Correction | July 31: This article was edited to reflect the possibility that the case may have been sealed from public view but not formally expunged.
Editor’s Notes: A report on Johnny Cooper&
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.
Update | April 1: The charges from Taft Jasper's 2026 case have been dropped.
On Wednesday, police officers charged Taft McClay Jasper, 49, for the third time this decade on counts stemming
Editor's Notes: The headline was changed roughly an hour after publishing to remove the word "fired" as Jeffrey Tillman left his employment under a separation agreement, not a formal
