| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: REEVES, CHRISTOPHER 0663 (AR09108435) DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: LORTAB 5 MG TABLETS (SCHEDULE 3 DRUG) THREE PILLS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A). DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HIS ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: SOMA 350 MG TABLETS (SCHEDULE 4 DRUG) TWELVE PILLS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A). NO PERSON KNOWING THAT A CRIMINAL TRIAL OR PROCEEDING OR AN INVESTIGATION BY A DUALLY CONSTITUTED PROSECUTING AUTHORITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, GRAND JURY OR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE STATE IS PENDING OR IS ABOUT TO BE INSTITUTED, SHALL ALTER, DESTROY, CONCEAL, OR REMOVE ANY RECORD, DOCUMENT OR THING WITH THE PURPOSE TO IMPAIR ITS VERITY OR AVAILABILITY IN SUCH PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION, TO WIT: THE DEFENDANT DID KNOWINGLY ATTEMPT TO DESTROY A SOMA 350 MG TABLET (SCHEDULE 4 DRUG) BY PARTIALLY CRUSHING IT INTO THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO HIDE THE REMAINDER OF THE PILL, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 918.13 ON 040109 AT APPROXIMATELY 0302 HOURS, WHILE ON PATROL AND PERFORMING A SECURITY CHECK IN THE WAL-MART PARKING LOT IN HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA I OBSERVED A GRAY DODGE PICKUP TRUCK BEARING FLORIDA TAG ROGW PARKED IN TWO PARKING SPACES AND HAVING ITS LIGHTS ON. I DID OBSERVE THE SOUL OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE TO BE SEATED BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE PICKUP TRUCK. AT THAT TIME I RAN THE PLATE NUMBER WHICH SHOWED THE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED TO A ROGER WESTBERG. I THEN APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND UPON MY ATTEMPT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER, I OBSERVED HIM TO NOW BE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT BOTH WINDOWS OF THE PICKUP TRUCK WERE ROLLED DOWN. I THEN WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE PICKUP TRUCK AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, MR JOHN HALL. AT THAT TIME I OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT'S ZIPPER TO BE DOWN AND HIS PANTS TO BE UNDONE, AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE PART OF HIS GENITALIA PROTRUDING FROM HIS PANTS. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME HE DID. IT SHOULD BE NOTED WHEN THE DEFENDANT DID STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE I DID NOT OBSERVE HIS GENITALIA TO BE PROTRUDING FROM HIS PANTS, BUT HIS ZIPPER WAS DOWN AND HIS BUTTON WAS BUTTONED, WHICH HE HAD DONE WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, AND HIS BELT WAS UNDONE. AS THE DEFENDANT EXITED THE VEHICLE I OBSERVED, IN THE SEAT DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE DEFENDANT, TWO WHITE ROUND PILLS, LATER TO BE IDENTIFIED BY POISON CENTER OPERATOR BEVERLY, AT PHONE NUMBER 1800-222-1222, TO BE GENERIC SOMA 350 MG TABLETS, WHICH IS A SCHEDULE 4 DRUG. I ALSO OBSERVED SOME MONEY STICKING UP BETWEEN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE MIDDLE SEAT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE SEAT IN THE VEHICLE IS A TWO PART BENCH SEAT WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BEING TOTALLY INDEPENDENT FROM THE DRIVER AND CENTER PORTION OF THE SEAT. AT THAT TIME I DETAINED THE DEFENDANT, AS I WAS THE ONLY DEPUTY ON SCENE. I THEN READ THE DEFENDANT HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA MY AGENCY PREPRINTED CARD AND ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE MINDED IF I SEARCHED THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED HE DID NOT MIND IF I SEARCHED THE VEHICLE. I THEN OBSERVED A TOTAL OF 12 SOMA PILLS TO BE UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IN THE SEAT, AS WELL AS APPROXIMATELY $37.00 IN MISCELLANEOUS BILLS TO BE STUFFED BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AND MIDDLE SEAT, AS WELL AS A CELLOPHANE CIGARETTE WRAPPER CONTAINING THREE WHITE OBLONG PILLS, LATER TO BE IDENTIFIED AS 5 MG LORTAB TABLETS, WHICH IS A SCHEDULE 3 DRUG. AT THAT TIME THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, HANDCUFFED BEHIND HIS PERSON AND DOUBLE LOCKED. AT THAT TIME CORPORAL PARSONS ARRIVED ON SCENE, AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE'S OWNER. THE VEHICLE OWNER STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT LIVED WITH HIM AND THAT, TO THE BEST OF HIS KNOWLEDGE, THE DEFENDANT WAS NOT PRESCRIBED ANY MEDICATIONS. THE VEHICLE OWNER DID STATE THAT THE TRUCK WAS ALLOWED TO BE DRIVEN BY THE DEFENDANT, TO AND FROM WORK ONLY. AT THAT TIME CORPORAL PARSONS INFORMED ME HE HAD OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT TO BE MOVING AROUND QUITE A BIT IN THE BACK OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS SEARCHED BEFORE BEING PLACED IN THE BACK OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME I ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH HE DID. I OBSERVED A WHITE POWDERY SUBSTANCE, DIRECTLY UNDER WHERE THE DEFENDANT HAD BEEN SITTING, AND A PIECE OF AN UNKNOWN PILL TO BE IN THE SEAT, AS WELL. I ALSO OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF OF AN UNIDENTIFIED PILL TO BE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD OF THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. CORPORAL PARSONS ADVISED THAT IT APPEARED THE DEFENDANT HAD BEEN ATTEMPTING TO MASH SOMETHING INTO THE SEAT. I THEN SEARCHED THE DEFENDANT AGAIN AND FOUND ANOTHER PARTIAL PIECE OF AN UNIDENTIFIED PILL TO BE IN THE DEFENDANT'S RIGHT BACK POCKET. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH WILL BE TURNED OVER TO RECORDS. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND the PICKUP TRUCK WAS TURNED OVER TO THE OWNER. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $15,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. CASE OPEN PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
