Making consciousness of the charges against Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Former Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels has 1 much proceeding Wednesday earlier helium is scheduled to basal proceedings successful December.

Daniels faces charges of giving mendacious accusation and tampering with grounds during an probe into an matter with a erstwhile co-worker.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson recused her bureau due to the fact that of a struggle of interest, truthful the Fifth Circuit Attorney’s Office successful St. Johns County is handling the case.

Daniels was arrested successful August 2020 aft an probe was launched into an matter betwixt Daniels and a pistillate named Cierra Smith, who was a corrections serviceman astatine the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

According to the investigation, Daniels and Smith were successful a narration portion they worked astatine the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, wherever Daniels was Smith’s boss. The matter continued aft Daniels was elected sheriff of Clay County.

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Daniels is accused of ordering 1 of his deputies to illegally apprehension Smith for stalking him successful 2019.

When JSO’s interior probe was astir to beryllium released, Daniels and Smith admitted to their affair.

News4JAX got a transcript of a deposition Smith recorded 2 weeks ago. Notably, the witness’ sanction was redacted. News4JAX was determination arsenic Smith walked into the office.

Sources archer News4JAX Daniels rejected a plea offer.

Calls to Daniels’ lawyer person not been returned.

The imaginable proceedings day is Dec. 13.

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