Newberry man arrested for displaying gun at Gainesville restaurant, threatening officers
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Micah J. Maleckar, 23, of Newberry, was arrested Friday night and charged with openly carrying a firearm, improper exhibition of a firearm, and threatening an officer after allegedly placing a gun on a restaurant table and then threatening to place a “hit” on the responding officers.
At about 7:35 p.m. on Friday, Gainesville Police Department officers responded to a call from 3102 SW 34th Street, an address that includes several Asian restaurants, about a man who was acting strangely and threatening customers.
Maleckar was reportedly seated in a corner of the dining room with several items on the table, including a handgun with a set of metallic knuckles attached to its grip. When asked, Maleckar reportedly said the gun was real. The officer reported, “It was clear that [Maleckar] openly carried the gun on or about his person in a careless manner.”
Maleckar was escorted outside before being taken into custody. The officer reported that on the way to the jail, Maleckar threatened two officers, saying that if they did not release him, he would place a “hit” on them.
Maleckar was previously arrested in 2022 for domestic battery and successfully completed his probation in August 2023. A 2020 charge of domestic battery was dropped. His bail is set at $50,000.
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These woke dam judges here are so stupid only 50,000 bond we would have been better off if had reach for the gun and the officer took him out
Define Woke??? You can’t.. I thought you valued guns over people anyways 🤔.. its his first offense so the bond will always be low.. moron
The threat to kill or harm law enforcement should be a no bond issue. It is ridiculous that bond is low. At minimum he should have to have a mental health evaluation before release and a no weapons possession as part of his bond. Brass knuckles are a prohibited weapon period under Florida law. Idiot
“The threat to kill or harm law enforcement should be a no bond issue.”
Noticed you got 42 Likes, Bear.
Though, I have to wonder how many of these 42 will also wholeheartedly endorse Trump even while he calls the Jan-6ers, who beat the crap out of Capitol and D.C. Metro cops, patriots and political prisoners and has even mentioned the possibility of giving them presidential pardons.
And to add insult to injury, these cops’ police union locals around the country have also been endorsing Trump.
Strange world we live in…
You got that award for today. Congratulations. 1) there is a huge difference between local police and state police than the corrupt Federal law enforcement and DOJ. 2) have you actually seen the footage of Jan 6, not the Dem edited version. That would be the footage without the FBI agents and informants posing as protesters. Probably not. And please take DJT’s hand he has extended to the misguided liberals and Rinos. Just breath easy MAGA is on the way to save you.
You sound less than smart!
It’s OK Christopher Maga will help you too
Woke in my opinion is all you idiots who believe in not putting people in jail thinking they will change, believing in their is more than 2 sex’s, it’s ok for children under 18 to have a sex change operations, illegals coming here should have free government assistance and not be sent back to their country, spending money on grace market place to house the homeless just to have them rob assault taxpayers who’s tax dollars goes to them. Too afraid to carry a firearm to defend yourself or your family from these criminals. Not locking up sex offenders for life thinking they can be reformed.
You asked for my definition of woke now you have it
You could get a position with Ron Sanctimonious
Every American anti-American like you are the ones should be arrested put in prison forever your traitor to America people like you are traitor to America you need to be in prison for the rest of your life
Free Speech, we don’t value guns over people, we value our Rights over criminals. Period. You’re calling someone a moron because you ‘think’ this was his first offense. So, if someone commits murder in their first criminal act, they should get a low bond? He was also arrested TWICE for domestic battery. Try reading AND comprehending what you’re reading. You’re what’s wrong with this country. Go back to watching the propaganda on MSNBC.
Maybe you should read again…He had 1 charge dropped on battery and just probation for the conviction..You should also know assault can be pushing someone. So in light of not knowing, the bond was extremely high. While at it read up on the law about fair and equitable bond amount. Given his age and the charge it is extreme and a lawyer would get that reduced
“Just probation” is still a conviction.
A year probation is in line with a minimal conviction. And indicative of a sketchy charge to begin with. I think the charge of putting a hit on cops, will be looked at for what it was…An empty boast. He isn’t exactly John Gotti. 50,000 is in line for a 1st degree felony carrying30 years..The most he can get is a year. It will be reduced.
He was apparently threatening innocent people in a public place with deadly weapons that he could not legally possess.
The bail seems appropriate until the cops can verify his boasts were indeed empty.
And while they’re at it, the cops should look into whether he made any threats to civilians that should be classified as hate crimes.
Now it bring fair and equitable into it. What a liptard
Jeff, maybe YOU should read what I wrote again. Nowhere did I say he was convicted twice. I stated that he was arrested twice. Just because he had a charge dropped, doesn’t mean he wasn’t arrested for that offense. Since you minimize the criminal act of battery, I’m guessing you’ve had a domestic battery charge once or twice…? There should be NO bond for stating that he would kill law enforcement once freed. Period. His age has absolutely ZERO bearing on his bond. He shouldn’t get ANY bond.
They always sound crazy. Don’t even know what woke is. Literally saying the craziness they’ve heard.
Domestic violence precludes mobster Micah from having a firearm. People are stupid threatening the police just keeps you high on the radar of shoot first ask questions later. Brass knuckles are illegal period under Florida law. Follow up is needed to find the origins of the gun.
I didnt see the dropped charged. My bad on that.
He must have fond memories of his prior convictions and lockup time in these parts. Why iz dat? 💩🤡👹
This guy definitely has some mental instabilities?
At the very least he has given all of us little doubt he is a moron of the highest caliber.
Yes, he clearly has mental health problems. He needs to be Baker acted and treated. Jail keeps them off the street, but doesn’t treat the root cause. People like this are dangerous, but many can be treated and be fairly normal. Without treatment they are time bombs.
You know something crazy follows when the article headline starts out “Newberry Man. . .”