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LIVETags:&nbsp;Sign up for our NewslettersTags:&nbsp;JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Formal charges were filed Wednesday against former Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels, in August while under state investigation over an extramarital sex scandal.Daniels, 55, was in the August primary and . He’s charged with three misdemeanor counts of false statements to law enforcement and a felony count of evidence tampering, according to the latest charging documents.The charges stem from an investigation into Daniels’ relationship with Cierra Smith, his long-time mistress and a former corrections officer who was a subordinate of Daniels while he was chief of the Duval County jail. Daniels accused Smith of stalking him in May 2019 and .Court documents show investigators suspect Daniels tried to tamper with, hide or destroy data on his agency-issued cellphone that were related to the investigation. A 50-page document previously released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement states that a total of , 111 of which were deleted after FDLE’s investigation began, .Daniels told investigators there was nothing to wipe from the phone and that he sought a replacement for it because it ran slowly, a claim challenged by prosecutors. Daniels is also accused of lying to a deputy about his relationship with Smith and about his efforts to get an injunction against her. He’s also accused of lying to FDLE when he said he did not tell subordinates to perform searches on government databases for personal reasons.Court records show the next pretrial hearing is set for Jan. 5. Seventh Circuit Judge R. Lee Smith has been appointed to preside over the case.News4Jax tried to contact Daniels but he did not respond.Copyright 2020 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.About the Authors:

LIVETags:&nbsp;Sign up for our NewslettersTags:&nbsp;JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Formal charges were filed Wednesday against former Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels, in August while under state investigation over an extramarital sex scandal.Daniels, 55, was in the August primary and . He’s charged with three misdemeanor counts of false statements to law enforcement and a felony count of evidence tampering, according to the latest charging documents.The charges stem from an investigation into Daniels’ relationship with Cierra Smith, his long-time mistress and a former corrections officer who was...

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