Update | February 19, 2026: Added the full funding breakdown of the sewer project provided by the city, the outcome of the Auburndale city manager search, and clarified the debate around the circumstances which
On February 12, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies charged Ha’mod Hikeem McNutt with battery by a detainee for attacking another inmate.
Curtis E. Scharer is the inmate listed as the victim
Editor’s Notes: A report on Johnny Cooper's arrest was published on Sep 27, 2024, but has been replaced with the following update after discovering the outcome of expungement:
Johnny Christopher
Editor’s Notes: This article contains a slur in a quote from the defendant, but it is omitted with a “*” symbol.
Gainesville Police Department officers arrested Joseph Bernard Lane, 41, Monday and charged
Update | April 22, 2026: On April 21, the State Attorney's Office of the Eighth Judicial Circuit (SAO8) dropped the charges in this case. Court records indicate there was never a hearing.
