McDavid Man Charged With Weapons Theft, Assaulting His Grandmother

A McDavid man has been charged with assaulting his grandmother and in connection with the theft of several firearms.

Dakota Forest Smith, 22, was charged with four counts of grand theft of a firearm, armed burglary, grand theft, aggravated assault, resisting without violence and possession of drug paraphernalia. He remained in the Escambia County Jail without bond.

The woman told deputies that her grandson had threatened to shoot her while holding a rifle in his hand at her Brown Road home. The grandson lives on the same property in a separate small apartment, according to an arrest report.

When deputies went to that apartment, Smith answered the door and then attempted to shut the door in a deputy’s face before running inside. The ECSO said deputies located Smith hiding inside a bathroom.

Deputies reported finding a bolt action rifle in plan view on a bed; the rifle matched the description and serial number of one stolen in a burglary last Friday. The rifle, boxes of ammunition and a crossbow were discovered, and the grandfather provided deputies a photo of four firearms on Smith’s bed on May 19 that matched the description of firearms stolen from an address on Fannie Road.

Smith provided information to deputies, which was redacted from an arrest report, that led to his arrest for burglary.

Deputies also found syringes and 78 pills believed to be trazodone in Smith’s possession, according to an arrest report.