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Allldavit Continuation 23-12-0801
I)cfendant's Name: Last I:irst Middlc Date of Ilirth

I'ROI]N BI,I.] CAI.JSE AFFIDAVI'I':

(spccify probablc cause lbr each charge)
Ilclbre Me. the undcrsigncd authority pcrsonally appcarcd SC[IEER. w. (633ti) who bcing duly srvorn,
allcgcs, on inlbrmation and belict, that on thc 27 d6y of Dccembcr . 2023 in Lake County, I:'lorida.
thc dcfendant did:
Commit the unlawful offenses of: F.S.S. 843.O2,'Resisting officers without violence and
F. S . S . 918 . 13 ,. Iampering w/or Fabri-cating physical evidence.

On Decembet 27, 2023 at approximateJ-y 2045 hours while on patrol within the City of
Leesburg, Lake County FL 34748 officers responded to 1906 W. l,Iain St. Leesburg in
reference to a shooting.
Upon arrival Officer Clark and I were directed to the back yard of the incident,
location, where an a.Ileged victim was laying dead. We responded around back of the
incident location to find a black male subject laying prone, tread directed East and
legs directed West, across the back-patio area. He was covered in blood and was
motionless. At this time a female subject was observed standing next to the victim. At
the time of the incident, my fu11y marked patrol vehicle was parked at the front of the
residence, with my overhead lights activated. I was also wearing my department i-ssued.
uniform, wittr rtPolicerr marked on the front/back of my outer ca.rrier. I began giwing the
femaLe verbal commands to show me her hands. Upon sight of law enforcement, the female
fled around the back of the residence and climbed the fence into the neighbor's yard
(east of the location). The female jurnped off the fence and feJ.I to the ground, wtrere
she remained. The femare was then detained without incident.
Ihe female subject who attempted to flee from officers on scene was later identified
as, Destiny Kayle Pendleton (hereby referred to as I'the defendantr'). Ihe defendant was
walked around to the front of the residence in question and placed into the back of a
marked patrol unit.

Let it be noted that whi-le performi-ng a pat-down for weapons before placing her into
the rnarked patrol vehicle, there were obstructions j-n her left front pocket resembling
that of spent shell casings, approximately 3 to 4 by touch. Officer Clark asked what
the obstruction was in her left front pocket, at which time the defendant spontaneously
uttered that the obstruction in her front left pocket was spent sheJ.l casings that she
removed from the scene, where the black male subject was laying behind the residence.

Officer Clark was unable to remove the shell casings from the front left pocket of the
defendant at the time, due to not having proper medical gloves, and would possibly
hinder the evidentiary value of the spent shell casings. Once Officer Clark was able to
properly retrj-eve the spent sheIl casings from the defendant's pocket, she was removed
from the marked patrol wehicle and the spent shell casings were missing from her front
left pocket. Officer Clark asked where the spent she11 casings had gone and the
defendant stated she did not know what officers were talking about, i-n reference to the
casings. Officers requested to have a female officer to come and assist, in retrieving
the t shell cas A short, time later the defendant retrieved 3 t shel1
SWORN to and SUBSCRIBIID before nrc ,r" --t2.'t' E coN't'tr.turrn
this 7 day ol I)ecemher
2023

LIiESITUITG POLICE D EPA II'I'M T],NT

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Conrplaint/Arrcst Court Case No. Agency Case No.
Afilclavit Continuation 23-12-0801
[)cf'cndant's Name: Last Irirst Middlc Datc of Ilirth

PROBAIII-E CAUSE AFFIDAVI'T:

(spccify probablc cause for each chargc)
llc{brc Mc. thc undersigncd authority pe rsonally appcared SCIIEER. JOHN W. (6338) rvho bcing tluly sr.vorn,
allcges, on inlbrnration and beliel that on the 27 day of f)ecember . 2023 . in [,ake County, Irlorida.
thc del'endant did:
casings from her front, priwate area, where she had taken them out of her front left
pocket and placed them in that private area.

The defendant stated she was in pain on her right hip from fal.l5-ng ower the fence to
the ground and from a previous incident that, occurred. MedicaJ. was asked to evaluate
her on scene, at which time they could not go any further with evaluation, due to the
area of concern and wanted to transport her to UF Health for further evaluation. The
defendant was loaded into the arnbulance and transported to UF Health located at 601
Dixie Ave., Leesburg', at which time Ofc. Ketctrum T20 fotlowed the ambulance to the
hospital.

Upon arival to the hospitaL the defendant was pJ.aced into bed room #24 for further
medical treatment. While in bed room #24 an X-ray was taken of the defendant's lower
haIf, at which tine the X-ray showed an image of what appeared to be an additional
sPent she].]. casingr. This spent she].]. casing was removed from the defendant by rnedical
staff and placed into an empty urine cup and given to me.
Due to the defendant taking flight upon sight of Law Enforcement while officers were
giving loud verbal commands to stop, along with attempting to conceal physical evidence
taken from the crime scene, the defendant is being charged with unlawfully violating
E.S.S. 843.02; Resisting officers without violence and F.S.S. 918.13,' Tampering w/or
Fabricatj-ng physical evidence.

Ms. Pendleton was medically cleared from the hospital and transported to the Police
Department for booking, questioned by detectives, and transported to the Lake County
Jail without incident.

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SWOIIN to and SLiIISCRIBIID bcforc mc '-:-*-.- l,) .,/ /*) l-l com'rNur,r>
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