Detective matches pistol collected in March arrest with stolen gun report, adds new charge to Newberry man
Staff report
NEWBERRY, Fla. – Kobe Deon Delima, 23, has been charged with grand theft of a firearm after a detective matched a pistol collected during Delima’s March arrest with a pistol that was reported stolen.
Delima was arrested in Newberry on March 13 and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, tampering with evidence, possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana, resisting an officer without violence, and petit theft.
On April 7, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Detective was assigned a case in which a Newberry man reported that his pistol had been stolen from his pickup truck; he said he had last seen the firearm about three or four weeks before he noticed it was missing on April 6. He said the firearm was a tan Sig Sauer P365 9mm pistol.
The detective compared the serial number of the stolen pistol to the firearm recovered during Delima’s arrest, and he found that a typographical error — the initial report was missing a zero in the serial number — but by reviewing the property reports and photographs from the case, he was able to confirm that it was the victim’s pistol.
The victim also reportedly correctly described the ammunition that was found in the pistol.
Post Miranda, Delima reportedly said he never had the gun, it cannot be proven that he ever had the gun, and if his DNA is found on the gun, “it is what it is.” He then said he did not want to answer any more questions.
Delima has been charged with grand theft of a firearm. He has three felony convictions (one violent) and three misdemeanor convictions (one violent), and Judge Joy Danne added $15,000 bail to his existing $154,000 bail.
Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Good luck ever getting a decent job with that “OG” neck tat, dummy.
It is what it is. Another potential gainesville scholar prevented from becoming a doctor or lawyer because one of those black guns jumped out of a pickup and attacked his hand becoming semi permanently attached to him. He needs to face it, once you have a “OG” tattoo like that and six conviction at 23 you are prison bound for life.
He be an Original Gangsta.