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Court Records Reveal New Weapons Charge for McDavid Man in FDLE Sex Offender, Snapchat Upload Probe
March 19, 2026
Court documents are revealing a weapons charge and more details about a McDavid man arrested in January on 14 sex offender violations when the Florida Department of Law Enforcement served a search warrant at a Highway 164 home.
As we previously reported, Daquan Eric Ball, 22, was arrested at the home in the 100 block of Highway 164, about one-third of a mile west of Highway 29, shortly after 7 a.m. on January 28. He was charged with 14 counts of failure of a sexual offender to report an email address or internet identifier. Those charges were later refiled as felony failure to provide registration information. He also faces an additional felony charge of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Ball remains in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $72,000.
In October 2018, Ball was adjudicated as a juvenile for sexual battery on a victim under 12 in a Santa Rosa County case, and he was previously convicted of one count of felony battery in Escambia County.
For additional photos from the service of the search warrant, click here.
FDLE opened the investigation after a Snapchat user uploaded an image of child sexual abuse material to their Snapchat account, according to court documents. The upload was traced to the residence on Highway 164, leading to the search warrant when FDLE determined Ball, a registered sexual offender, lived at the address.
During the execution of the search warrant, FDLE agents located a Glock 30, .45-caliber handgun in Ball’s bedroom, and he admitted it was his and purchased at a gun show, FDLE said.
During the search warrant execution at the home, state agents seized Ball’s cell phone. FDLE said a preliminary forensic analysis revealed Ball had 14 unreported email addresses and internet identifiers, including TikTok, Discord, Zoom, Adult Friend Finder, and FeetFinder.com accounts, along with two distinct email addresses. FDLE said a forensic analysis conducted by Homeland Security Investigations extracted the 14 internet identifiers from the phone that were not reported to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office or FDLE. The analysis determined that each that of the accounts were utilized.
FDLE said the investigation remains active.
Numerous FDLE agents were seen entering and exiting the small 1,500-square-foot, single-family home and around campers located on the property. Before the operation, the agents gathered on Main Street in McDavid, across from the Post Office, to organize and prepare.
FDLE said the arrest is the result of the agency’s statewide initiative to locate and arrest criminals targeting children and sharing files depicting the sexual abuse of children.
Pictured: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement served a search warrant on Highway 164 in McDavid on January 28. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge. Pictured small inset above: FDLE gathered with its Bearcat tactical vehicle across from the McDavid Post Office to prepare for the operation (reader submitted photo from the post office).
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