Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jon Calvin Graham, 66, was arrested early this morning on warrants for stealing scooters and pawning a stolen camera.

In December 2023, Gainesville Police Department officers reported that they saw him riding two stolen scooters on Gainesville roadways, and they went to his apartment, where he reportedly had “multiple other scooters of various stages of repair and disassembly.” Graham reportedly did not have a key, bill of sale, or title for any of the scooters, and several of the ignition systems had been tampered with.

Post Miranda, Graham reportedly denied stealing the scooters and said he didn’t know they were stolen. He reportedly admitted to riding two of the scooters with a suspended license.

A sworn complaint was filed, and a warrant for his arrest was issued on September 10, 2025.

On February 20, 2025, a woman reported that her residence was burglarized and items, including a Canon camera valued at $700, were stolen.

On February 21, Graham allegedly pawned the camera, providing his driver’s license and confirming his identity with his thumbprint. An Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy interviewed Graham on March 11, and post Miranda, he reportedly said someone had given him the camera, which he agreed to pawn in exchange for marijuana. He received $125 for the camera. A sworn complaint was filed, and a warrant for his arrest was issued on September 15.

Graham was arrested early this morning at his Bailey Village residence. He has been charged with two counts of grand theft of a vehicle, dealing in stolen property, and knowingly providing false information on a pawn transaction form.

Graham has 10 felony convictions (six violent) and 17 misdemeanor convictions (eight violent); he has served three state prison sentences, with his most recent release in 1997. Judge Jonathan Ramsey set bail at $80,000.

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