Newberry Man Arrested for Burglary and Drug Possession

NEWBERRY ‒ An 18-year-old Newberry man was arrested on Monday, Jan. 8, on a warrant for residential burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and charged with drug possession when arrested.

Edwin Lee Daniels was 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 Newberry burglary took place on Dec. 3, 2020, when Daniels was 15-years-old. It was moved to the adult judicial system in December 2023, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

When Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies served the warrant at Daniels’ Newberry residence, 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 burglary, possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Daniels has juvenile convictions in 2019 and 2020 but no adult convictions other than the pending pre-trial diversion case.

Bail was set at $75,000 on the burglary charge, $1,500 on marijuana possession and $1,000 on drug paraphernalia by Judge Susan Miller-Jones

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