By Staff Writer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gregory Leon Curtis Jr., aged 41 and currently detained at the Alachua County Jail, faces charges for making 26 unauthorized phone calls to the victim involved in his domestic battery case. This action defies a court mandate prohibiting any contact with her.

Curtis was initially taken into custody on January 11, accused of repeatedly striking a woman in the face. During his First Appearance hearing, Judge Donna Keim explicitly ordered Curtis to refrain from any interaction with the victim, enacting a strict no-contact directive.

Prior to this hearing, Curtis reportedly reached out to the victim using his assigned Personal Identification Number (PIN). Despite a family member later reminding him post-hearing about the no-contact order, Curtis allegedly acknowledged yet disregarded the warning.

Between January 11 and January 21, Curtis is accused of using another inmate’s PIN to call the victim 26 times. In these recorded conversations, he purportedly urged her to recant her statement to facilitate the dismissal of the case. Curtis is also alleged to have instructed family members to persuade the victim to change her account, further breaching the no-contact order.

Curtis has been charged with 26 counts of violating his pre-trial release conditions (the no-contact order applies whether he is in or out of jail). He has 10 felony convictions (non-violent) and seven misdemeanor convictions (one violent) and has served two state prison sentences, with his most recent release in July 2025. He is also facing a domestic battery charge, and Judge Jonathan Ramsey added $130,000 ($5,000 per charge) to his existing $50,000 bail. Judge Ramsey also revoked his phone privileges except for calls to his attorney.

Phone calls from the jail are free for inmates in Alachua County.

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.