On May 27, 2026, Lorenzo Lee Crawford, 57, was transferred into the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) to begin serving time in prison.
Crawford faced a plethora charges ranging from
Connor Scott Brockenbush, 35, was booked into the Alachua County Jail yesterday on a warrant for sending written threats to kill or do bodily injury.
On May 17, Brockenbush reportedly sent the victim
Wednesday afternoon, Ronald Pate Newman, 27, was sentenced to 35 years in prison followed by a lifetime of federal supervision at the Gainesville Federal Courthouse after grooming and sexually abusing a child on
On Thursday, Gainesville City Commissioner Cynthia Chestnut officially endorsed Republican Byron Donalds for governor, turning away from her prior support of Democrat David Jolly’s campaign.
Chestnut is a Democratic politician and was
Editor's Notes | Added September 18: Citing a TV20 report, it was initially reported officers with the Ocala and Lake City Police Departments indicated they don't have a similar policy.
