CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – After Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels was given an ultimatum by a special prosecutor to either resign or be arrested, the embattled sheriff turned himself in to authorities on Thursday.
Records show Daniels, 55, now faces four charges including tampering with evidence, a felony, two felony counts of knowingly giving false information to law enforcement, and a misdemeanor charge of knowingly giving false information to law enforcement.
Daniels’ attorney Matt Kachergus said his client does not plan on resigning his position and still plans to seek reelection.
Daniels has been under scrutiny from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for more than a year after he was accused of ordering one of his deputies to illegally arrest his former mistress for stalking in 2019. She began a relationship with Daniels when she worked for him when they were both at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the affair continued after he was elected sheriff.
