Gainesville man charged with kicking in apartment door to commit burglary

Staff report

Update: On January 12, 2026, all charges in this case were dropped. The State Attorney’s Office sent the following statement: “Although there was probable cause for arrest, given the victim’s statements to the undersigned attorney, the State is unable to move forward with charges. After a review of all evidence currently available and after meeting with the victim and the witness in this case, the State is unable to pursue prosecution. During sworn testimony, the victim advised the undersigned attorney that the Defendant had items within the home and was allowed to be at the residence. The victim denied any safety concerns and denied that any items of hers were taken by the Defendant. Without more and without the victim and witness’s full cooperation, the State is unable to prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt.”

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Likeeyo Ranard Young, 25, was arrested early this morning after allegedly kicking an apartment door until it opened and taking a doorbell camera.

At about 3:18 a.m. on December 14, Gainesville Police Department officers responded to The Polos apartment complex (2330 SW Williston Road) after a caller reported that Young had kicked the door of an apartment until it opened.

The apartment was occupied at the time of the burglary, and the caller said Young did not have permission to enter the apartment. The damage to the door was estimated at about $1,100, and Young also allegedly forcefully removed a doorbell camera from outside the apartment and put it in his pocket.

Post Miranda, Young reportedly admitted he had entered the apartment to get a cell phone and said he did not live there. When he was asked about the damage to the apartment’s door, he reportedly said, “I admit to everything I did, and it’s your job to find out.”

Young has been charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling, felony property damage, and petit theft. He has a juvenile conviction, three adult felony convictions (one violent), and one adult misdemeanor conviction; he has served two state prison sentences, with his most recent release in 2023. Judge Susan Miller-Jones ordered him held without bail pending a hearing on a motion from the State Attorney’s office to hold him without bail until trial; if the judge denies the motion, bail will be set at that hearing.

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