Gainesville man arrested for threatening to shoot three people

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Kaleb Alaye Singleton, 28, has been arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot three people after his girlfriend got into an argument at Arbor Park and told the victims she was going to call her boyfriend, who would “flip out.”

At about 6:56 p.m. on June 20, Gainesville Police Department officers responded to Arbor Park Apartments (309 SW 16th Avenue), where they were told that a verbal argument had led to Singleton’s girlfriend saying, “I’m gonna call my man, and he’s gonna flip out.” A short time later, Singleton arrived and allegedly pulled out an AR-style pistol. Singleton and his girlfriend had left the scene by the time officers arrived.

Three victims and four witnesses all reported that they saw Singleton point the gun at the three victims, leading them to fear for their lives. One witness reportedly said she heard Singleton say he would “shoot up the place” while he was holding the gun.

On June 25, an officer interviewed Singleton’s girlfriend by phone, and she reportedly confirmed that she had gotten into an argument with the victims and witnesses and had called Singleton to come to the apartment complex. She said he arrived a short time later and pulled out a gun but did not shoot anyone.

The officer also interviewed Singleton over the phone, and he reportedly confirmed that his girlfriend had called him and asked him to come to Arbor Park because of the argument. He said he had an AR-style pistol in a backpack and took it out while he was there, but he said he held it down by his side.

The officer determined that Singleton’s threatened use of deadly force was not reasonable because “there were no present circumstances of imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of any forcible felony.”

Singleton has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He has one felony conviction (non-violent). Judge Susan Miller-Jones set bail at $450,000.

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