GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Brianna Brenea Clark, 35, and Keyangelo Davon Thorns, 31, were arrested early this morning after a deputy reportedly discovered drugs near a six-year-old child asleep in a motel room rented by Thorns. Authorities also allege that Thorns failed to update his address as required for a registered sexual offender.
At approximately 10:30 p.m. on November 2, an Alachua County Sheriff’s deputy went to the Motel 6 at 7413 West Newberry Road following a disturbance call. The 911 dispatcher reported that a woman was screaming that she could not breathe. A location ping from the caller’s phone directed deputies to the motel’s southeast side.
The deputy encountered Thorns outside a room in that area. Thorns reportedly said his girlfriend and her six-year-old son were inside.
When the deputy knocked, Clark reportedly acknowledged that she had placed the 911 call but said there had been no incident. Deputies then allegedly located drugs and drug paraphernalia beside the bed, within reach of Clark’s six-year-old child.
Clark spontaneously told deputies she would accept responsibility for any illegal items in the room. According to the deputy, cocaine was inside a “colorful kid-friendly” Altoids mint tin placed in an open cubby next to the bed, where the child could have easily accessed it.
Clark was arrested on an outstanding probation-violation warrant. She allegedly resisted being placed in a patrol car and attempted to kick deputies.
During the investigation, the deputy learned that Thorns is a federal sexual offender. When asked whether he was permitted to be alone with children, Thorns reportedly replied, “No.”
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Records showed that Thorns checked into the motel on October 17 but had not reported the address change, as required of registered sexual offenders. The deputy also observed luggage and clothing inside the room, suggesting that Thorns had been staying there. An ASO sex-offender detective confirmed that Thorns had not updated his address.
Because drugs were found in the motel room, the Department of Children and Families was notified. ASO personnel took initial custody of the child.
After being read his Miranda rights, Thorns reportedly admitted that he had been living at the motel for about two weeks without reporting the change of address. He had also been arrested in May 2026 for allegedly failing to update his information. That case resulted in a deferred prosecution agreement in May, which would have led to the charges being dropped if he avoided further violations of the law for roughly two more weeks.
Clark faces charges of child neglect without serious bodily harm, two counts of possessing a controlled substance and resisting an officer without violence. She was later charged with child abuse, although that report was not yet available. Clark has three non-violent felony convictions and four non-violent misdemeanor convictions, and this marks her second probation violation. Judge Susan Miller-Jones set bail at $85,000 on the new charges and ordered Clark held without bail until the probation violation is resolved.
Thorns, who is registered as a federal sexual offender, was charged with failing to report a change of address. His record includes a federal sexual-offense conviction, nine non-violent state felony convictions and three non-violent state misdemeanor convictions. He is currently on federal probation and has a deferred prosecution agreement in Alachua County. Judge Miller-Jones set his bail at $50,000.