Newberry, Florida – Dahlia Shanta Coney, 45, was arrested last night for reportedly 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 supposed to deliver an order at Coney. He claimed that he had already been battling 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 quarrel, 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 execute the transaction, she began recording and cursing.
According to the driver, Coney dug into her purse and pulled out a “black handgun with a red laser attached” before waving it around and threatening to murder him if he would not leave.
The responding deputies spoke with Coney and said that she made spontaneous claims regarding firearms and had a confrontation with the driver.
Following Miranda, Coney allegedly admitted threatening the driver. She later claimed that, despite not having a weapon, she yelled out to a non-existent person inside her house, screaming, “Grab my pistol, grab my pistol!” to keep the conflict from escalating.
Witnesses reported hearing a woman yelling outside during the event.
Deputies asked for a search warrant for Coney’s residence and allegedly discovered a black BB gun without an orange tip in Coney’s bedroom closet; the report claims that the gun is “very realistic” and “resembles a real firearm.” The deputy observed that after Miranda, Coney denied possessing any firearms, BB guns, or anything resembling a firearm in her residence.
Coney has six felony convictions (one violent) and three misdemeanor convictions (all nonviolent). She is on probation for deliberate child abuse and has been designated a Violent Felony Offender of Special Concern. Judge Aymer “Buck” Curtin ordered her held without bond pending a hearing on the State Attorney’s office’s application to keep her in custody until trial; if the judge dismisses the motion, bail will be set at that hearing.
