Gainesville man arrested for punching and pointing a gun at victim without provocation
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Steve Dene Stacy, Jr., 39, was arrested on Thursday after allegedly walking up to a man in Holly Heights, punching him, and pointing a gun at him.
The victim said he was speaking with a woman in the 500 block of SW 68th Terrace when Stacy walked up, saying, “Do I know you?” He said Stacy punched him twice on the lip, and when he stumbled backwards, Stacy pulled a handgun from his waistband and pointed it at him. The victim said he ran to his vehicle and drove away quickly for his safety.
The victim provided a detailed description of the gun.
Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived within two minutes and reported that Stacy ran when he saw them; deputies noted that he had “an abnormal bulge in the waistband area of his pants, consistent with the concealment of a firearm.” He was eventually captured in the 1000 block of SW 59th Terrace; the arrest report does not state whether the gun was recovered.
Post Miranda, Stacy reportedly denied the entire incident.
Stacy has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, felony battery, and resisting an officer without violence. He has 13 felony convictions (non-violent) and six misdemeanor convictions (one violent); he has served four state prison sentences, with his most recent release in 2022. Judge George Wright set bail at $200,000.
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.
This charge will be dropped just like so many of the rest of his were. For every conviction he’s got he’s had three dropped/abandonned, because the people he deals with call the police and then decide to ‘keep it real’and not press charges or participate in the investigation. Guarantee you these charges get dropped.
Exactly. This is why gun and drug charges with convicted felons should be forwarded to the US attorney to prosecute.
Something missing in the charges. Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon? They dont even mention if they found a gun. Im assuming he wasnt charged because they didnt locate a gun. But is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon based on the victim’s statement. “Detailed description of the gun.”
Im pretty sure thats how snitching works.
That’s practically next door to the gov’t run SWAG Health and Family center. Not very neighborly 👿👹
The Feds just gave another guy 15 years for a firearm violation by a convicted felon. Maybe they can take this one on as well.
More lows from the Holley Heights section 8 crowd.
Another wasted breath of air by this turd look alike contest winner. Why does anyone who expects to be a positive person in the community let some dope fiend doodle on their face?
Another dude that could be positive if the city would take 150 million to build the Cynthia chuckle cheese chestnut footballarama so that the section 8 peeps and McPherson park crowd got somewhere to go.
13 felony convictions, what happened to 3 strikes yer out ?