| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: DOCTOR, JOSH (AR16-20730) KNOWINGLY GAVE FALSE VERIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP OF TWO GOLD RINGS AND THE DEFENDANT GAVE A FALSE OR ALTERED IDENTIFICATION AND WHO RECEIVED MONEY IN THE AMOUNT OF $127.00 FROM NATURE COAST PAWNBROKER VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $400.00, $300.00 VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), IN VIOLATION OF: FLORIDA'S STATE STATUTE 539.001(8)(B)(8). did unlawfully traffic in or endeavor to traffic in property that THE DEFENDANT knew or should have known was stolen, to-wit: PAWNED TWO GOLD RINGS, the property of THE VICTIM, in violation of Florida Statute 812.019(1). ON 082316, DETECTIVE SEROCKI (0322) MET WITH THE VICTIM, MS VIOLET DUTCHER, AT THE NATURE COAST PAWN SHOP LOCATED AT 3644 SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD, HOMOSASSA FL 34448. MS DUTCHER WAS SHOWN THE TWO RINGS WHICH HE HAD PLACED A HOLD ON, AND SHE IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED THEM AS THE ONES SHE LISTED AS STOLEN IN THIS REPORT. AN AFFIDAVIT OF PROPERTY OWNER, AND AN AFFIDAVIT OF PAWN/SECOND HAND DEALER WERE COMPLETED. THE ORIGINAL PAWNBROKER TRANSACTION FORM WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. THE VICTIM CHOSE TO PURCHASE THE RINGS BACK FROM THE PAWN SHOP. THE TWO RINGS, AND ADDITIONAL JEWELRY WERE STOLEN FROM THE VICTIM ON 072416, WHILE MS COURTNEY GEORGE, AND THE VICTIMâS NEPHEW, TYLER PENNINGTON, WERE AT THE RESIDENCE. ON 072516, THE RINGS WERE SOLD TO THE NATURE COAST PAWN SHOP BY MR DANIEL MINOGUE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT. HE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN DOLLARS FOR THE SALE. THEREFORE, PROBABLE CAUSE EXISTS FOR MR DANIEL MINOGUE ON THE CHARGES OF PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION OF OWNERSHIP TO A PAWNBROKER, AND DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY. ON 082616, I MADE CONTACT WITH MR DANIEL MINOGUE, IN REFERENCE TO THIS CASE AT 8350 WEST HOMOSASSA TRAIL ALSO KNOWN AS THE FIRE STATION PARK. BASED ON DETECTIVE SEROCKI'S PROBABLE CAUSE THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY WITH A BOND OF $5,000.00 AND PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION TO A PAWNBROKER WITH A BOND OF $2,000.00, FOR A TOTAL BOND AMOUNT OF $7,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
