| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SETTLES, KATHERINE 0113 (AR13-6354) DID UNLAWFULLY ENTER OR REMAIN IN A CERTAIN STRUCTURE OR CURTILAGE THEREOF, TO-WIT: A RESIDENCE, LOCATED AT 10445 WEST MAIN STREET, HOMOSASSA, IN THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID, THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIMS, WITHOUT SAID PERSON'S CONSENT, WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE THEREIN, TO-WIT: GRAND THEFT, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 810.02(1) AND 810.02(4); DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, OF THE VALUE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) FROM A RESIDENCE, TO WIT: TWO NECKLACES, $6.80 IN DIMES, PINK PILLOWCASE, TENNIS BRACELET, AND A PORCELAIN PIGGY BANK 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 STATUTES 812.014 ON 070713, AT APPROXIMATELY 0324 HOURS, A RESIDENTIAL ALARM WAS RECEIVED AT 10445 WEST MAIN STREET, HOMOSASSA. THE ALARM INDICATED GLASS BREAK. I ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 0347 HOURS AT WHICH TIME I PARKED ON CENTRAL STREET AND WALKED UP TO THE BACKYARD. AS I APPROACHED THE RESIDENCE I MADE CONTACT WITH K-9 DEPUTY HRYC. I OBSERVED THE REAR GLASS DOOR TO BE BROKEN AND A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE RESIDENCE I OBSERVED A WAD OF PINK MATERIAL LYING IN THE BACKYARD. UPON THE ARRIVAL OF SERGEANT BLOOMER, WE ENTERED THE BACK SCREENED PORCH AND I OBSERVED THE SCREEN TO BE CUT AND THE BACK DOOR THAT HAD THE GLASS BROKEN TO HAVE PRY MARKS AROUND THE DOOR LATCH. I OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLOOD ON THE SCREEN PORCH DOOR AND SEVERAL DROPLETS OF BLOOD ON THE GROUND WHERE THE BROKE GLASS DOOR WAS. THERE WERE ALSO THREE SLIDING GLASS DOORS THAT LED ONTO THE SCREEN PORCH. THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR ON THE EAST END OF THE RESIDENCE HAD BLOOD ON IT AND PRY MARKS. UPON ENTERING THE BEDROOM, I OBSERVED AN ARMOIRE TOP DRAWER TO BE OPEN, A CROWBAR LYING ON THE BED AND PILLOW WITHOUT ITS PINK MATCHING PILLOW CASE LYING AT THE HEAD OF THE BED. AFTER CLEARING THE RESIDENCE, THE THREE OF US WENT BACK INTO THE BACKYARD. AT WHICH TIME, DEPUTY HRYC WENT TO GET HIS K-9 ZEUS TO DO A TRACK. AS ZEUS WALKED TOWARDS THE PINK PILLOW CASE LYING ON THE GROUND, WHICH WAS A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE WOOD LINE, ZEUS PROCEEDED INTO THE WOOD LINE AND APPREHENDED THE DEFENDANT, MR DALE DICKS, IN A SMALL CLEARING. THE DEFENDANT STARTED SCREAMING âYOU GOT ME. I DID IT, I DID IT.â AT THAT TIME, K-9 DEPUTY HRYC REMOVED ZEUS FROM THE DEFENDANTâS RIGHT SHOULDER. I THEN HANDCUFFED THE DEFENDANT (DOUBLE LOCKED). AS I ATTEMPTED TO INSTRUCT HIM TO STAND UP THE DEFENDANT PIVOTED HIS BODY PUTTING HIS RIGHT ARM INTO ZEUSâS FACE AT WHICH TIME ZEUS BIT HIM AGAIN. DEPUTY HRYC AND ZEUS WERE BACKED OFF FROM THE DEFENDANT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE IN THE SMALL CLEARING. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE DEFENDANT OUT OF THE CLEARING AND INTO THE BACKYARD, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WAS CALLED TO TRANSPORT THE DEFENDANT TO SEVEN RIVERS HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. WHILE WAITING ON THE AMBULANCE, THE DEFENDANT STATED HE WAS STUPID AND HE KNEW BETTER. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE KNEW THE OWNERâS OF THE RESIDENCE AND HE STATED YES THEY WERE HIS NEIGHBORS AND THAT HE LIVES AROUND THE CORNER. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO SEVEN RIVERS HOSPITAL BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. THE VICTIMâS DAUGHTER ARRIVED ON SCENE AND ONCE THE SCENE WAS PROCESSED THE PILLOWCASE AND CONTENTS WERE TURNED OVER TO HER. THE VICTIMâS DAUGHTER CONTACTED THE VICTIMS AND ADVISED THEM OF THE INCIDENT. SHE ADVISED THEY ARE ON VACATION AND HAD BEEN GONE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF. A PROPERTY RECEIPT WAS COMPLETED AND LATER TURNED IN TO RECORDS. DEPUTY CRIDLAND ARRIVED AND PERFORMED A CRIME SCENE TECHNICIAN (CST) REPORT (SEE HIS CST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION). I THEN RESPONDED TO SEVEN RIVERS HOSPITAL TO SWITCH OUT MY HANDCUFFS AND CHECK ON THE DEFENDANT. DURING WHICH TIME THE DEFENDANT INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD FALLEN ON HARD TIMES AND TAKEN A PAY CUT AT WORK. HE KNEW THE VICTIMS HAD PLENTY OF MONEY SO HE TOOK THE CROWBAR AND RIPPED THE BACK SCREEN PORCH WHICH ALLOWED HIM ACCESS TO THE SCREEN PORCH. HE THEN USED THE PRY BAR TO ATTEMPT TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BACK DOOR BUT WAS MET WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE DEFENDANT THEN TRIED THE FARTHEST EAST SLIDING GLASS DOOR AND WHEN HE COULD NOT PRY IT OPEN, HE THEN WENT BACK TO THE BEDROOM ROOM WITH THE GLASS CENTER DOUBLE PANE AND KICKED IT OUT. THE DEFENDANT STATED HE THEN REACHED IN AND UNLOCKED THE DOOR SO HE COULD ENTER THE RESIDENCE. WHEN HE OPENED THE ARMOIRE TOP DRAWER THAT IS WHERE HE FOUND THE NECKLACES, BRACELET, AND PIGGY BANK. HE GRABBED THE PILLOW CASE OFF THE BED AFTER LAYING THE CROWBAR ON IT AND PUT THE ITEMS IN THE PILLOW CASE. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT ADVISED HE SAW RED AND BLUE LIGHTS OUT BACK WHICH WAS LATER DETERMINED WAS DEPUTY HRYC ARRIVING IN THE AREA. THE DEFENDANT STARED TO GO THROUGH THE KITCHEN TO THE FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE WHEN HE SAW DEPUTY HRYC PULL IN THE DRIVE AND EXITED OUT THE BACKDOOR THAT HE HAD COME IN. HE THEN TOSSED THE PILLOWCASE WITH ITS CONTENTS OUTSIDE ON THE GROUND AND RAN INTO THE WOOD LINE AND LAID DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONCEAL HIMSELF. ONCE THE DEFENDANT IS MEDICALLY CLEARED HE WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY AND PROCESSED. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND $5,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE |
