Jail inmate charged with making 26 illegal calls to domestic battery victim

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gregory Leon Curtis Jr., 41, an inmate at the Alachua County Jail, has been charged with making 26 calls to the victim in his domestic battery case after he was ordered by a judge to have no contact with her.

Curtis was arrested on January 11 for allegedly punching a woman in the face several times; at his First Appearance hearing, Judge Donna Keim instructed him to have no contact with the victim in that case and entered a no-contact order.

Curtis reportedly contacted the victim before his First Appearance hearing, using his own Personal Identification Number (PIN). After the First Appearance hearing, a family member reportedly reminded him that he could not have contact with the victim, and Curtis reportedly acknowledged the reminder.

Curtis allegedly used another inmate’s PIN to contact the victim 26 times between January 11 and January 21, and in those calls, which were recorded, he reportedly urged the victim to change her story so the case would be dismissed. Curtis also allegedly asked family members to contact the victim and ask her to change her story, which is also a violation of the no-contact order.

Curtis has been charged with 26 counts of violating his pre-trial release conditions (the no-contact order applies whether he is in or out of jail). He has 10 felony convictions (non-violent) and seven misdemeanor convictions (one violent) and has served two state prison sentences, with his most recent release in July 2025. He is also facing a domestic battery charge, and Judge Jonathan Ramsey added $130,000 ($5,000 per charge) to his existing $50,000 bail. Judge Ramsey also revoked his phone privileges except for calls to his attorney.

Phone calls from the jail are free for inmates in Alachua County.

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