Archer Man Arrested After Allegedly Following Woman and Entering Her House

Staff Report/Alachua Chronicle

ARCHER – David Harris Warner, III, 29, was arrested early Aug. 4, 2023 and charged with prowling and burglary of an occupied residence after allegedly following a woman home and then entering her home.

The victim told an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy that while she was driving home, she passed Warner standing next to a closed city park near her home. She parked her car in her driveway and walked into her home; Warner allegedly followed her on foot to her front door. The deputy reported that Warner can be seen on the victim’s Ring doorbell wearing a hoodie and a mask covering his face. At about 5:22 a.m., Warner allegedly opened her door and walked into her house.

The woman’s dog barked, and her husband confronted Warner, who reportedly turned around and left. The Ring doorbell camera reportedly shows Warner leaving the house about 50 seconds after he entered, then walking down the driveway.

The victim’s husband reportedly followed Warner to ask him why he had entered the house and told the deputy that Warner had removed his shirt and that he threw his cell phone and wallet on the ground. The victim’s husband said Warner moved toward him in an aggressive manner, so he punched him in the face. He said Warner told him he “needed to look him up” and then ran away.

The responding deputy used the ID card in the wallet to identify Warner and made contact with him at his mother’s home, which is a few blocks from the victim’s home. The deputy reported that Warner was unable to dispel his concerns about why he was loitering in the area with his head and face covered.

Warner has one felony and one misdemeanor conviction, both violent. The deputy noted that he had taken a report in February 2023 about an attempted stabbing at the Circle K in Archer and that he had identified Warner as the suspect in that case, but the victim was never identified. No charges were filed in that case.

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