Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Carl Daniel Sproles, 60, was arrested last night and charged with burglary and battery after allegedly attacking a woman in her car in the Publix parking lot at Tower Square. He is also facing a sworn complaint in a separate case for grand theft of a vehicle and driving without a valid license.

At about 7 p.m. on Saturday night, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to the Publix parking lot, where the victim reportedly said Sproles asked her for money and became upset when she said she didn’t have any money to give him. He allegedly followed her to her car and pulled the door open after she got in. She said he reached inside the car, so she pushed and kicked him, and then he punched her in the nose. He then fled and was apprehended nearby.

Post Miranda, Sproles declined to answer any questions.

Sproles’ address is listed as GRACE Marketplace, and he is a registered Career Offender. He has 22 felony convictions (none violent) and 18 misdemeanor convictions (five violent). He has served eight prison sentences, mostly out of Alachua County (one was out of Putnam County), with his most recent release in September 2023.

Judge Meshon Rawls set bail at $50,000 on the burglary and battery charges and $15,000 on the grand theft charge.

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