At least one of the dozens of men caught in a child predator sting by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has ties to Gainesville.
Kadyn Shane Russell, 21, resides in Gainesville
Press Release from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement:
STARKE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested Dylan Phillips, 19, of Starke, on 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse
Update | August 31: Kivi Ellis took a plea deal shortly before his trial was scheduled to begin. He was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder and one count of attempted first-
Deputies booked Nicholas Andres Sosamuller, 29, into the Alachua Country Jail Friday on a probation violation warrant that was two years and two months old.
In January 2024, Judge Thomas Jaworski sentenced Sosamuller
On May 21, Judge Robert Groeb sentenced Wilfredo Gilberto Vigay, 63, to three years in prison after he admitted to violating his probation.
2025 Case:
On August 27, 2025, Gainesville Police Department officers
