Update | April 13: This case has been dropped and expunged from court records.
On January 2, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies arrested Lowell Corrections Officer Elijah Christian Akpan, 27, and charged
On New Year's Day, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies arrested convicted attempted murderer Jeffrey Ray Smith, 63, and charged him with one count of misdemeanor battery.
According to the
On December 16, 2025, Douglas Alexander Strain, 25, was convicted after pleading no contest to a count of misdemeanor battery in a plea deal accepted by Judge Susan Miller-Jones.
Strain has been
The attorney for a pastor’s son facing two sex crime charges previously said the cases would be closed by now; however, court records show they have been extended until the new year.
On November 6, Bobby Jack Burnett, 32, was convicted of misdemeanor stalking and sentenced to one year of probation.
Burnett was initially charged via sworn complaint by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office
