FDLE: Florida man related to sheriff surrenders after sending lewd photos to child

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced the arrest of Anthony Dale Douglas on Friday. (FDLE - Alachua County)

BELL, Fla. – A 22-year-old man surrendered to state authorities on Friday after a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation revealed he had sent lewd images to a pre-teen girl.

FDLE agents announced the arrest of Anthony Dale Douglas, of Gilchrist County’s town of Bell, after receiving a tip that prompted the beginning of an investigation in October.

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Douglas is Gilchrist County Sheriff Bobby Schultz’s nephew, according to ABC News affiliate WCJB. Douglas, who was at the Alachua County jail, was facing charges of transmitting harmful material to a minor by an electronic device.

FDLE agents were asking anyone with information about Douglas’s case to call 904-360-7100.


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