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Santa Rosa School Resource Officer Charged With Lewd and Lascivious Behavior
January 25, 2023
A school resource officer in Santa Rosa County was arrested Tuesday for lewd and lascivious behavior.
The arrest of Santa Rosa County Deputy David Daniels came after an official report of misconduct was made to the Department of Children and Families.
Immediately after receiving the report, the SRCO Major Crimes detectives began to investigate the reported incident. Due to the nature of the claim and Daniels’ position as a SRO at High Road School of Santa Rosa, he was immediately removed from his position at the school and replaced with another deputy.
According to SRSO, the incident happened in January 2016.
“Due to this information, and other details of our investigation, we have no reason to believe that any misconduct occurred while Daniels was on duty or school premises,” Jillian Durkin, SRSO public information officer, said.
Daniels was placed on administrative leave and was ultimately released from his employment with the SRSO upon his arrest.
“Unfortunately, today we had to arrest one of our own. This is another case of an individual that has tarnished the badge. Once we were made aware of it, we responded appropriately, arrested him, and terminated his employment. At the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, we put our citizens first and any deputy who breaks the law will be immediately held accountable,” Sheriff Bob Johnson said.
Daniels’ mugshot was exempt from release under Florida law.
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13 Responses to “Santa Rosa School Resource Officer Charged With Lewd and Lascivious Behavior”
I’m wondering why this 11 yr old was sleeping in the middle of him and his wife??
Arrested but not convicted. Amazing how so many people are about locking him away without a trial. Accusations do not mean guilty. It means he needs to be given a fair trial.
I agree, @RaD. All of these Officers committing crimes does not make their background checks OR the Sheriff look very responsible. They didn’t notice problems during Field Training?
Why did this take 7 years to come out. We in America are innocent till proven guilty I will wait to see what happens.
I have always said santa rosa sheriff Bob Johnson needs to clean his own house before his deputies can clean our streets and tax payers houses. Seven years and this comes now – incredible!
This incident happened a long time back. Not sure how it can take this long to bring out a charge against someone. It sounds like another type of issue as the article says it did not happen at work or while on duty.
Was he passed out drunk on the beach with his … hanging out or was it a intentional act?
I find a few things of note after actually reading the article. The charges stem from an incident 7 years ago and while it is not unusual for the public to sentence someone before an actual conviction, I find the Sherriff’s comments in poor taste considering a trial has yet to take place.
So….7yrs out in the public before this comes public. Guess that says alot about the SRCSO.
7 years ago and now coming to light.
Guilty before trial!!!
FIRST YALL DIDN’T BELIEVE IT LOL WOW
So they are held to a higher standard!!! If convicted give him a lot more time in prison !!!!!
Nice to know the law ISNT above the law!
Lock him up