NEWBERRY, Fla. – Dahlia Shanta Coney, 45, was arrested last night for allegedly threatening to kill an Uber Eats driver because her food arrived late and a drink was missing.
An Uber Eats driver told responding Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies that at 10:06 p.m. on June 15, he was assigned to deliver an order to Coney. He claimed that he had already been arguing with Coney via text before he arrived because she was upset about how long the delivery took.
The driver stated that when he arrived at Coney’s home in Tara Greens, Coney continued to argue, claiming he was late and that a drink was missing from the order. The driver claimed that when he asked Coney for the information he needed to complete the order, she began recording and yelling.
According to the driver, Coney reached into her purse and pulled out a “black handgun with a red laser attached” before waving it around and threatening to kill him if he did not leave.
The responding deputies spoke with Coney and reported that she made spontaneous statements about firearms and had an argument with the driver.
Following Miranda, Coney allegedly admitted threatening the driver. She later claimed that, despite not having a handgun, she called out to a non-existent person inside her house, saying, “Grab my pistol, grab my pistol!” to keep the argument from escalating.
Witnesses reported hearing a woman yelling outside during the incident.
Deputies applied for a search warrant for Coney’s home and allegedly discovered a black BB gun without an orange tip in Coney’s bedroom closet; the report states that the gun is “very realistic” and “resembles a real firearm.”
The deputy observed that after Miranda, Coney denied having any firearms, BB guns, or anything resembling a firearm in her home.
Coney has six felony convictions (one violent) and three misdemeanor convictions (all nonviolent). She is on probation for willful child abuse and has been designated a Violent Felony Offender of Special Concern.
Judge Aymer “Buck” Curtin ordered her held without bail pending a hearing on the State Attorney’s office’s motion to keep her in custody until trial; if the judge denies the motion, bail will be set at that hearing.
