| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CALLAHAN, CRAIG 0643 (AR09108101) DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: CRACK COCAINE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A). (AND) did unlawfully and knowingly alter, destroy, conceal, or remove any record, document, or thing, to-wit: ATTEMPTED TO DESTROY CRACK COCAINE, with the purpose to impair its verity or availability in any proceeding or investigation, knowing full well that a criminal trial or proceeding or an investigation by a duly constituted prosecuting authority, law enforcement agency or grand jury of this state is pending or is about to be instituted, in violation of Florida Statute 918.13(1)(a) (AND) DID UNLAWFULLY RESIST, OBSTRUCT OR OPPOSE DEPUTY CALLAHAN , WHO WAS THEN AND THERE IN THE LAWFUL EXECUTION OF A LEGAL DUTY, OR EXECUTION OF LEGAL PROCESS, TO WIT: ATTEMPTING TO AFFECT AN ARREST, AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE DEFENDANT FROM DESTROYING EVIDENCE, WITHOUT OFFERING OR DOING VIOLENCE TO THE PERSON OF SUCH OFFICER, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 843.02. ON 031209 AT APPROXIMATELY 2022 HOURS, MYSELF AND DEPUTY PAYNE WERE DRIVING TOGETHER IN AN AGENCY UNMARKED POLICE VEHICLE. WHILE DOING SO WE WERE ADVISED VIA RADIO BY DEPUTY LAMBERT, THAT HE HAD JUST OBSERVED A WHITE IN COLOR FOUR DOOR OLDSMOBILE FAIL TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF BALLOON LANE, AND NORTHEAST CRYSTAL STREET. DEPUTY LAMBERT ADVISED THAT UPON the VEHICLE RUNNING THE STOP SIGN, IT MADE A LEFT TURN AND TRAVELED EAST ONTO CRYSTAL STREET, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ON NORTHEAST 10TH AVENUE. DUE TO OUR LOCATION BEING NORTHEAST CRYSTAL STREET, APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION OF BALLOON, WE OBSERVED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPUTY LAMBERT ADVISED VIA RADIO OF THE INFRACTION. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE IN THE AREA WHERE THE INFRACTION TOOK PLACE AND UPON COMING UP BEHIND THE VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION DEPUTY LAMBERT DESCRIBED. UPON CATCHING UP to the WHITE OLDSMOBILE, I INITIATED MY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE OLDSMOBILE AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHEAST 9TH AVENUE AND NORTHEAST 1ST STREET. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, LATER IDENTIFIED AS MS PATRICIA CLEVELAND ROKA, I ADVISED HER OF THE REASON FOR THE STOP AND REQUESTED HER DRIVER'S LICENSE AND REGISTRATION. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED ME THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE HER DRIVER'S LICENSE OR HER REGISTRATION. WHILE SPEAKING TO THE DEFENDANT, SHE APPEARED VERY NERVOUS, NOT WISHING TO MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH ME, AND WAS CLUTCHING A CLOSED CIGARETTE PACKET BETWEEN HER LEGS VERY TIGHTLY. WHILE OBTAINING THE DEFENDANT'S PERSONAL INFORMATION, I ASKED HER WHY SHE WAS ACTING SO NERVOUS, TO WHICH SHE COULD NOT ADVISE, AND CONTINUOUSLY AVOIDED MY QUESTION. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE HAD ANYTHING ILLEGAL INSIDE THE VEHICLE, TO WHICH SHE STATED SHE DID NOT. WHILE SPEAKING TO THE DEFENDANT, K-9 DEPUTY TACKETT ARRIVED ON SCENE. I THEN EXPLAINED TO THE DEFENDANT THAT K-9 DEPUTY TACKETT WOULD BE CONDUCTING AN EXTERIOR SNIFF OF HER VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME I REQUESTED SHE HAND ME HER KEYS, SO THE K-9 SNIFF COULD BE CONDUCTED. UPON DOING SO THE DEFENDANT REFUSED TO GIVE ME HER KEYS AFTER MULTIPLE REQUESTS BY THIS DEPUTY. I THEN ADVISED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE DID NOT GIVE ME HER KEYS SHE WOULD BE PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR OBSTRUCTION. AFTER A SHORT ARGUMENT THE DEFENDANT COMPLIED AND HANDED ME HER KEYS. IT SHOULD BE KNOWN that WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE DEFENDANT SHE CONTINUED TO COVER THE CIGARETTE PACKET, WHICH WAS WEDGED BETWEEN HER LEGS, WITH