GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Rashad Breon Jones, 20, was arrested September 18 after he allegedly battered his girlfriend and threatened to shoot her.
According to a Gainesville Police Department officer’s report, Jones became angry with the victim at about 9 a.m. on September 16. He allegedly flipped over an air mattress while she was lying on it, causing her to fall, and then choked her while threatening to shoot her with a pistol.
The victim told police that Jones let go of her before reaching under a couch for the gun. She said she told him she needed to submit job applications, then left quickly and drove to GPD headquarters to report the incident. She reportedly told officers she feared for her life because Jones had fired a shot at her during an earlier incident in Jacksonville.
Jones was taken into custody on September 18.
A witness told police she had seen Jones allegedly commit battery against the victim on previous occasions. The witness also said she had seen Jones conceal a pistol in his clothing and attempt to hide it in several locations.
Jones, who is listed as a Jacksonville resident, faces charges of domestic aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and domestic battery. He has no local criminal history. Judge Luis Bustamante ordered Jones held without bail pending a hearing on the State Attorney’s Office request to keep him jailed without bail through trial. If the motion is denied, bail will be set during that hearing.