| Date of birth: | Apr 25, 1990 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: REID, JUSTIN 0706 (AR14-9483) (14-35555) DID OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE ON THE ROADWAYS OR HIGHWAYS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITH WILLFUL AND WANTON DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF PERSONS OR PROPERTY; TO WIT: TRAVELING IN SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES PER HOUR (MPH), FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES, CHANGING LANES WITHOUT USING TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHING BRIGHT LIGHTS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUE 316.192(1)(A) ON 031314 AT APPROXIMATELY 2150 HOURS, I WAS PATROLLING IN THE CITY OF CRYSTAL RIVER TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY. LIEUTENANT VITT (0042) ADVISED OVER DISPATCH THAT HE JUST OBSERVED A BLUE IN COLOR MOTORCYCLE WITH A DRIVER WEARING A WHITE IN COLOR HELMET TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY REACHING SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. LIEUTENANT VITT THEN ADVISED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE JUST STOPPED AT the RED LIGHT LOCATED AT WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY AND WEST NORVELL BRYANT HIGHWAY. AT THAT TIME, I OBSERVED THE MOTORCYCLE TRAVELING EASTBOUND SO I TURNED AROUND AND GOT BEHIND THE MOTORCYCLE AND ACTIVATED MY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP AT WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY AND NORTH CREDE AVENUE. I APPROACHED THE DRIVER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS JOSHUA JOHNSON, and ASKED HIM FOR HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE AND REGISTRATION. MR JOHNSON PROVIDED ME WITH HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE AND REGISTRATION AND WAS THEN ADVISED THAT HE WAS BEING STOPPED FOR HIS EXCESSIVE SPEEDS. LIEUTENANT VITT THEN ARRIVED AT THE TRAFFIC STOP AND ADVISED THIS DEPUTY THAT WHILE HE WAS TRAVELING BEHIND THE MOTORCYCLE, HE OBSERVED THE DRIVER FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY TO other VEHICLES TO the POINT THAT HE WAS NO MORE THAN THREE FEET AWAY. LIEUTENANT VITT ALSO ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER WAS FLASHING HIS BRIGHT LIGHTS AT OTHER VEHICLES AND CHANGING LANE WITHOUT USING A TURN SIGNAL AND ALSO DRIFTED OVER the LEFT FOG LINE. LIEUTENANT VITT THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHY HE WAS GOING SO FAST AND PUTTING HIS LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHERS IN DANGER. the DEFENDANT THEN STATED THAT HE DID IT ON PURPOSE because HE LOVES TO GO FAST AND THERE IS NO WHERE ELSE AROUND HERE TO DO IT. THE DEFENDANT THEN STATED that HE ONLY GOES FAST AFTER DARK BECAUSE THERE IS LESS TRAFFIC AND HE FEELS THAT HIM GOING FAST IS NOT A DANGER TO OTHER DRIVERS AND DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD BE. the DEFENDANT ALSO STATED THAT HE GETS VERY MAD WHEN PEOPLE IN FRONT OF HIM ARE GOING TOO SLOW AND DO NOT MOVE OUT OF THE FAST LANE SO HE MAY PASS. THE DEFENDANT STATED AT ONE POINT HE OBSERVED A DRIVER IN FRONT OF HIM ADJUST THEIR REARVIEW MIRROR SO HIS BRIGHT LIGHTS would NOT BOTHER THEM ANYMORE SO HE PULLED TO THE LEFT OF THE VEHICLE, CROSSING OVER THE LEFT FOG LINE SO HIS BRIGHT LIGHTS WOULD THEN BE IN the DRIVER SIDE VIEW MIRROR IN HOPES TO GET THEM TO MOVE OVER. AT THAT POINT THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR RECKLESS DRIVING. HE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND THE BACK AND PLACED IN The REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING WHERE HIS BOND WAS SET AT $250.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. WHILE EN ROUTE TO THE COUNTY JAIL, the DEFENDANT ASKED this DEPUTY IF HE WOULD HAVE LIED ABOUT DRIVING SO FAST AND CARELESS HOW WOULD the SHERIFFâS OFFICE BEEN ABLE TO PROVE IT WAS HIM. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED A CRIMINAL CITATION, NUMBER 9043GQF3, WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE AND TIME OF 041013 AT 1300 HOURS. ADAMSâ TOWING WAS ALSO CALLED TO THE TRAFFIC STOP AND TOWED the DEFENDANTâS MOTORCYCLE TO THEIR STORAGE YARD. |
| Inmate name: | JOSHUA RYAN JOHNSON |
| Arrest number: | 9483 |
| Arrest date: | Mar 13, 2014 |
| Arrest type: | Misdemeanor |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 316.192(1)(A) |
| Charge description: | Reckless Driving |
| Bond amount: | $250 |
