On April 27, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies arrested Paul Phillip Foco, 74, and charged him with seven capital felony charges of sexual battery against a victim under 12 years of
Monday morning, Judge Robert Groeb declared that Christian Vargas, 22, was in violation of court orders for failing to appear at his scheduled arraignment.
After confirming Vargas wasn’t present in the courtroom
A judge has denied a Putnam Correctional Institute inmate’s motions to be given credit for time he served in Volusia and Putnam county jails while he had a pending Alachua County warrant.
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On October 19, 2023, Gainesville Police Department
In April 2025, Gainesville Police Department officers arrested Alex Lewis Smith, 49, for child sexual abuse and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
The young adult victim reported that Smith had sexually
