32612 Crime Watch

Federal Drug and Immigration Indictments

• 🔥 Cocaine Conspiracy Charges: Cleveland Tyrone Ferguson II and Damien Charles Curtis were federally...

• A deported Mexican national faces federal illegal reentry charges in Gainesville after February 2025 arrest.
• Reports indicate the same individual...

• A 15-year-old Gainesville High student was arrested after displaying a stolen handgun on campus and later pointing it at another student and his...

Two Gainesville men face federal conspiracy charges for trafficking over 500 grams of cocaine, with the case tied to Operation Take Back America highlighting sustained local-federal efforts against area drug networks.

A Gainesville mother faces aggravated manslaughter charges after her 38-day-old son died from toxic methamphetamine levels, prompting family calls to speak out on her drug use and protect her other children.

Parents can help prevent summer 'teen takeovers' and youth violence by knowing exactly where their kids are and who they're with. Local Alachua County efforts stress this awareness as essential to staying ahead of seasonal crime spikes.

A Sunday night fire at Woodside Villas Apartments killed two pets from smoke inhalation and displaced several occupants despite quick extinguishment....

Child Death Investigations

• 🔥 Aggravated Manslaughter Charge: Rebecca Morris was arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child...

A Gainesville man with multiple prior felony convictions for drugs and firearms was sentenced to 14½ years in federal prison after holding a co-worker...

Four domestic violence incidents were documented across Alachua County on June 10, underscoring the ongoing scope of these cases.

• A homeless man...

Two reports reveal stark differences in covering the same tragedy in Northeast Gainesville.

• Sheriff's release details the May 19 911 call, medical...

Alachua County Fire Rescue and partner agencies ran an infectious disease patient transport exercise in northwest Alachua County, with officials stressing it was only a drill and there is no cause for alarm.

Federal Sentencings

• 🔥 Career Criminal Sentenced: Tyrese Da'jon Jones, 26, was sentenced to 14.5 years in federal prison for possession of a...

Tyrese Da'jon Jones, a 26-year-old with four prior felony convictions, received 174 months in federal prison for illegal firearm possession.
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Repeat offenders fleeing law enforcement pose real danger to the 32612 area. On June 5, wanted suspect Fredrick Tyrone Perryman Jr. rammed two Alachua...

Guilty Pleas and Sentencings

• Warning Shots Plea: A serial felon with 11 prior convictions pleaded guilty to firing warning shots during an...

A serial felon with 11 prior convictions pleaded guilty to a firearm offense after firing warning shots during a November argument in Gainesville....

Kivi Ellis heads to trial in August for the 2020 killings of his girlfriend Shelby Mathis and their three-month-old son Gideon.

• Death penalty...

Brendan Jenkins, 28, was sentenced to five years for nearly a dozen child sex crime charges after soliciting nude images from an underage girl via text last July. Public reaction questions if the penalty is lenient enough for such offenses.

A 46-year-old Gainesville food delivery driver working for DoorDash and Uber Eats was arrested for selling about 10 grams of crack cocaine to a...