Last week, Jean Jonathan Francois, 20, was sentenced to four years in prison following a jury conviction in December for sexual battery (rape).
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Francois for the
On February 20, 2026, the University of Florida (UF) Board of Trustees, along with UF Health and Shands, were named as defendants in a negligence lawsuit stemming from an alleged botched dental procedure
Tuesday morning, University of Florida Police Department (UFPD) officers arrested registered sex offender Michael Arthur Chase, 34, and charged him with misdemeanor domestic battery.
Officer Michael Mayall responded to the bus stop on
Tuesday afternoon, John Boyd Rivers Jr., 26, was sentenced to 20 days in jail with credit for ten days time served following a no contest plea and conviction for misdemeanor property damage.
The
Assistant State Attorney Lua Lepianka, prosecuting attorney in the case against Mark Vega, has begun listing the state's witnesses, and the lists include the names of over a dozen Gainesville Police