Former Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels is speaking out after he was acquitted on all charges on Thursday evening.
New documents, recordings released in investigation into former Clay sheriff Darryl DanielsActionNewsJax.com News StaffCLAY COUNTY, Fla. — Former Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels is speaking out after he wasDaniels was facing charges stemming from an investigation that began after an encounter between Daniels and his former mistress Cierra Smith in May 2019.
That incident involved Daniels calling deputies to report a suspicious vehicle after Smith followed his truck. Smith was arrested for stalking Daniels but was released without being booked into jail or formally charged.The state accused Daniels of destroying evidence and lying to law enforcement after Smith’s arrest to inhibit an Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation, but the defense argued Daniels was only trying to hide the details of his affair from his wife.
Daniels released a statement on Friday morning, saying in part that he has had to endure “abuse and overreach” for the past three years. Comparing what he went through with the FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, he said “this type of government outreach has to stop.”“I would like to thank the jury for their service and thank all of the people of Florida for their support during this challenging time for me and for my family. The abuse and overreach that I have had to endure over the past three years is an example of what happens when sectors of our government go unchecked.
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