| Date of birth: | Aug 21, 1950 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: PERUCHE, TOM 0638 (AR09108447) did unlawfully and knowingly manufacture or cultivate a controlled substance, to-wit: Cannabis, commonly referred to as Marijuana, in violation of Florida Statute 893.13(1)(a)2. ON 040109, AT 1754 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 7242 SOUTH BLACKBERRY POINT IN HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA, IN REFERENCE TO A SECURITY CHECK REGARDING POSSIBLE DECEASED BODIES AT the ABOVE LOCATION. UPON ARRIVAL, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH the PROPERTY OWNER, MR WILLIAM TRACEY KUNA (DEFENDANT). I EXPLAINED TO the DEFENDANT the REASON WHY I HAD ARRIVED ON HIS PROPERTY AT WHICH TIME HE ADVISED THAT I COULD CHECK HIS PROPERTY. SERGEANT RYAN GLAZE ALSO ARRIVED ON SCENE AT WHICH TIME; WE WALKED the BACK PROPERTY CHECKING FOR ANY DECEASED BODIES. WHILE WALKING BACK TOWARDS THE FRONT ON the LEFT SIDE OF the FRONT PORCH AREA, THIS DEPUTY ALONG WITH SERGEANT GLAZE OBSERVED MULTIPLE MARIJUANA PLANTS THAT RANGED FROM APPROXIMATELY ONE AND FOUR FEET TALL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DID OBSERVE THAT THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY TEN PLANTS TO the LEFT OF the FRONT PORCH AREA. CONTACT WAS made AGAIN WITH the DEFENDANT AS HE HAD FALLEN OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PORCH INTO the AREA WHERE THE MARIJUANA PLANTS WERE GROWING. THE DEFENDANT IMMEDIATELY STARTED DENYING THAT THE PLANTS WERE HIS AND AT THAT TIME, I READ THE DEFENDANT HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS AND HE ADVISED THAT HE UNDERSTOOD AND WOULD SPEAK TO ME REGARDING THE MARIJUANA PLANTS. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT THE PLANTS HAD BEEN GROWING THERE DUE TO the FACT THAT HIS FRIENDS HAD SMOKED MARIJUANA ON THE FRONT PORCH AND MUST HAVE FLICKED THE REMAINING CIGARETTES OVER the PORCH RAILING. IT SHOULD BE NOTED, the DEFENDANT HAD ALSO PLACED A PIECE OF PLYWOOD OFF OF THE EDGE OF the PORCH HIDING the VIEW FROM the STREET. AT THAT TIME, I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE HAD ANY MORE MARIJUANA AT WHICH TIME HE STATED, "I AM NOT GOING TO LIE COME ON IN THE BACK BEDROOM." UPON ENTERING THE BACK BEDROOM, I OBSERVED TWO MARIJUANA PLANTS HAD BEEN BROKEN OFF FROM THE ROOTS OF A PLANT OUT FRONT. I FURTHER OBSERVED THAT THESE TWO STALKS WERE HANGING UPSIDE DOWN FROM A CORD ATTEMPTING TO DRY THE PLANTS. the DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) CHARGED WITH the ABOVE, AND TRANSPORTED TO the CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
| Inmate status: | Felony Misdemeanor County/Municipal Traffic Ordinance Warrant/Capias |
| Arrest date: | Apr 1, 2009 |
| Booking number: | 09108447 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 893.13(1)(A)(2) |
| Charge description: | CULTIVATE CANNABIS |
| Bond amount: | $2,000 |
