Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jaylon Ahmod Oliver, 22, was arrested yesterday after allegedly driving 62 mph in a 45 mph zone, then fleeing an attempted traffic stop and crashing into a fence at Lake Forest Elementary School. 136.8 grams of marijuana were reportedly found in his vehicle.

At about 4:30 p.m. on Friday, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy reported that Oliver passed him at 62 mph on East University Avenue. When the deputy attempted a traffic stop, Oliver reportedly turned south onto SE 43rd Street and then left onto SE 4th Avenue and crashed into a fence at Lake Forest Elementary School.

Oliver allegedly climbed out of his sunroof, jumped from the top of the car, then ran across the school campus and jumped the fence before running into the woods.

A citizen reported seeing him running north on NE 50th Street, and Oliver was located at Passage Church, 5100 E. University Avenue, at 5:41 p.m.

A search of the vehicle reportedly produced three quart-sized bags of marijuana, weighing 136.8 ounces.

Oliver has been charged with fleeing an officer with lights and sirens active, trespassing on school grounds, and possession of over 20 grams of marijuana. The deputy noted that a Florida Highway Patrol Trooper worked the crash and will file a charge of leaving the scene of a crash with property damage.

Oliver is on probation for a 2021 incident in which he reportedly pulled a gun on three people during a dispute about his last paycheck from the business that employed the victims. He entered a plea of nolo contendere to one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and the other two counts of the same charge were dropped; he was sentenced to 24 months of probation, with adjudication of guilt withheld.

While on probation, Oliver was arrested twice for possession of marijuana; Judge James Colaw simply ordered that his probation continue after the first arrest, but he added an additional 12 months of probation after the second arrest. Charges for both arrests were later dropped.

Oliver sent nearly-identical letters to Judge Colaw in February and May of 2023, asking that his probation be terminated early; both his probation officer and the State Attorney’s Officer objected to the early termination, and Judge Colaw denied both requests. The probation officer noted that Oliver is a “Velony Felony Offender of Special Concern.”

In the letters, Oliver wrote that he had “taken responsibility for what I did and have an immeasurable amount of remorse, guilt, and embarrassment. I have spent a great deal of time trying to atone for my actions not only through the mandatory requirements laid out by the law, but also through acts of service and goodwill in my daily life.” He said two employers had rescinded offers of employment after learning he was on probation and that early termination of probation would “open up my options to pursue employment and further my education.”

Judge Sean Brewer set bail at $125,000.

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