Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Angel Gabriel Perez-Hernandez, 26, was arrested early this morning and charged with carrying a concealed firearm, using a firearm under the influence of alcohol, and tampering with evidence after allegedly pointing a handgun at another person.

A Gainesville Police Department officer responded to a call about an armed disturbance in the 2100 block of NW 55th Boulevard at about 12:30 a.m. this morning and reportedly saw Perez-Hernandez with a handgun sticking out of his waistband. The officer reported that he saw Perez-Hernandez walk away from him, discreetly pull out the gun, and hand it to another person who moved it out of the officer’s sight; the gun was reportedly found later on the hood of a nearby truck.

The officer reported that Perez-Hernandez, who was born in Mexico and identified with a fingerprint scan, is not a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. and is ineligible to carry a concealed firearm; Perez-Hernandez was also reportedly under the influence of alcohol.

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Although the original caller reported that Perez-Hernandez was pointing a gun at somebody, that person declined to press charges.

Perez-Hernandez has no local criminal history. Bail information is unavailable on weekends.

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