Gainesville man arrested for making death threats

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jarvis James Wright, 32, was arrested early this morning and charged with making written death threats.

On January 14, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy viewed the victim’s text messages and reported that messages from a contact labeled as “Jarvis” included statements like, “I’ll come f*** you up,” “ill kill you b**** tonight,” and, referring to the victim and another man, “‘I’ll kill you both yall dummies… I got sum for him… he dnt wanna die”.

Post Miranda, Wright reportedly said he sent the death threats because he was angry and wanted to make the victim mad.

Wright has been charged with making written threats to kill and unlawful use of a two-way communications device. He has no criminal convictions, and Judge Susan Miller-Jones set bail at $100,000, with a requirement for a GPS monitor upon release.

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