Cash Wheeler Arrested for Aggravated Assault with Firearm in Florida [Update x3]

Update #3:

The Wrestling Observer’s Ian Carey reported that the Orange County Clerk recently posted the Affidavit to To Issue Warrant that was filed on July 28th following Wheeler’s alleged road rage and firearm brandishing incident.

This affidavit revealed several new details regarding the incident from a report from the responding police officer to the scene of the alleged crime.

Names and addresses were redacted by the Wrestling Observer for privacy related reasons.

On July 27, 2023, at 0959 I, Officer M. Bowhay #19932, responded to (address redacted) in reference to an aggravated assault with a firearm call. Upon my arrival I spoke to the victim, (name redacted), who provided me with a sworn written/verbal statement that said the following: (The victim) stated he was driving west on Interstate 4 north of Exit 83. He noticed a Jeep Gladiator weaving in and out of traffic honking its horn, so he moved over to the far-right lane to let the Jeep pass.

(The victim) said the Jeep took the right shoulder to drive around him on the passenger side of his vehicle. (The victim) looked over and noticed a white male with a beard pointing a black semi-automatic handgun out of the driver’s window at him with a strong stare.

(The victim) said he feared for his life at this time. (The victim) stated he slowed down to get out of the way of the firearm and ended up behind the suspect vehicle at this time. At this time both were committed to exit 83 (Ivanhoe Blvd). (The victim) took pictures of the Jeep as it turned right onto College Park Drive and began to drive reckless. (The victim) said the Jeep beared Florida tag EFRC72. After taking the picture, (The victim) said he called 911 and gave the vehicle information to dispatch the details of what occurred. He explained he could not be late for work and asked an officer to meet him at his work (name of business and address redacted).

I created a photo line-up using ELVIS (a database used by law enforcement for investigative purposes). Elvis selected five random photos based on the suspect’s Florida driver’s license picture and put them in a randomized order with the suspect being the sixth picture. Officer Blinn #34211 met with (The victim) and presented him with the photo lineup instructions and the photo lineup. (The victim) quickly selected the correct picture, photo #2, of the suspect, later identified as, Daniel M. Wheeler, W/M D.O.B 5/17/1987 with 100% certainty. (See Officer Blinn’s supplement for more details.) Based on (The victim’s) sworn statement and the positive photo lineup identification, probable cause exist to charge Wheeler with, aggravated assault with a firearm violation of F.S.S. 784.021(1)(A)-1.

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Update #2:

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that Cash Wheeler was not asked by the Circuit Court of Orange County, Florida to surrender his passport as part of his arrangement hearing earlier today.

Johnson reported that this means that Wheeler currently does not have any court ordered restrictions for international travel nor has he been convicted of any crimes for his recent arrest and he is still able to travel to London for AEW’s upcoming All In event for the scheduled Young Bucks vs. FTR match for the AEW World Tag Team titles.

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Update:

Fightful’s Jeremy Lambert reported that in an arrangement hearing held today, Cash Wheeler’s lawyer requested for Wheeler’s bond to be set at $2,500. Wheeler’s lawyer also stated that this incident was not domestic related since Wheeler did not know any of the other parties involved.

Lambert reported that Wheeler’s incident was stated to “appeared to be a road rage-type incident” and Wheeler had allegedly flashed his gun at the alleged victim as the reason for his arrest.

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FTR’s Cash Wheeler, real name Daniel Wheeler, reportedly was arrested earlier today in Florida and charged with aggravated assault with a firearm, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

It was reported that Wheeler was booked in Circuit Court and his alleged offense was committed on July 27th and a warrant was issued on July 28th for his arrest based on county records. It was also reported that Wheeler had issued a written plea of not guilty through his lawyer on August 3rd and his scheduled appearance at a pre-trial conference for that day was waived.

Details regarding Wheeler’s arrest are currently not known.

Following his arrest, AEW issued an official statement to the Orlando Sentinel stating “AEW has been made aware of the charge, and we are closely monitoring the situation. (Wheeler) is fully cooperating with local authorities.”

Wheeler is currently facing the possibility of up to five years in prison or up to five years probation plus a $5000 fine if convicted of the charge against him based on current Florida law.