Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Travion Lamar Davis, 21, was arrested yesterday after allegedly trying to leave the scene of a traffic stop, tampering with evidence by dropping marijuana on the ground, and illegally carrying a pistol.

At about 5:49 p.m. on June 19, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to the 6400 block of SW 8th Avenue to assist with a traffic stop. The deputy at the scene said Davis, the front seat passenger of the vehicle, was trying to leave the scene of the traffic stop despite numerous commands to get back in the vehicle.

The deputy ordered Davis to put his hands behind his back, but Davis allegedly refused to comply, saying he was not subject to the traffic stop. The deputy reported that he had to physically grab Davis, who allegedly pulled away but was eventually detained.

The deputy reported that Davis dropped a bag containing a leafy green substance while he was resisting the deputy’s commands; when asked about the bag, Davis reportedly denied any knowledge of the bag and said he didn’t smoke. He later reportedly said he did not have a medical marijuana card. The deputy reported that the marijuana weighed about 14 grams.

The deputy reported seeing a bulge in Davis’s waistband and asked if he had any weapons; Davis reportedly said he had a firearm and was legally carrying it. The deputy noted that Davis had the firearm on his person while he allegedly attempted to tamper with evidence (a felony) by dropping the marijuana.

Post Miranda, Davis did not want to speak with the deputy.

Davis has been charged with possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent under the age of 24, displaying a firearm during the commission of a felony, tampering with evidence, possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana, resisting an officer without violence, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He has a juvenile conviction from 2017 and is on pre-trial release from an April arrest; he was arrested early on the morning of April 21 after allegedly fleeing from an officer who said there was a report that Davis had been brandishing a firearm. Davis was charged with resisting an officer without violence, a misdemeanor, and released on $10,000 bail with a prohibition on possessing any weapons or firearms; a formal charge was filed on June 10.

Judge Kristine Van Vorst set bail at $79,000 on the new charges.

Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.