GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A 22-year-old named Emory Stewart Davis was taken into custody yesterday on allegations of breaking and entering the home of a woman he knew.
According to a report from the Gainesville Police Department, the incident came to light when the woman’s boyfriend alerted authorities at approximately 8:40 a.m. on August 26. He reported that Davis, an old school acquaintance of the victim, appeared at her doorstep around 1 a.m. that day, persistently knocking. The woman chose not to open the door, leading Davis to eventually leave. Worried about her safety, she decided to stay at a friend’s house.
The situation escalated when the woman’s boyfriend drove by her home the next morning and spotted Davis’s vehicle parked in the driveway. Upon confronting Davis, the boyfriend claimed that Davis admitted to entering the property unlawfully. Following this confrontation, the boyfriend contacted 911, providing the authorities with the car’s description and license plate number, prompting Davis to flee the scene.
Police were able to locate Davis’s car and executed a traffic stop in the vicinity of a Wawa on 1007 E. University Avenue. During this stop, Davis allegedly confessed to the break-in without being prompted.
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Subsequent investigation revealed a broken window on the side door of the residence. Officers conducting a safety inspection discovered small spots of dried blood on the floor throughout various areas of the home, adding to the evidence against Davis.
Post Miranda, Davis reportedly said the victim told him to break into her residence, and when he arrived at the residence, he punched the window in the side door. He said he went in the side door, looking for the victim, and once he realized she was not there, he swept up the broken glass and left.
Davis has been charged with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling. He has no criminal history; Judge Meshon Rawls ordered him held without bail pending a hearing on a motion from the State Attorney’s Office to hold him without bail until trial; if the judge denies the motion, bail will be set at that hearing.