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Pair on probation arrested for displaying firearms in video call to Bradford County Jail; one linked to Madison Cove shooting in June

Staff report

Updated on October 23 with additional information from an ASO social media post.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Phillipe Valance Chisolm, Jr., 19, and Donell Kensha Moultrie, 18, have been charged with possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent under the age of 24 after allegedly displaying firearms in a video call with an inmate at the Bradford County Jail. Chisolm has also been charged with shooting at an apartment at Madison Cove on June 29; Moultrie was on pre-trial release after being arrested on Sunday for running from a traffic stop.

A Gainesville Police Department detective received information from the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office on October 1 about a video call made on September 30 to an inmate in the Bradford County Jail. The video reportedly showed two young black males showing off several handguns and AK-style rifles. One of the handguns appeared to have a “Glock switch” attached to it; the switch makes the handgun capable of fully automatic operation and is considered to be a machine gun by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The detective used law enforcement databases to identify the young men as Chisolm and Moultrie, both of whom have juvenile felony convictions and are prohibited from possessing firearms until they are 24 years old.

The detective noted several unique features of the room the young men were in, and he checked photos from a search warrant that had been served at Moultrie’s apartment in the 800 block of SE 1st Avenue; the photos from the warrant reportedly matched the details seen in the jail video.

A search warrant for Moultrie’s apartment was served on October 14, and a search of Moultrie’s bedroom reportedly produced about 264 grams of marijuana, packaged for sale; about 80 grams of marijuana in a plastic container; several rounds of .300 blackout and .223 ammunition; and a Glock magazine with 9mm rounds.

Meanwhile, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy was investigating the June 29 shooting at Madison Cove. Multiple .40 caliber shell casings were reportedly found in the parking lot after someone in the parking lot shot at the fleeing robbery suspects. The deputy also reported that several bullets traveled into an apartment in the “I” building. Several witnesses reportedly identified the shooter as Chisolm.

The deputy began researching Chisolm and reportedly found photos and videos of firearms on his Instagram account. On October 5, Chisolm reportedly posted a photo of himself in a car, holding two handguns in his left hand; he pointed both guns at the camera, and the deputy reported that he could see a bullet in the chamber of one gun and could see rifling inside the barrel of the other gun, indicating that both firearms were real. Chisolm’s face reportedly appeared in the video, including a tattoo on his neck.

The deputy interviewed other defendants in the Madison Cove case, and one of them reportedly saw Chisolm “wildly” shooting toward the apartment building. A video from inside the apartment reportedly showed that the shooter was in a dark-colored SUV, which is similar to a vehicle registered to a family member of Chisolm. The vehicle was reportedly seen on cameras driving northbound on Tower Road, at a location between Madison Cove and Chisolm’s residence, a few minutes after the Madison Cove shooting. The deputy also noted that one of the firearms in Chisolm’s Instagram video was a a Springfield XD-40 with a box of .40 caliber ammunition next to it.

According to Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Chisolm was a passenger in a car that fled from a traffic stop in Jonesville on Saturday and was taken into custody on a warrant after the car stopped and the other two occupants fled on foot.

After Chisolm was arrested, the deputy interviewed him, and post Miranda, Chisolm reportedly said he had not been to Madison Cove since February but said two of the victims were friends of his. He reportedly confirmed that the SUV is only driven by him and his mother, and he was unable to explain why it was in the area of the robbery at the time of the shooting.

Chisolm has been charged with three counts of possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent under the age of 24 – one for the Instagram video, one for the jail video call, and one for the Madison Cove incident. He has also been charged with firing a missile into a dwelling and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Chisolm has two juvenile convictions, one for burglary and grand theft in Alachua County in 2022 and one for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in Marion County in 2019, along with five adult felony convictions (two violent). He is on probation for burglary and grand theft. He is being held without bail pending a hearing on a motion from the State Attorney’s Office to hold him without bail until trial; if a judge does not grant the motion, bail on the other charges is set at $300,000.

Based on the October 14 search, Moultrie was charged by sworn complaint with possession of drug equipment, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, and warrants for his arrest were issued.

Moultrie has a 2022 juvenile conviction for burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and is on probation. After his arrest on Sunday for fleeing with lights and sirens active and resisting an officer without violence, he posted bail of $8,000 and was released before being re-arrested on the warrants. Bail for the two warrants was set at $235,000.

Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 

  • Every day I have to read another article about another gaggle of violent felons who managed to be on probation instead of in prison where they belong. It’s time for change.

    • Our system of incarceration is a complete failure, we see example after example everywhere all day long

    • El Salvador made a massive impact on crime by building the world’s largest prison and throwing all the gang members in there.

      There is definitely an argument to be made that our crime problems are getting worse because there is too much pressure to prevent jail overcrowding.

      Sentencing should only consider the crime committed, without regard to whether there is space for the criminal. Clearly we need to stop wasting tens of millions of dollars on the worthless, willful homeless and put that money towards more prisons instead. Most of the homeless belong in prison anyway, so we’d be solving two problems at once.

      • I would like to add to your comment that Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, stated that when he built the prison, criminals would not be living off the taxpayers. He mentioned that their families must pay for the food daily, or if applicable, the inmates have to work inside to be able to eat. Bukele, against the ideology of “human rights,” stated that none of the “non-profit” organizations advocated for the victims of the criminals. He expressed that it was a shame they were advocating for the rights of a person who killed many others and committed horrible crimes. I applaud Bukele’s administration.

  • Glad these guys got those neck tattoos! Easy to identify…

    If that Glock has that auto switch to make it a machine gun, that means there will be federal charges and serious prison time.

  • they missed the comment that all video’s and conservation is recorded must have missed class that day

  • Bad boys….bad boys…whatcha goin do when they come for you? Why….make bail and go out and do it all over again. Just ask the DAs office.

    • That’s good! He spent $800 and won’t get out of jail and will lose his car if it’s in the impound!

  • Chisolm is 19 years old and already has FIVE adult felony convictions?

    Give that Bright Futures rocket scientist scholarship to someone else, I guess Chisolm won’t be using his.

    • Education Department:

      What about Kamala’s & Dr. Priizzio’s “ no child left behind”?

      The ACSB dropped the ball on these guys….

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