HER HANDS, AT WHICH TIME I REQUESTED SHE PLACE HER HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE K-9 DEPUTY TACKETT WALKED HIS K-9 AROUND HER VEHICLE. FURTHERMORE THE DEFENDANT HAD TO BE TOLD TO PLACE HER HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL MULTIPLE TIMES, AND AFTER A SHORT TIME SHE COMPLIED. IT SHOULD BE KNOWN THAT WHILE REQUESTING HER TO DO THIS, SHE HAD NOW PUSHED THE CIGARETTE PACKET UNDER HER LEGS IN THE SEAT, OUT OF SIGHT. DEPUTY TACKETT CONDUCTED AN EXTERIOR SNIFF OF THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE AND AFTER DOING SO DEPUTY TACKETT ADVISED HIS DOG HAD ALERTED TO THE PRESENCE OF AN ILLEGAL NARCOTIC WITHIN THE VEHICLE. UPON K-9 DEPUTY TACKETT ADVISING OF THE ALERT, I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, TO WHICH SHE CONTINUOUSLY REFUSED. WHILE STANDING IN THE DOORWAY OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEFENDANT ATTEMPTED TO SHUT THE DOOR AND TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH IN EVEN THOUGH SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY GIVEN ME HER KEYS. WHEN THE DEFENDANT REALIZED SHE DID NOT HAVE THE KEYS TO THE VEHICLE SHE GRABBED THE CIGARETTE PACKET FROM BETWEEN HER LEGS AND THEN LUNGED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD ATTEMPTING TO RIP THE PACKET TO SHREDS. AT THAT TIME I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT MULTIPLE TIMES TO STOP RESISTING AND TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, SHE REFUSED TO DO SO. I THEN GRABBED THE DEFENDANT BY HER SHIRT AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL HER FROM THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, SHE SLIPPED FROM MY GRASP AND CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE CIGARETTE PACKET AND its CONTENTS. DURING THIS ALTERCATION, DEPUTY COX ARRIVED ON SCENE AND ASSISTED ME IN REMOVING THE DEFENDANT FROM THE VEHICLE. WHERE UPON THE DEFENDANT FALLING TO THE GROUND SHE WAS ADVISED MULTIPLE TIMES TO PLACE HER HANDS BEHIND HER BACK AND THAT SHE WAS UNDER ARREST; HOWEVER, SHE CONTINUED TO REFUSE TO COMPLY WITH OUR ORDERS. AT THIS TIME THE DEFENDANT HAD HER HANDS TUCKED UNDERNEATH HER STOMACH, LYING FACE DOWN, AND WAS NOW SHREDDING THE CIGARETTE PACKET. DUE TO THE FACT THE DEFENDANT WOULD NOT SHOW HER HANDS AND WERE IN THE AREA OF HER WAISTBAND, WHERE A WEAPON COULD EASILY BE CONCEALED, I ANNOUNCED, "TASER", AT WHICH TIME I TOOK THE CARTRIDGE OFF MY AGENCY ISSUED TASER AND DRY STUNNED HER IN THE RIGHT LOWER BACK AREA FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS. THE DEFENDANT IMMEDIATELY COMPLIED AND PLACED HER HANDS BEHIND HER BACK, AT WHICH TIME SHE WAS HANDCUFFED AND PLACED UNDER ARREST. UPON SECURING THE DEFENDANT IN THE REAR SEAT OF A MARKED PATROL VEHICLE, THE AREA IN WHICH THE DEFENDANT HAD TORN THE CIGARETTE PACKET UP WAS SEARCHED, WHERE I FOUND A SMALL WHITE ROCK SUBSTANCE, LATER FIELD TESTED AND DETERMINED TO BE CRACK COCAINE. THIS WHITE ROCK WAS LYING INSIDE A PIECE OF THE ALUMINUM PAPER WHICH IS FOUND INSIDE THE CIGARETTE PACKET. A SHORT TIME LATER I NOTIFIED DEPUTY KESZTHELYI OF THE USE OF FORCE, AT WHICH TIME HE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. THE DEFENDANT WAS OFFERED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WHICH SHE REFUSED. THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY AND UPON ARRIVAL SHE WAS TURNED OVER TO DETENTION FACILITY STAFF FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING WHERE HER BOND WAS SET AT $7,500.00. DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION BY DEPUTY LAMBERT FOR VIOLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE (RUNNING THE STOP SIGN) CITATION NUMBER 8879-ESG. THE CRACK COCAINE WAS LATER WEIGHED AND FOUND TO BE APPROXIMATELY 0.5 GRAMS AND WAS LATER TURNED OVER TO CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE EVIDENCE. A TOW SHEET WAS COMPLETED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY ADAMS TOWING. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
