ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH I ASSISTED HIM IN DOING. AT THAT TIME DEPUTY MCEWEN NOTIFIED CANINE DEPUTY HANDLER BEHNEN AND REQUESTED THAT DEPUTY BEHNEN RESPOND TO THE LOCATION AND CONDUCT AN EXTERIOR SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE. DEPUTY BEHNEN ARRIVED ON SCENE AND DEPLOYED CANINE JERRY LEE, WHERE THEY THEN CONDUCTED AN EXTERIOR SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE. DEPUTY BEHNEN THEN ADVISED ME THAT JERRY LEE HAD ALERTED ON THE VEHICLE. SEE DEPUTY BEHNEN'S SUPPLEMENT. AT THAT TIME DEPUTY MCEWEN AND I ASKED THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE TO STEP OUT ONE BY ONE. AS THE DEFENDANT EXITED THE VEHICLE, HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A BAG OF CANNABIS IN BETWEEN THE TWO FRONT SEATS. THE DEFENDANT, LATER IDENTIFIED AS MR TRAVIS MORSE, WAS ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF CANNABIS. AT THAT TIME THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. DEPUTY BEHNEN AND I THEN CONDUCTED A SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE WHERE WE ALSO FOUND A MULTI COLORED GLASS SMOKING PIPE, ALONG WITH THE BAGGY OF CANNABIS THAT THE DEFENDANT STATED WAS LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT VERBALLY ADMITTED THAT BOTH THE CANNABIS AND THE SMOKING PIPE THAT HAD BEEN FOUND WERE HIS. AT THAT TIME I TRANSPORTED DEFENDANT MORSE TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION CENTER, THE CANNABIS WAS WEIGHED AT APPROXIMATELY 3 GRAMS. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL OF $1,000.00 FOR BOTH OFFENSES PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE CANNABIS AND SMOKING PIPE WERE PACKAGED ACCORDING TO AGENCY POLICY AND TURNED INTO EVIDENCE. "If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
