Man arrested with gun near Clarence R. Kelly Community Center, but officers don’t believe he was involved in yesterday’s shooting

BY JENNIFER CABRERA

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Anthony Justice McGlocking, 22, was arrested yesterday afternoon and charged with possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of a concealed firearm without a permit.

At 4:47 p.m. yesterday, law enforcement responded to a shooting that occurred in the area of the Clarence R. Kelly Community Center (1701 NE 8th Avenue). While still on scene, they saw a car driving at a high rate of speed on NE 8th Avenue and then running the stop sign at NE 15th Street. A Gainesville Police Department officer conducted a traffic stop on the car and issued the driver a citation for running the stop sign.

While talking to the driver, the officer reportedly saw a plastic bag containing a green leafy substance at the feet of a man in the back seat. When asked to step out of the car, the man, later identified as McGlocking, reportedly said he had a gun on him, and a handgun was reportedly found during a search. The substance in the bag was reportedly identified as 3.1 grams of marijuana.

Post Miranda, McGlocking reportedly said that he owns the firearm but does not have a permit to carry a concealed firearm. The report says that officers do not have any information leading them to believe that McGlocking was involved in the shooting at the Clarence R. Kelly Community Center.

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