Staff report
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Earnest O. Daniels III, 38, was arrested yesterday morning for allegedly touching a woman in an inappropriate way in January and then threatening to kill her and her immediate family with a gun if she reported the incident. He is also facing a sworn complaint for driving under the influence in November 2025 and a separate allegation of lewd and lascivious behavior with a victim under the age of 12.
An Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy reported that on January 24, the victim was at Daniels’ residence, hanging out with him and a third person. The victim said Daniels said things to her that made her uncomfortable and touched her in inappropriate ways. She said he moved away from him, but he followed her, constantly saying that he wanted her. She said she told him that what he was doing was wrong and said their mutual family members would find out, but Daniels insisted no one would know. When the victim said others would find out, Daniels became angry and said that if the victim told anyone, he would shoot at her home in an attempt to harm her and her immediate family…