| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: VENTIMIGLIA, LISA 0621 (AR16-19091) (16-51923) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR USE, OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, KEY TRAINING CENTER THRIFT STORE, TO WIT: MISCELLANEOUS DONATED ITEMS, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS $90.00, 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, AND THE PROPERTY STOLEN WAS VALUED AT $100.00 OR LESS, WITH A PREVIOUS CONVICTION, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 812.014(3)(B). ON 041716, I RESPONDED TO 1625 WEST MAIN STREET, IN REFERENCE TO A THEFT IN PROGRESS. UPON ARRIVAL, I PARKED MY VEHICLE ONE BUILDING AWAY FROM the DONATION AREA. I OBSERVED A WHITE MALE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MR CHRISTOPHER DEAN CARROLL, REMOVING MULTIPLE ITEMS FROM the DONATION AREA PLACING THEM IN HIS MINI VAN. AS I APPROACHED THE DEFENDANT, I ASKED HIM WHAT HE WAS DOING. HE REPEATEDLY SAID HE WAS DROPPING ITEMS OFF. I THEN READ HIM HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 HOURS FROM MY PREPRINTED AGENCY ISSUED CARD. the DEFENDANT ADVISED HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND AGREED TO SPEAK WITH ME. HE CONTINUED TO SAY HE WAS ONLY THERE TO DROP ITEMS OFF, EVEN THOUGH I ADVISED HIM I HAD BEEN WATCHING HIM FROM the OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCK) AND SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE ITEMS I HAD OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT PLACING IN HIS MINI VAN WERE THEN UNLOADED AND PLACED BACK IN TO THE DONATION AREA. AT THE DEFENDANT'S REQUEST, THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN A PARKING SPOT AND SECURED. THE KEY TRAINING CENTER'S REPRESENTATIVE WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THEY DID WISH TO PROSECUTE AND TRESPASS the DEFENDANT. AT THAT TIME, the DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO the CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. DURING the TRANSPORT, THE DEFENDANT STATED SINCE HE WAS UNEMPLOYED, HE TOOK THE ITEMS TO RESALE THEM OR SCRAP THEM. UPON ARRIVAL AT the DETENTION FACILITY, A CRIMINAL HISTORY OF THE DEFENDANT REVEALED HE HAD A PRIOR CONVICTION OF PETIT THEFT OUT OF NAPLES, FLORIDA, ON 090308. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF PETIT THEFT WITH A PRIOR CONVICTION, WHERE HIS BOND WAS SET AT $1,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
