Domestic violence report for June 14, 2026

Staff report

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – With Gainesville Police Department making domestic violence a priority, Alachua Chronicle will provide basic descriptions of domestic violence incidents as resources permit. The point is to familiarize our readers with the scope and scale of domestic violence in Alachua County, not to highlight the offenders. Names and booking photos of all of the offenders can be found in the daily Jail Booking Log.

Domestic violence arrests on June 14, 2026

• A DeFuniak Springs woman was arrested at the Raceway gas station in Alachua after she allegedly scratched and punched her aunt, after her aunt told her to get out of the car and threw her items out of the car because her aunt felt unsafe inside the car with her. The victim had scratches on her arm and an injury on her chin that was consistent with being punched.
• A woman was arrested in Gainesville for allegedly stabbing her brother multiple times with a knife because she thought he said something bad about her. The victim had lacerations on his shoulder, back, and head.
• A man on probation was arrested for choking his ex-girlfriend and then taking her phone; after returning her phone, he allegedly followed her against her wishes, and she allegedly started hitting him and pushed him into a pole. The victim and defendant both had scratches; the Gainesville Police Department officer charged the man with domestic battery and robbery by sudden snatching because he had gone to the victim’s home uninvited and allegedly started the altercation by choking her and taking her cell phone.
• A Gainesville man was charged with domestic battery for allegedly knocking a plate of pizza out of his girlfriend’s hands and throwing an unknown object at her shoulder. The man denied knocking the pizza out of the victim’s hands and said she threw the pizza at him; he also denied throwing anything at her.