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Local Contractor Sentenced to 14 Months in Federal Prison After Firing Warning Shots Near Suspected Drug Dealers at Downtown Gainesville Apartment Property

Local Contractor Sentenced to 14 Months in Federal Prison After Firing Warning Shots Near Suspected Drug Dealers at Downtown Gainesville Apartment Property

Aug 11, 2026 3 min read Crime
Last week, Chief District Judge Allen Winsor sentenced 60-year-old Kenneth Wetherington to 14 months in federal prison after he pled guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.  Wetherington was
Hawthorne Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Child Sexual Abuse

Hawthorne Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Child Sexual Abuse

Aug 10, 2026 2 min read Crime
Wesley Robert Fickett, 46, has been sentenced to ten years in prison after being convicted of two counts of lewd/lascivious battery against a victim 12-16.  Fickett started sexually abusing the victim
From UF to Florida Prison: Former Student Begins Serving CSAM Sentence

From UF to Florida Prison: Former Student Begins Serving CSAM Sentence

Aug 10, 2026 4 min read UF News
On August 5, Shalom Ishrael Maurol Barnes, 20, was transferred into the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections to serve a seven-year prison sentence for child sex crimes. On October 13,
St. Francis House Child Abuse Case Concludes with Pretrial Diversion

St. Francis House Child Abuse Case Concludes with Pretrial Diversion

Aug 9, 2026 5 min read Pretrial Diversion Agreements
Last month, prosecutors with the Eighth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office (SAO8)  granted Marvin “MJ” Gamble, 33, a pretrial diversion in his child abuse case. The incident occurred at St. Francis house,
Chief Judge Denies Ignite Life Center's Motion to Cancel Foreclosure Sale

Chief Judge Denies Ignite Life Center's Motion to Cancel Foreclosure Sale

Aug 9, 2026 5 min read Ignite Life Center Investigation
On August 6, Ignite Life Center’s mortgage foreclosure case was reopened in circuit court. Just one week before the scheduled auction, the church filed an emergency motion to cancel the upcoming foreclosure
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