LAKELAND, Fla. — The State Attorney's Office released new information Wednesday in an incident in which a Florida woman was arrested after she turned in her husband's guns to law enforcement as he sat in jail. 

Courtney Irby of Lakeland went to her estranged husband's apartment in mid-June, took his guns, and turned them over to law enforcement.

She was subsequently charged with theft and burglary and spent six days in jail.

Some, such as Democratic State Rep. Anna Eskamani of Orlando, criticized the arrest because of her reported fear of her husband.

“As we have made clear many times before: we must support and empower our domestic violence survivors, not incarcerate them," Eskamani said in a statement. "I am hopeful that Ms. Irby’s story will inspire law enforcement agencies to revisit their guidelines and procedures as it pertains to working with domestic violence survivors.”

Gun rights advocates, on the other hand, wanted Irby prosecuted.

But State Attorney Brian Hass said investigators determined that parts of Courtney Irby's initial story were misleading. She told police she was in fear of her life when she took her husband's guns. But Haas said Wednesday that while at her husband's apartment, she "helped herself" to watches and a camera and that taking the guns were an afterthought.

The two have been going through a bitter divorce since January. Courtney has filed two injunctions against her husband; one has been dismissed, and one is pending.

She will now be be charged with misdemeanor trespassing instead of theft and burglary, Haas said Wednesday.

The prosecutor is also filing an aggravated battery charge against Joseph Irby for hitting his wife's vehicle with his car at low speed after a June 14 divorce hearing. Courtney said Joseph rammed her car, but investigators have determined that he was traveling at low speed when his car struck hers, Haas said.

"There is no evidence to suggest Mr. Irby tried to kill Mrs. Irby," Haas told reporters Wednesday. "There is no evidence to suggest that Mr. Irby attempted to run Mrs. Irby off the road."

Joseph Irby did follow her for three or four blocks, Haas added.

Haas also took the opportunity Wednesday to defend his office and local police from criticism on social media.

"We work hard to protect our domestic violence victims," Haas said. "We just don't tweet about it all the time."