Staff report

NEWBERRY, Fla. – Edwin Lee Daniels, 18, of Newberry, was arrested last night on a warrant for residential burglary and charged with drug possession at the time of his arrest. He is on pre-trial diversion for a June 2023 incident in which he was charged with possession of a firearm and a separate extended magazine after being convicted as a juvenile of a crime that would be a felony for an adult.

The burglary of a Newberry residence occurred on December 3, 2020, when Daniels was 15. It was moved to the adult judicial system in December 2023, and a warrant was issued for Daniels’ arrest with a recommended bond of $75,000.

When Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies served the warrant last night at Daniels’ Newberry home, they reportedly saw a bag of marijuana in plain view on the floor of his bedroom.

Post Miranda, Daniels reportedly said the substance in the bag was “weed” and that it was for his personal use.

Daniels has been charged with possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and burglary. No affidavits have yet been filed in the pre-trial diversion case, but that agreement requires him to live without breaking the law until July 2024. Daniels has juvenile convictions in 2019 and 2020 but no adult convictions other than the pending pre-trial diversion case. Judge Susan Miller-Jones set bail at $75,000 on the burglary charge and $2,500 on the drug charges.

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