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Heartbreak Turns Deadly: Man Accused of Arson After Rejection Ignites Tragedy

Inset: Robert Zimmerman (Lewistown Police Department). Background: The residence Zimmerman allegedly set on fire in Lewistown Borough, Pa. (Google Maps). A Pennsylvania resident finds himself...

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Lake Butler man, who allegedly followed an Alachua woman home and tried to enter her house, arrested in Gainesville after allegedly hitting skateboard rider

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ernesto Angel Morales-Alejo, 20, was arrested yesterday in Gainesville after allegedly hitting a man riding a skateboard and failing...

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Shocking Arrest: Man Brandishes Gun at Bouncers Over Unfair Fight Perception

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In the early hours of today, a 23-year-old named Carlos Sebastian Rios-Jimenez found himself in handcuffs following a dramatic incident near...

Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Results in Three Passenger Fatalities: Key Details and Implications

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, a rare virus carried by rodents, that has claimed the lives of...

Gainesville Man Faces 8 Felony Charges: A Deep Dive into Domestic Violence and Shoplifting Cases

Reported by Staff GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Earlier this week, authorities apprehended 46-year-old Algier Vanshawn Bess on charges related to domestic violence and a series of...

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ACPS Director of Educational Equity arrested for driving under the influence in Hillsborough County

Staff report HILLSBOROUGH, Fla. – Dakeyan “Dré” Cha Dre Graham, 39, was arrested for driving under the influence in Hillsborough County on February 3,...

More arrests made for sexual incidents at Ignite Life Center

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Newly-filed court documents have revealed more information about alleged sexual activity associated with youth programs at Ignite Life Center...

Suspects sought by UFPD arrested for breaking into football stadium twice

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Andrea Marie McIntosh, 19, and Dexan Ray Pinner, 19, both of High Springs, were arrested yesterday and charged with...

Pair arrested for burglary of car dealership property

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Mekhi Malik Jantawi, 19, of Tampa, and Richard Leroy Kohn III, 19, of Fleming Island, were arrested early this...
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Two 18-year-olds, one juvenile arrested for home invasion robbery and false imprisonment of 16-year-old girl

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dakota O’Brien Richardson, 18, and Jamarien Leon Ross, 18, were arrested along with Kevin James Williams Jr., 17, on...

Man on probation arrested after allegedly threatening to kill everyone at his workplace

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Lorne Rush Nero, 29, was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly threatening to kill everyone at his workplace, including his...

Convicted felon arrested for fatal hit-and-run on SW 34th Street last night

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Clovis Dieudonnie McNair, 36, was arrested this morning after Gainesville Police Department officers identified him as the driver who...

Chicago man sentenced to 96 months in prison for Snapchat phishing scheme targeting college women, including UF student

Press release from U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Joseph Alexander Valdez, 30, Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to 96 months...
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Second Alachua County Jail inmate charged in scheme to bring drugs into the jail

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Guy Alan McCoy, 53, an inmate at the Alachua County Jail, was charged yesterday with smuggling contraband into the...

Man on pre-trial release arrested for stealing standing mower from storage facility

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Chykiet Marqui Alexander Goodley, 28, was arrested late last night after allegedly stealing a standing mower from a trailer...

Jail trustee charged with smuggling drugs into jail for another inmate

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Emmanuel Markus Glaser, 36, who is serving two concurrent one-year sentences in the Alachua County Jail, was charged yesterday...

Pair sentenced to prison for luring woman to apartment, then attacking her and stealing her car

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Eve’yante Dananeisha Grant, 26, and Bristal Jean Zavala, 25, have been sentenced to prison for luring a woman to...
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