Juvenile charged as adult for stealing gun from vehicle

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Davon Mackel (aka Micale) Douglas, 17, has been charged as an adult with armed burglary for allegedly stealing a gun from a vehicle in January.

The Gainesville Police Department investigation found that on January 19, Douglas allegedly entered a vehicle in Woodland Park (200 block of SE 19th Place) and stole a Mossberg 715P pistol; because he allegedly possessed a firearm during the burglary, he was also charged with armed burglary and possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent.

Douglas, who told Court Services he is a student at A. Quinn Jones, has a juvenile history between 2023 and 2026 and one violent adult felony conviction in another county. Judge Meshon Rawls set bail at $400,000.

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    • Or maybe it’s related to the fact that this kid’s juvi record started when he was 13 and already includes a violent felony BEFORE this crime?

      • Another gang banger off the streets only to possibly go to prison and be taught more ways to be a criminal.

  • Lets see how little time this one gets for being a felon stealing a handgun. The ball is in your court MEshon Rawls.

  • gonna be locked up for life or worse soon, hes been bangin since he dropped out of eighth grade .

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