| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: STOKES, ERIC 0736 (13-71442) (AR13-5965) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF ISLAND FOOD STORE, TO WIT: THREE 24-PACKS OF BUD LIGHT CANS, 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 STATUTE 812.015. ON 052913, UPON MY ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE STORE CLERK/COMPLAINANT, MR ALPESH PATEL. HE ADVISED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR PRIOR, TWO YOUNGER WHITE MALES HAD WALKED IN THE STORE, WALKED OVER TO THE BEER AISLE, AND HAD SELECTED THREE CASES OF BUD LIGHT CANS FROM THE BEER COOLER. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED THAT THESE TWO HAD THEN WALKED OUT OF THE FRONT DOOR, WITHOUT SPEAKING OR PAYING FOR THE ITEMS. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED THAT HE HAD VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE INCIDENT, AND THEN SHOWED ME THE FOOTAGE. I OBSERVED TWO WHITE MALES TO GO IN THE STORE, MAKE NO CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, WALK OVER TO THE COOLER, AND EXIT WITH THREE CASES OF BUD LIGHT BEER. THE TWO SUSPECTS THEN LEFT THE STORE, MAKING NO ATTEMPTS TO PAY FOR THE ITEMS, AND PASSING ALL FINAL POINTS OF SALE. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE FOOTAGE PLACED ON A DVD, AND WOULD CONTACT THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHEN IT WAS READY FOR PICKUP. I ASKED THE COMPLAINANT IF HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE TWO SUSPECTS, AND HE ADVISED THAT HE WAS, BUT DID NOT KNOW THEIR NAME. HE ADVISED THAT HE WAS GOING TO ASK ANOTHER CUSTOMER WHO FREQUENTS THE STORE DAILY, IF HE KNEW WHO THE TWO SUSPECTS WERE. ON 053013, I WAS ADVISED BY THE COMPLAINANT THAT THE TWO SUSPECTS HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED AS MR CHRISTOPHER GIACAOLONE AND MR ANTHONY BODNAR. AFTER REVIEWING THE VIDEO EVIDENCE, USING THE SUSPECTâS IDENTIFICATION PHOTOGRAPHS, I WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS A MATCH. I WILL ATTEMPT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE TWO SUSPECTS TONIGHT, AND UPDATE THEIR SUSPECT INFORMATION. ON 060713, I RESPONDED TO 48 VINCA STREET, HOMOSASSA, IN REFERENCE TO INFORMATION I HAD RECEIVED STATING THAT MR CHRISTOPHER GIACAOLONE AND MR ANTHONY BODNAR WERE STAYING THERE. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT, MR CHRISTOPHER GIACAOLONE, AND I ADVISED HIM THAT I HAD PROBABLE CAUSE FOR HIS AND MR ANTHONY BODNARâS ARREST. MR GIACAOLONE ADVISED THAT MR BODNAR WAS NOT THERE. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED, BEHIND HIS BACK, (DOUBLE LOCKED), SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. MR BODNAR IS STILL AT LARGE AT THIS TIME. FURTHER ATTEMPTS WILL BE MADE TO CONTACT HIM. DUE TO THE FACT THAT MR GIACAOLONE WAS COOPERATIVE WITH THIS DEPUTY, HE WAS RELEASED ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE. |
