Update | March 26, 2026:
On January 6, 2026, Willie Tarver was convicted in a no contest plea deal and sentenced to three years in prison with roughly a year of credit for time
Zachariah David Lower, 27, was arrested on Saturday and charged with simple battery.
The arrest report states Lower head butted the victim during an argument.
Gainesville Police Department Officer Dante Zanders observed physical
Javanis Joshua Ross, 30, was arrested on Thursday and charged with domestic battery and property damage.
While sitting in the victim’s vehicle, Ross reportedly began trying to take her phone.
The arrest
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) gave their October 2024 - December 2024 quarterly update at the Gainesville City Commission meeting on Thursday.
GPD Chief Nelson Moya and Mayor Harvey Ward were absent from
Registered sexual offender Justin Jovan Thomas, 42, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with violating his sex offender probation.
In August 2012, Thomas was found guilty of two counts of lewd and lascivious
