Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Stephon Marquis Gould, 29, was arrested late last night after allegedly fleeing from an officer on a bike stolen from a sorority house; he was just released from prison on September 22.

At about 10:44 p.m. on October 11, University of Florida Police Department officers responded to the Gamma Phi Beta house, where a caller said a black male was seen breaking a lock on a bike and taking it from the bike rack.

Officers approached Gould and told him to stop, but he allegedly fled north on W. Panhellenic Drive on the stolen bicycle and was apprehended on SW 8th Avenue.

The arrest report notes that Gould has an active trespass warning from all UF campus properties, including W. Panhellenic Drive.

Because the owner of the bike had not been identified when Gould was arrested, he was charged with fleeing from officers, loitering, and trespassing after a warning.

Gould, whose address is listed as GRACE Marketplace, has 11 felony convictions (non-violent) and 18 misdemeanor convictions (two violent); he has served four state prison sentences, all out of Alachua County, with his most recent release on September 22, 2025. Judge Susanne Wilson Bullard set bail at $45,000.

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