Gainesville man arrested for climbing through window to steal cash

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Moses Emanuel Bryant II, 39, was arrested early this morning on a warrant for allegedly climbing through a window to steal cash from a Sweetwater Square apartment in April.

A Gainesville Police Department officer reported that the victim noticed on the morning of April 7 that someone had stolen about $2,000 in cash from his bedroom closet at Sweetwater Square (3101 NE 15th Street). The victim said he had cracked open his bedroom window to cool his apartment at about midnight the night before, and then he stepped outside to speak to his neighbors; he said he went back inside at about 2:20 a.m.

The officer reported that surveillance video from the apartment complex shows two individuals hanging out behind the victim’s apartment; one of them, later identified as Bryant, can be seen pushing the rear window open and climbing into the apartment. A few minutes later, Bryant leaves the apartment and drives away.

The victim reportedly identified Bryant as the boyfriend of a neighbor and also recognized his truck, which was captured on the video.

A warrant for Bryant’s arrest was issued on April 27, and he was arrested on August 21.

Bryant has been charged with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and grand theft. He has nine felony convictions (two violent) and 14 misdemeanor convictions (four violent), and he has served five state prison sentences, with his most recent release in February 2026. Judge Joy Danne set bail at $200,000.

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