| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CUTLIP, JOSHUA 0721 (AR16-19045) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR USE, OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, WAL-MART, TO WIT: CONCEALED MERCHANDISE IN HER BLACK PURSE WHILE INSIDE WAL-MART, PASSING ALL POINTS OF FINAL SALE WITHOUT PAYING FOR THE MERCHANDISE, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $25.82, WITH THE INTENT TO EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VICTIM OF A RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY OR A BENEFIT THEREOF, OR DID APPROPRIATE THE SAID PROPERTY TO HIS OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 812.014(3)(a). ON 04141, AT APPROXIMATELY 1801 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO WAL-MART SUPERCENTER, LOCATED AT 2461 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY, IN INVERNESS, IN REFERENCE TO A RETAIL THEFT THAT HAD JUST OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER/COMPLAINANT, MR JOSEPH COMPOSTELLA, WHO INFORMED ME THAT HE OBSERVED A WHITE FEMALE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS CATHERINE WATSON, SELECT CLOTHING ITEMS AND CONCEAL THEM INSIDE HER PURSE. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT PROCEEDED TO THE FRONT OF THE STORE, PASSING ALL POINTS OF FINAL SALE, WITHOUT ANY ATTEMPT TO PAY FOR THE MERCHANDISE THAT SHE CONCEALED IN HER PURSE. I INTERVIEWED THE DEFENDANT AND READ THE DEFENDANT HER MIRANDA RIGHTS AT APPROXIMATELY 1827 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS AND ADMITTED TO STEALING THE MERCHANDISE THAT WAS CONCEALED IN HER PURSE. WITH THE VERBAL CONFESSION, POST MIRANDA, THERE WAS SUFFICIENT PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE ARREST OF THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED IN HANDCUFFS (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK, PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF RETAIL PETIT THEFT. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
