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Gainesville Man Serving One Year of Probation After Child Molestation Case was Downgraded to Misdemeanor

Gainesville Man Serving One Year of Probation After Child Molestation Case was Downgraded to Misdemeanor

Apr 12, 2026 3 min read Crime
On January 23, 2026, Lonnie Joe Ward, 49, entered a no contest plea agreement for a misdemeanor battery charge and was sentenced to one year of probation. Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies
Man Sentenced in Domestic Abuse Cases Spanning Gainesville and Jacksonville; Judges Decline Jail Sentence Despite Pretrial Release Violations

Man Sentenced in Domestic Abuse Cases Spanning Gainesville and Jacksonville; Judges Decline Jail Sentence Despite Pretrial Release Violations

Apr 12, 2026 3 min read Crime
Between August 2025 and April 2026, Michael Scott Brannon, 40, was sentenced in a number of misdemeanor domestic abuse cases spanning Alachua and Duval Counties.  Case 1: On March 1, 2025, Alachua County
Gainesville Man Sentenced 12 Years in Prison for Attempted Second-Degree Murder

Gainesville Man Sentenced 12 Years in Prison for Attempted Second-Degree Murder

Apr 10, 2026 2 min read Crime
On March 25, 2026, Xzavier Taylor Hawkins, 21, was sentenced to 12 years in prison with a ten-year minimum mandatory following a no contest plea and conviction of attempted second-degree murder. Hawkins faced
19-Year-Old Convicted of Attempted Second-Degree Murder for Shooting, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

19-Year-Old Convicted of Attempted Second-Degree Murder for Shooting, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

Apr 10, 2026 4 min read Crime
On March 12, 2026, 19-year-old Malachi Ahmad Rosario was sentenced to 15 years in prison with a ten year minimum mandatory following a no contest plea and conviction of attempted second-degree murder. A
Sheriff's Office Urges Further Victims to Come Forward in Child Sexual Abuse Investigation; Offender to Remain in Jail Without Bond

Sheriff's Office Urges Further Victims to Come Forward in Child Sexual Abuse Investigation; Offender to Remain in Jail Without Bond

Apr 10, 2026 1 min read Crime
On April 1, Alachua County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) deputies arrested Richard Alexander, 78, and charged him with five counts of child molestation and five counts of sexual battery against a child.
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