18-year-old with extensive juvenile record arrested for armed robbery, firearm theft, and possession of a firearm by a gang-related adjudicated delinquent

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dewayne Libardo McAllister III, 18, of Cross City, was arrested yesterday on a warrant for armed robbery and grand theft of two firearms, and he was subsequently charged with possession of a firearm by a gang-related adjudicated delinquent.

On July 22, Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call about an armed robbery at a Holly Heights parking lot (700 block of SW 69th Street) and spoke to two victims who said they had traveled to the area to sell a firearm in a Facebook Marketplace transaction.

The victims said the buyer’s Facebook name was “Briskoo,” and he had agreed to buy the firearm for $900. When the victims arrived, they sent a text to “Briskoo” and met with a black male wearing a gray shirt and black shorts. The male victim showed the firearm to “Briskoo,” and the female victim stayed in the vehicle; the male victim said he took off his jacket and turned to put it in his vehicle, and when he turned back around, he saw “Briskoo” standing with his hands up while two other individuals, masked and dressed all in black. came around the side of a building. He said one of those individuals had a gun and pointed it at them.

The female victim was looking down at her phone and did not notice the masked individuals; the unarmed individual walked up to the open driver’s side door of her vehicle, entered the vehicle, and took a second firearm that was on the driver’s side floorboard. Now armed, that individual fled with the other armed individual.

The male victim said that at that point, “Briskoo” tucked the firearm he was supposed to be buying under his arm, pulled another firearm from his waistband, and racked the slide before fleeing in the same direction as the masked individuals.

Deputies were familiar with the “Briskoo” name and believed it was McAllister; the male victim positively identified McAllister in a photo lineup.

A detective reported that he believed McAllister had lured the victims to the area with the intention of robbing them and that he worked with two other individuals to commit the robbery.

McAllister has been charged with armed robbery, two counts of grand theft of a firearm, and possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent.

After McAllister was arrested for the armed robbery, another detective charged him with possession of a firearm by a gang-related adjudicated delinquent. That detective wrote that a .22 caliber American Tactical Outfitters GSG-16 carbine rifle was reported stolen in Dixie County on May 2, and that rifle was recovered on May 9 from a juvenile during an unsanctioned block party at Majestic Oaks. The detective noted that between the theft and the recovery, an “extremely distinct and unique red sport-syle tape” had been wrapped around the rifle’s barrel and pistol grip.

While reviewing social media accounts on May 12, the detective found a video of McAllister and a juvenile male, both holding firearms; McAllister was holding a rifle that was identical to the one recovered on May 9, including the red tape.

Post Miranda, McAllister reportedly identified himself as the person holding the stolen rifle; he denied stealing the rifle and claimed it was not actually stolen, vaguely referring to a “misunderstanding.” He said the juvenile had brought it to Alachua County, and he admitted that the video was taken at “Village Green” (3501 or 3101 NE 15th Street). He reportedly admitted that he knows he is prohibited from possessing firearms and also reportedly admitted to association with the “outwest” gang but denied being a member.

McAllister was charged with possession of a firearm by a gang-related adjudicated delinquent. The detective noted that McAllister is not being charged with stealing the rifle from Dixie County “at this time.”

McAllister’s juvenile history includes convictions or withheld adjudications for 14 juvenile felonies and two juvenile misdemeanors, most involving theft and burglary or attempted burglary of vehicles.

Judge James Colaw ordered him held without bond on the armed robbery charge and set bail at $250,000 on the remaining charges from the July 22 incident; Judge David Kreider added $150,000 bail for the firearm possession charge.

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