Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Artrell Amarion Otis Little, 20, was arrested yesterday for allegedly having a gun in plain view on the seat of his car.

At about 9:30 p.m. on August 28, Gainesville Police Department officers were looking for a wanted offender at Little’s address, and Little was reportedly sitting in a vehicle in front of his home. An officer reported that a Glock 43x was in plain view on the front passenger seat of the car and was not securely encased, and Little was the only person in the car.

Post Miranda, Little reportedly said the gun belonged to his brother and that his brother had left the gun in his vehicle the previous day.

Little has been charged with openly carrying a firearm. He has one felony conviction and two misdemeanor convictions; Judge Meshon Rawls set bail at $25,000.

Little was previously arrested in December 2022, when he was 18, for threatening to shoot a family, including two children. In March 2023, Little signed an affidavit admitting to the charges and entered into a pre-trial intervention contract that would have deferred the prosecution for 18 months, as long as he abided by the conditions of the contract.

However, the contract was revoked after Little was arrested for battery in Volusia County in July 2023. In October 2023, Little entered a plea of nolo contendere to unlawfully carrying a concealed firearm, possession of a firearm with the serial number removed, and improper exhibition of a firearm, charges that carry a maximum sentence of seven years in prison; Judge James Colaw withheld adjudication of guilt and sentenced him to 18 months of probation, and Little completed his probation in April 2025.

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