Cierra Smith testified former sheriff Darryl Daniels gave her money for trips, jewelry and breast augmentation surgery. She also described what led to her arrest in a school parking lot.
She said Daniels' wife, Denise, was"yelling and screaming" at her with a cellphone in her hand as Daniels told a sergeant to arrest her as her daughter watched.
Matthew Kachergus, Daniels' lawyer, repeatedly asked Smith about parts of her testimony during his 50-minute cross-examination. He disputed that Smith could have heard Daniels tell deputies to arrest her when he was seated in his pickup 10 to 15 feet behind her. He also questioned her about how Daniels drove twice over a median in the school parking lot, with her following and his wife behind her.
"No," she replied."... If Mr. Daniels did not want to meet with me, he had the opportunity at a light to make a left toward his house. He made a right into the parking lot toward the park."Daniels is charged with multiple counts of destroying evidence and knowingly giving false information to law enforcement. His trial is being conducted in the Clay County Courthouse but with a St. Johns County judge to avoid any conflicts.
Smith, who testified she met Daniels after getting hired in 2013 as a corrections officer, eventually had"adult relations out of work on a weekly basis," according to information she gave in a Clay County report. She said she called off their relationship when she got engaged in 2015 but remained friends when she got married.
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