Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Joel Angel Foster, 27, who has been in the Alachua County Jail since August 11, has been charged with 40 counts of violating pre-trial release conditions for allegedly calling a victim 429 times from the jail.

Foster was already on pre-trial release for false imprisonment when he was arrested for allegedly shooting a gun into the air at Tiger Bay Apartments; at his First Appearance, the judge instructed him to have no contact with the victims in that case.

Between August 11 and October 17, Foster allegedly called one of the victims 429 times. He allegedly discussed the facts of the case with her and called her at different phone numbers; he also allegedly scheduled video visits with her, using other names for the victim to evade the no-contact order.

The Alachua County Commission instructed the Sheriff to provide unlimited free phone calls to jail inmates last December; the costs of phone calls under the County’s contract with Securus are paid for by taxpayers.

Foster has been charged with 40 counts of violating his pre-trial release conditions. Judge Susan Miller-Jones added $80,000 to his bail and ordered him to have no access to a phone or computer except to speak to his attorney.

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