Second man arrested for firearm possession after shots fired near Wawa
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Antrell Lamar Hamilton, Jr., 22, was arrested early Wednesday morning and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after an officer found a gun and empty shell casings near the path he had taken while running from an officer.
A Gainesville Police Department officer responded to reports of multiple gunshots in the area of the Wawa at 1007 E. University Avenue at about 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday and reportedly saw Hamilton running south on SE 10th Street, clutching his waistband as if he were holding a gun. The officer ordered Hamilton to come to him, and Hamilton reportedly stopped, turned, and ran back north on SE 10th Street. The officer again ordered him to stop, but Hamilton reportedly ran behind a car and ducked down. The officer reported that he heard Hamilton throw a gun under the car, and then Hamilton reportedly walked away.
The officer reported finding a .380 handgun under the car and multiple shell casings along the sidewalk and road where Hamilton was running.
Tyrique Presley was arrested at about the same time in connection with the same incident.
Post Miranda, Hamilton denied having a gun.
In October 2020, Hamilton was arrested and charged with firing a gun into a residence and possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent. All the charges except the firearm possession charge were dropped, and Hamilton was sentenced in February 2021 to five years of probation with 364 days in jail, with adjudication of guilt withheld. In April 2022, he was arrested for marijuana possession. After pleading guilty to violating his probation, he was adjudicated guilty of the firearm possession charge and sentenced to 90 days in jail. The marijuana charges were dropped.
Hamilton has a juvenile criminal history and two felony convictions; he is still on probation from the 2021 conviction. Judge Susan Miller-Jones set bail at $50,000.
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Again!? That’s two for two.
Maybe they should make them take a course on what a felon can and can’t do upon release instead of giving them free phone calls.
Evidently they find it easy to have friends, best make sure you keep your friends closer than they keep their enemies.
Protect yourselves wherever you may be, (if you’re legally able), there’s a good chance police are preoccupied with the hoodlums at a Wawa somewhere.
This is what happens with the wrist slapping. ENFORCE THE LAW, PUNISH THE GUILTY. Simple.
This person is laughing at the justice system. Probation does nothing to protect innocent people from becoming future victims.
Can anyone guess where this sterling individual obtained his/he/she/it’s firearm? No, didn’t think so! I’m sure it came from a licensed dealer/store that did a full background check! I’m sure the licensed dealer saw all the frivolous adjudicated convictions that certainly were influenced by the firearm speaking to him/he/she/her/it! Believes no one!
Why is it the same small group of people are being arrested (not convicted because the AG and Judges are to woke!) and never do time for their crimes? Who can solve the puzzle?
Hamilton didn’t see the Broadway musical?
I remember when law enforcement who set up units to follow and track career felons waiting for them to commit a crime. It would either force the person to leave the area and live somewhere else or end up in prison for a lengthy period of time. But I guess targeting felons and protecting communities is racist.
The hoods in Gainesville are producing straight dangerous thugs.
Black community really need a reality check.