A 67-year-old Villager has pleaded not guilty after his search for a “sugar baby” ended in a chaotic, gun-wielding car chase, while a newly filed search warrant is shedding fresh light on the disastrous Tinder date.
David Allen O’Brien, who lives in the La Crescenta Villas, entered his plea this past week in Sumter County Court to four felony counts of aggravated battery and one felony count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He remains free on $90,000 bond. The story, first reported by Villages-News.com, has been picked up by national media.
Meanwhile, a Sumter County Sheriff’s Office investigator has filed a search warrant request to take a deep dive into O’Brien’s black Android cellphone. The unredacted warrant application and arrest report reveal a trove of new details about the July 21 encounter that started with a pricey dinner and ended with a crash at a local roundabout.
According to the newly released documents, O’Brien matched with a 21-year-old woman on Tinder, proposing an arrangement where he would pay her $1,000 per visit, treat her to dinner and take her shopping…