Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Kayli Brooke Gollwitzer, 19, has entered into a two-year pre-trial intervention agreement to defer prosecution on a charge related to an April 26 Snapchat post that showed a picture of several students dancing at the Buchholz High School prom (which was held at the Reitz Union on that date) with the words “yeah I’m shooting up the school.”

After State Attorney Brian Kramer declared a conflict of interest because Gollwitzer is related to Alachua County Sheriff Emery Gainey and Kramer had endorsed Gainey for re-election, Governor Ron DeSantis issued an Executive Order assigning the case to the 7th Judicial Circuit.

On December 11, Gollwitzer agreed to a pre-trial intervention contract for a reduced charge of use of a two-way communications device to facilitate the commission of a felony; if she abides by the conditions in the contract for 24 months, 7th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Deborah Rothenberg will make a final determination about whether to continue with the prosecution of the case. Among other conditions like not breaking the law and not possessing or using illegal drugs, Gollwitzer is required to complete 100 hours of community service at least 60 days before the end of the agreement.

The agreement acknowledges that Gollwitzer “may not technically qualify” for pre-trial intervention under Florida statutes due to the violent nature of the original charge, but the “State of Florida… wishes that the defendant participate” in the program.

Gollwitzer signed a stipulation acknowledging that if she fails to satisfactorily complete the program and prosecution is reinstated, the State will re-file the original charge of transmitting an electronic threat to conduct a mass shooting.

Charges are often dropped after the satisfactory completion of a pre-trial intervention contract.