State v. T.S.

WELLS, Chief Judge.

The State of Florida appeals from an order suppressing physical evidence obtained during an investigatory stop. Because we find reasonable suspicion existed to support the stop, we reverse.

Officer Timothy Jackson, the arresting officer, was the sole witness to testify at the suppression hearing below. According to Officer Jackson, he was off duty and out of uniform when, on February 12, 2012, he pulled his marked police car into a McDonald’s parking lot. As he neared the restaurant, he was approached by an individual, described as a Latin male, who stepped in front of…