Florida sheriff arrested following sex scandal investigation

14/8/2020 11:44

        A Florida sheriff facing a primary contest within days was arrested Thursday following a sex scandal investigation at his previous job, authorities said.
        
        Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels turned himself in to the jail in nearby Jacksonville on a felony charge of tampering with evidence and three misdemeanor counts of giving false information to law enforcement, the Florida Times-Union reported. He was expected to be released without bond after being processed.
        
        Daniels previously worked as the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office jails director. He was elected sheriff of Clay County, just southwest of Jacksonville, in 2016.
        
        The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed an internal investigation last year into a corrections officer who had been Daniels' mistress while he was her supervisor. Officials said Daniels had tried to get the woman arrested in May 2019 on stalking allegations, and investigators told prosecutors there wasn't enough evidence. The woman resigned while under investigation for misconduct claims.