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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – An 18-year-old Gainesville resident, Clarence Rudolph Coleman Jr., found himself in legal trouble after being apprehended under a warrant for possessing a firearm as an adjudicated delinquent and unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon.
Authorities from the Gainesville Police Department’s Gun Violence Unit became aware of Coleman’s activities through his social media presence. On February 22, Coleman posted a video in which he prominently displayed a brown Glock-style pistol with a black magazine plate, drawing the firearm from his waistband and showcasing it to the camera. Officers reviewing the footage confirmed the weapon’s authenticity based on its barrel and overall design.
The video was reportedly filmed outdoors at the Tiger Bay Apartments. Investigators corroborated this by tracking Coleman’s location via his ankle monitor, which confirmed his presence at the apartment complex when the video was uploaded.
Further scrutiny of Coleman’s online activities revealed another incriminating video shared on March 22. In this video, Coleman is seen indoors making what appears to be gang-related hand gestures. He then produces the same brown pistol from his sweatshirt pocket, once again brandishing it for the camera, with a clear view of the firearm’s distinctive black back plate.
On March 22, Coleman reportedly shared another video that shows him inside a room; he reportedly makes “suspected gang signs” at the camera and then pulls a brown pistol from his sweatshirt pocket and “flashes” it at the camera. Later in the video, the pistol can be seen more clearly, including the black back plate.
An officer reported that Coleman’s ankle monitor placed him at his residence on Castle Drive all day on March 22.
On March 23, Coleman reportedly shared another video in which he points two pistols at the camera; one is black, and one is brown. An officer reported that both appear to be real guns, based on the barrel size and style of the pistols. The video was made in a room that appears to be a recording studio; there is a screen and a microphone, and Coleman is wearing headphones. A fence and shrubbery can be seen in the background.
An officer reported that Coleman’s ankle monitor placed him at a recording studio in the 2700 block of NW 6th Street at the time the video was posted, and the area is consistent with the background seen in the video.
Coleman has been charged with unlawfully carrying a concealed firearm and possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent under 24 years of age. He is on juvenile probation for unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon, and Judge Adam Lee set bail at $150,000.
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