Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Davron Darelle Keith, 22, was arrested after allegedly battering a woman and threatening to shoot a juvenile.
At approximately 7 p.m. on September 26, Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in Hidden Oaks Mobile Home Park. The female victim told deputies she had argued with Keith after refusing to give him money for drugs. She said Keith put his hand inside her mouth and grabbed her jaw.
The juvenile male victim then left his room to defend the woman and became involved in what he described as a scuffle with Keith. After breaking free, Keith allegedly told the woman, “imma shoot your son,” before going to his room and retrieving a blue bag.
Keith allegedly reached into the bag and said he had a gun. The juvenile left the room, while the woman called 911. Keith reportedly departed the residence before deputies arrived.
The woman said she never actually saw a firearm, but believed Keith had one based on his statements and gestures. She also told deputies that, although she had never seen him with a gun, he had previously claimed to keep one in the blue bag.
According to the deputy’s report, the woman had a small cut on her face, another cut inside her lip and blood on her right shoulder.
After Keith broke free, the juvenile said Keith stated, “finna shoot jit,” which he believed was directed at him. Keith then allegedly went into a room, returned with a bag and reached inside as if he had a gun. The juvenile said he never saw a firearm but believed Keith was armed because of his words and actions.
Both victims told deputies that Keith had cut himself earlier that day.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Woman Recalls RC Horsch Encounter in Philly House Tied to Missing Women
Deputies reported that Keith continued trying to pull away and reached toward his waist, prompting them to use a Taser.
After being read his Miranda rights, Keith reportedly said the woman had cut him earlier in the day. He said he did not call 911 because he did not want anyone to get in trouble. He reportedly admitted pushing the woman and said he grabbed the juvenile after the juvenile struck him. Keith claimed both victims then came after him and that the woman had a knife.
Keith said he only pretended to have a gun in the blue bag, adding that he did not possess a firearm and never threatened to shoot anyone. He told deputies he ran because he “did not want to go back to jail.”
Deputies reportedly located the blue bag at a nearby property, but it contained no weapons. No firearm was found in connection with the incident.
He is also on probation for aggravated stalking and possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent under age 24. In November 2025, he was ordered to forfeit his firearm after pleading nolo contendere to the firearm possession charge.
Judge George Wright ordered Keith held without bail while the State Attorney’s Office seeks to keep him jailed through trial. If the motion is denied, bail will be set during that hearing.
Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
