Reported by Staff
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Larry James Fayson Jr., 54, found himself back behind bars after an arrest late last night. He is accused of assaulting and choking a female family member, who had sought to reconnect with him following his release from prison on August 5.
At approximately 9:51 p.m. on August 15, officers from the Gainesville Police Department arrived at Pinewood Apartments, located at 4151 NW 43rd Street. The woman involved reported that she had picked up Fayson around 9 p.m. to spend quality time together after his recent release. However, during their drive, tensions flared, culminating in a heated argument. Upon reaching her residence, Fayson allegedly tackled the woman to the ground outside. When she retaliated by throwing her keys at him, Fayson reportedly forced her into the apartment and shut the door behind them.
Once inside, the woman claimed Fayson demanded she sit on the couch while he shouted at her. He allegedly snatched her phone, hurling it against the wall with enough force to break it and leave a visible dent. Fayson then forced her to remove her shoes, warning her that she wasn’t allowed to leave.
The altercation intensified when Fayson removed his shirt, despite her discomfort. When she expressed her unease and requested he put his clothes back on, Fayson accused her of comparing him to another man she claimed tried to take advantage of her. The situation escalated further when he brandished a bottle of alcohol and threatened to kill her if she continued to object.
Fayson allegedly slapped the victim multiple times in the face, causing her lip to bleed, and then slammed her into various objects in the room; a responding officer noted that the room was in disarray, with items scattered across the apartment. Fayson allegedly slammed her head into the wall, and the officer reported that this left plaster dust in the victim’s hair.
When the victim tried to run away, Fayson allegedly grabbed her and choked her until she was unconscious; she woke up face down on the floor, and an officer reported finding multiple blood stains on the floor, consistent with the bleeding on the victim’s lip.
Fayson allegedly forced the victim back onto the couch and continued screaming at her; he eventually walked into the kitchen, and the victim took that opportunity to run out the front door. Officers arrived just before that happened, and they reported hearing screaming and a loud slap just before the door suddenly opened and the victim sprinted out, with Fayson following her. Officers separated Fayson from the victim and detained him.
Post Miranda, Fayson reportedly said the victim picked him up, they both had something to drink, and they started arguing; he said the argument escalated when the victim threw her keys at him. He said she was acting “erratic,” so he held her in a headlock on the couch. He said the victim acted “weird” when he took his shirt off, and when she asked him to put it back on, he became angry because she was treating him like another man who was trying to sleep with her. When an officer asked why he would think she was concerned that he would try to sleep with her, he reportedly said it wasn’t like that and the officers were trying to accuse him of something; after that, he refused to answer any further questions.
Officers took Fayson to an emergency room for medical clearance because he was highly agitated and was reportedly sweating, screaming, and fixated on the victim’s behavior. He reportedly stated multiple times that he would go back to the victim’s apartment as soon as he was released because she “wasn’t acting right.”
Fayson has been charged with domestic battery by strangulation, false imprisonment, and felony property damage. He has two felony convictions (non-violent) and six misdemeanor convictions (three violent); he has served one state prison sentence and was released on August 5, 2026. Judge Gloria Walker ordered him held without bail pending a hearing on a motion from the State Attorney’s Office to hold him without bail until trial; if the judge denies the motion, bail will be set at that hearing.
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