| Date of birth: | Jan 18, 1965 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: CASOLA, JOSEPH 0314 (AR08103399) SCHAFFER, HEATH 0652 DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: NATURE'S RESORT, OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), TO WIT: A GOLF CART, 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(2)(C)(1). ON 052308 AT 2228 I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE NATURE'S RESORT CAMPGROUND LOCATED AT 10359 WEST HALLS RIVER ROAD IN HOMOSASSA IN REFERENCE TO THE THEFT OF A GOLF CART. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT/SECURITY GUARD WHO STATED A WHITE FEMALE HAD STOLEN HIS GOLF CART FROM WHERE HE HAD LEFT IT. THE COMPLAINANT STATED SHE DR0VE THE GOLF CART TOWARD A POND WITHIN THE CAMPGROUND. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED THE DEFENDANT WAS LOCATED IN A SILVER VEHICLE AND THE DEFENDANT AND ANOTHER SUBJECT WERE ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE CAMPGROUND. UPON SEARCHING THE MAIN ROAD OF THE CAMPGROUND, I OBSERVED A VEHICLE MATCHING THAT DESCRIPTION, AT WHICH TIME I CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON SAID VEHICLE. LOCATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS A WHITE FEMALE WHO MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DEFENDANT. THE COMPLAINANT AS WELL AS TWO OTHER WITNESSES ARRIVED AT THE LOCATION OF THE TRAFFIC STOP. ALL THREE PERSON IDENTIFIED THAT DEFENDANT AS THE PERSON WHO HAD STOLEN THE GOLF CART. THE PARK MANAGER WAS NOTIFIED AND ARRIVED ON SCENE. THE PARK MANAGER STATED HE WANTED THE DEFENDANT PROSECUTED FOR GRAND THEFT. THE DEFENDANT WAS ARRESTED, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. UPON ARRIVAL, THE DEFENDANT WAS READ HER MIRANDA WARNINGS VIA CARD, TO WHICH SHE STATED SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS AND WOULD SPEAK WITH DEPUTIES. POST MIRANDA, THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT "IT WAS A DUMB THING FOR ME TO DO. ALL I DID WAS TAKE THE CART AROUND THE CORNER." THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT WITH BOND SET AT $2,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
| Inmate status: | Felony Misdemeanor County/Municipal Traffic Ordinance Warrant/Capias |
| Arrest date: | May 24, 2008 |
| Booking number: | 08103399 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Booking number: | 706256 |
| Booking date: | Jun 15, 2008 |
| Booking location: | Volusia County, FL |
| Booking number: | 534068 |
| Booking date: | Jun 8, 2002 |
| Booking location: | Volusia County, FL |
| Code: | 812.014(2)(C)(1) |
| Charge description: | GRAND THEFT ($300 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN $5,000) |
| Bond amount: | $2,000 |
