Alachua man sentenced to 5 years in prison for leaving the scene of a fatal accident
Antonio Cornelius Roberts, 41, of Alachua, has been sentenced to five years in state prison, followed by five years of probation, after pleading nolo contendere...
Gainesville man arrested on warrant for allegedly knocking down door, pointing gun at resident in March incident
Freddy Leverene Jones II, 34, was arrested early this morning on a warrant for breaking down the door of a man who previously let him...
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Gainesville man sentenced to 90 days in jail, 3 years of probation after pleading nolo contendere to shooting another man
Frank Anthony Hargitt, 63, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail with credit for 38 days served, followed by three years of drug offender...
Parents of drowned 4-year-old charged with negligent manslaughter
The parents of a 4-year-old who drowned in a retention pond in March have been charged with negligent manslaughter after investigators alleged that the child's...
Pair arrested for stealing, buying handgun that was taken from car being detailed
Joel Antonio Vazquez, 19, and Oscar Nathaniel Wright, Jr., 56, were arrested yesterday after Vazquez, who is on probation, allegedly stole a handgun from the...
UF student faces charges for vandalized Jewish fraternity sign
A sworn complaint has been filed against a UF teaching assistant for vandalizing a pro-Israel banner displayed by a Jewish fraternity on campus...
Gainesville man who snatched phone from ex-girlfriend captured by GPD K-9 after manhunt in woods
Ronald Hashalon Neilson, 32, was arrested yesterday after allegedly snatching a phone from his ex-girlfriend, attacking her and her current boyfriend, and fleeing into...
St. Petersburg woman arrested after trooper tells her she can’t sleep on the shoulder of I-75
Lisa Marie Downes, 41, was arrested yesterday after a trooper told her she couldn't sleep on the shoulder of I-75; she then allegedly flagged down...
Man on probation arrested for sexual battery of preschool child
Majd Akram Ibrahim, 26, was arrested Monday morning and charged with sexual battery of a victim under 12 years old, lewd and lascivious molestation, and...
GPD Police Trainee arrested for child abuse
Larry Reshawn Russell Prunty, III, 28, was arrested yesterday and charged with child abuse without great bodily harm. Prunty is a Gainesville Police Department Police...