Homestead Man Arrested – Allegedly Threatened Ex, Built Fake Onlyfans, Sold Cocaine Laced With Suspected Fentanyl

Arrest and charges

Garrett Whitney, 23, of Homestead was taken into custody on September 10, 2026, after an investigation that combined a domestic violence probe with an undercover narcotics sting. Police allege Whitney threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend, established a fake OnlyFans account using her name and nude photos, and sold cocaine laced with suspected fentanyl to an undercover officer.

The charges brought against Whitney include aggravated stalking, written threats to kill or cause bodily injury, sexual cyberharassment, cocaine trafficking, unlawful use of a communications device, and drug offenses near a school. Local authorities held Whitney at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center under a magistrate hold while the cases move forward.

Relationship history and escalation

Whitney and his ex-girlfriend dated for roughly two and a half years before she ended the relationship about a month prior to the report and moved out. The pair share a child, and a judge later found probable cause to advance the domestic violence case.

WSVN 7News reports Whitney allegedly called and harassed his ex as many as 500 times a day after the breakup. Tensions culminated during a custody exchange in Homestead on September 3, 2026, when Whitney reportedly became angry that she was ignoring his calls and sent a text saying, “I'm going to murder you.” Arrest affidavits cited by Local 10 News additionally quote Whitney as saying during the exchange, “I promise I'm going to kill someone.”

"She told investigators she feared for her life after repeated calls and threats, and that family members were targeted as well,"

Alleged stalking and the fake OnlyFans

Investigators say Whitney tracked his ex using multiple vehicles and threatened both her and members of her family. Arrest paperwork reportedly shows he planned to title the fabricated OnlyFans account using her first name followed by "_spicy_account." The account allegedly contained nude photos of the woman that Whitney is accused of uploading without her consent.

How the account was reportedly created without tripping OnlyFans' stated verification checks remains unclear. SirenCY notes the platform requires a government photo ID and a live facial selfie scan to verify creators, and Ofcom filings show the service processes hundreds of thousands of uploaded files daily — but the arrest reports do not explain how those safeguards were bypassed in this case.

Separate narcotics sting and trafficking allegation

WSVN 7News and Local 10 News report Whitney was also implicated in a separate drug case after an undercover operation. Authorities say he sold more than three ounces of cocaine mixed with suspected fentanyl to an undercover officer for cash before being arrested.

Under Florida law, possessing or delivering between 28 and 200 grams of cocaine can trigger trafficking charges with a mandatory minimum sentence of three years in state prison and a $50,000 fine. Prosecutors also imposed a Nebbia requirement in the drug matter — meaning Whitney or any bond co-signer must verify the lawfulness of bail funds before release, per related procedural rules and precedent.

Bond, conditions and potential penalties

A judge set Whitney's total bond at $45,500 and ordered him to level 2 house arrest with GPS monitoring in the domestic violence case. The cyberharassment count is a first-offense sexual cyberharassment charge under Florida Statute 784.049 — a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail and a $1,000 fine.

By contrast, the written threats allegation is a second-degree felony for transmitting electronic threats to kill or cause bodily harm, which can carry up to 15 years in state prison and a $10,000 fine. The trafficking and drug-related counts carry much steeper mandatory penalties tied to drug weight alone.

How this fits a larger pattern in Florida

Whitney's arrest follows similar cases tracked across Florida this year, including alleged AI deepfake and nude-image stalking incidents that resulted in significant bonds and criminal scrutiny. Organizations monitoring non-consensual intimate-image distribution say the majority of victims are women and that such abuse often causes severe emotional harm and additional online stalking.

Research cited by the California Department of Justice — drawing on the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative — found 90% of non-consensual intimate-image victims are women, 93% suffer major emotional distress, and 49% experience follow-up online stalking or harassment. Updated CDC survey data and ValorUS estimates also highlight the prevalence and severity of intimate partner violence and stalking affecting millions of women annually.