Clay County deputies are asking the public to help track down a 38-year-old Orange Park man accused of violating his probation in a domestic battery by strangulation case. Archie Donovan Damon was named the subject of this week's “Fugitive Friday” search, with investigators describing him as bald, hazel-eyed and someone with a history of violence.
According to the Clay County Sheriff's Office, Florida, Damon's last known address was on Lovett Road in Orange Park. The agency's Friday post laid out the basics of the search in blunt terms, labeling the post simply “Fugitive Friday” and identifying Damon as wanted for violating probation connected to a domestic battery by strangulation charge.
The sheriff's office did not release additional details about when the original strangulation case occurred or what specific conditions of probation investigators believe Damon broke. It also did not say whether he had been taken into custody since the Friday announcement.
What Counts as Domestic Battery by Strangulation in Florida
Under state law, domestic battery by strangulation involves knowingly and intentionally impeding a family or household member's or dating partner's normal breathing or blood circulation by applying pressure to the throat or neck, or by blocking the nose or mouth, according to Florida Statutes § 784.041. The same statute classifies the offense as a third-degree felony.
Florida law also gives officers latitude when someone is suspected of violating the terms of their probation. Per Florida Statutes § 948.06, a law enforcement officer may arrest, or request that another officer arrest, a probationer without a warrant when there are reasonable grounds to believe the person materially violated the terms of their supervision.
How to Report Information
The sheriff's office is asking anyone with information on Damon's whereabouts to call (904) 264-6512. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the SaferWatch app or through claysheriff.com, the agency's Friday post noted.
Anonymous tips may also go through First Coast Crime Stoppers, which accepts information by dialing **TIPS. The sheriff's office has used its weekly “Fugitive Friday” feature before; a page on the department's website shows the segment dates back to at least February 2024, though details on that earlier case were not available.
A separate arrest listing from Clay Today, dated March 3, 2022, named an Archie D. Damon, 34, of Keystone Heights, in connection with a failure to register a vehicle. It is not established whether that listing refers to the same man named in this week's Fugitive Friday post.
