On January 28, around 3:15 p.m., Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Christopher Dasher conducted a traffic stop in Micanopy on a vehicle bearing a Missouri license plate for tailgating a semi-truck.
Dasher approached the vehicle on the passenger side and made contact with the driver and Daniel Shoemaker who was in the passenger seat.
According to Dasher, Shoemaker was “immediately paranoid” and asked why a backup deputy was present…