Three arrested for breaking into apartment at BLVD Gainesville and stealing items

Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jonathan Olushola Amao Webb, 20, of Fort White; Dion Lee Rivera, Jr., 19, of Lake City; and Ciara Katrina Shepard, 18, of Gainesville, were arrested early this morning after allegedly breaking a window at BLVD Gainesville (4000 SW 37th Blvd), then handing stolen items out the window.
At about 7:40 p.m. on Friday night, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to the apartment complex, where Rivera allegedly broke a bedroom window in an apartment and entered the apartment while Amao Webb and Shepard stood outside the window. Rivera allegedly began handing items from the bedroom out the window to the other two, and Amao Webb allegedly took the items to his vehicle, parked nearby.
Rivera also allegedly smashed a full-length mirror in the bedroom; the damage to the bedroom and window was estimated at $1,500.
The officer reported finding a television, valued at about $300, leaning against the building near the broken window, and the resident of the apartment told the officer he saw Rivera and Amao Webb carrying clothing to a vehicle.
A second witness reportedly saw Amao Webb and Shepard standing outside the window, and a third witness reportedly saw Rivera handing items through the broken window to Amao Webb and Shepard.
An officer saw Rivera and ordered him to stop, but he allegedly fled on foot. He was later located and arrested in the same apartment complex.
Post Miranda, Rivera reportedly declined to answer questions.
Post Miranda, Amao Webb reportedly said Rivera told him and Shepard, “Let’s go to this apartment and get an Xbox and clothes that I left at my apartment.” However, Amao Webb said, the resident of the apartment told Rivera that he had never lived at that apartment, then Rivera got upset with the resident because he wouldn’t let him in, went to the back of the apartment, and broke the window.
Shepard was stopped and arrested at the scene; a search incident to arrest reportedly produced a pair of work gloves. Post Miranda, she reportedly declined to answer questions.
Amao Webb has no adult criminal history in Alachua County except for a 2022 traffic ticket; he was charged with burglary of an occupied structure and appears to have already been released from the jail.
Rivera has been charged with burglary of an occupied structure, property damage over $200, and resisting an officer without violence. He has no adult criminal history in Alachua County or Columbia County, and Judge Sean Brewer set bail at $16,000.
Shepard has been charged with burglary of an occupied structure and possession of burglary tools; she has no adult criminal history in Alachua County, and her bail has not yet been set.
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.
WTF aren’t skools teaching life skills more than one day? If these kids are absent that one day it’s taught, they won’t learn from their lousy parents, either.
You lousy you don’t know what they parents taught them right from wrong they’re going to still do what they want
Dreads (even fake ones) seem to be the minimal qualifier to get into their line of “business.”
Are you implying that only people with that particular hairstyle rob people? Because I can assure you that is not the case. Take a look at the mugshots page, it’s not a particular look or demographic that steal from others… do better.
You are right about a thief being a thief no matter what color of the day. But go back to Jan 2024 on mugshots and move forward. The numbers in demographics is pretty cut and dry. Wearing a pile of dog turds weather fake or real doesn’t help you score points in the job market. Kinda like wearing your pants around your ankles. Proper grooming and dress shows that you care about your ego, life, and self drive.
Instead of getting upset. Explain your solutions to shootings here in Gainesville. And can you answer why there is a Black on Black Crime Task Force? Thanks
Actually, yeah it IS a particular demographic more than ANY other, that is criminal.
Fools. Get a damn job.
Well look at that! Different races can work together towards a common goal.
Wrong goal. They should make better use of their time and skills. Now they’ve gone and messed potential employment opportunities up for everywhere but Gainesville. Talk about putting limits on yourselves.
There’s at least 2 people okay with these behaviors or they’re against different demographics working with one another.
That’s part of what’s wrong in the world.
The smartest thing those kids did was keep their mouths shut when questioned. Plea deal, trespass & petit theft. Time served.
No *adult* criminal history means they likely did juvenile crimes, even if not caught. Going to jail and prison might dissuade future harms.
This is depressing. I’m so tired of reading about stories like this every single day. Isn’t there anything good going on in our community?
I’m with you we need Good News, but can’t ignore the Evil that exists.
Be My Guest. Atleast we are being told what happens in Gville. Most news here hide the crime from us.
Same day: https://alachuachronicle.com/bikes-for-the-kids-needs-storage-space-and-parts/
Props to the Alachua Chronicle for the level of detail here. Like tasty crisp apples to mold-covered oranges comparing the writing quality here to say WCJB’s too short crime and other reports.