Newberry Man with Several Prior Convictions Including Voyeurism Charged with Firearm Theft

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies charged Kobe Deon Delima, 23, Monday with grand theft of a firearm. This comes after Delima was arrested last month on multiple charges, in addition to several prior convictions from 2023 and 2024, including one sex offense.

Sex Offense Case

On August 11, 2024, deputies charged Delima with voyeurism. The case was charged as a misdemeanor because Delima didn't have prior voyeurism charges and didn’t use an electronic device. 

Deputy Jeffrey Finch reported that the 57-year-old victim “contacted law enforcement because she was in her kitchen making coffee in the nude, as she does every morning. She looked up, through her kitchen window, and saw the Defendant, Kobe Delima, looking at her through her window, with his hands in his pants, appearing to masturbate. The victim punched the window, and yelled at the Defendant, calling him by name. The Defendant is known to the victim, as they are neighbors, and their families have grown up together. After seeing that the victim noticed him, the Defendant fled from the victim’s yard, back to his house. The victim ran to her back window as the Defendant fled her yard, and she was able to confirm a second time that the Defendant was Kobe Delima.”

Finch made contact with Delima’s father who reportedly “said that he was aware of the situation, but his son had not come home.” Delima’s father said his wife was looking for Delima in the neighborhood. 

Delima was not immediately arrested for this incident but he was arrested the following month on a grand theft auto warrant (later dropped) along with a burglary charge; both felony cases. 

After Delima spent some time in jail, his mom sent a message to the court where she addressed her son’s behaviors. When she says “ex Parte,” she’s referring to an involuntary examination or Baker Act. 

“My son was Diagnosed with schizophrenia 4yrs ago and since then he's been in and out of jail and mental facilities due to either his disability or bad reaction to medications. On 8/12/24 [Judge] Denise [Ferrero] granted an ex Parte order… Due to them not picking him up, he has new charges, 2 felonies and a misdemeanor. Kobe was in contact with sheriff's several times during the open ex Parte. It seems that my son only mattered after he allegedly committed these offenses. Now he's been in Alachua county jail for over 40 days now unmedicated and he has to start over with treatment. I would like to know is this going to be considered. I have provided several dates in the document that was provided on 8/12/24 when my son was baker acted by the sheriff's office and myself… I don't understand how this process is going to help anyone with mental health. I have only encountered one [deputy] sheriff that was knowledgeable about mental health and that [deputy] sheriff was Jeffrey Finch, out of 4yrs just one, [which is] ridiculous in my opinion. I also asked if he could have a public defender who specialized in mental health and it seems like that doesn't exist or is not being provided. Please respond to my concerns. I have reached out to the sheriff's dept. as well to get my son properly medicated while in this facility and have been unsuccessful. I don't understand how mental health patients are being housed here without being monitored around the clock. The doctors they provide have no set time to be at the facility so what is being done in emergencies? And I am aware that a mental patient just recently committed suicide [in] this facility and it's not the first time. When Is a process going to be in effect for mental health patients?”

Delima would ultimately enter no contest plea deals in early 2025 where he was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 111 days time served for the burglary conviction and one year of probation for the voyeurism conviction. 

Recent Charges

On March 13, 2026, Deputy Mark Duggar responded to the Family Dollar at 24240 W. Newberry Rd. regarding a shoplifting incident. Delima allegedly took socks.

A Family Dollar employee, who said Delima stole from the store before, advised she wanted to pursue charges on behalf of Family Dollar.

Duggar reported that Deputy Robert Townsend with the FOCUS Unit advised that Delima “frequently carries a firearm and he is a known convicted felon.”

Duggar reported, “As I drove past the subject, I observed that he had an ‘OG’ tattoo on his neck and I recognized him from previous interactions as Kobe Delima. As I passed the defendant, he stopped walking and stared at my patrol vehicle. I then turned my vehicle around, exited, and called out to the defendant by name. I could hear [Deputy Sheriff Nick] Aldous over his vehicle PA advising the defendant that he was not in trouble and that we only wanted to speak with him.” 

After Delima’s arrest, ACSO released body camera video from the incident on social media.

In the caption, ACSO joked with a play on words about Delima’s name, saying he was in “quite the ‘Delima.’” or "dilemma." According to their social media, “This incident is another reminder of the dangers deputies face every day, where something that begins as a simple shoplifting investigation can quickly turn into the pursuit of an armed felon.”

Delima allegedly threw the stolen socks over a fence along with a firearm he illegally possessed. 

On April 7, 2026, Detective David Visconti conducted an investigation into a stolen firearm, with the victim reporting he last had the gun in his vehicle a few weeks prior. Visconti determined that the firearm Delima allegedly possessed holds the same serial number as the firearm the victim reported as stolen. 

On April 20, 2026, Visconti conducted an interview with Delima at the Alachua County Jail. Visconti reported, “Post Miranda, the Defendant stated the firearm was never in his possession, it cannot be proven the firearm was in his possession, and if his DNA is on the firearm, it is what it is. The defendant then stated he did not want to answer any further questions.”