Updated July 13: Patino's charges were dropped in the beginning of this year.
Bryan Patino, 21, has been arrested and charged with two counts of sexual battery for committing date rape.
A New York fugitive was arrested in Gainesville yesterday.
Last month Robert Vanlone, 41, was charged with strong-arm rape in Tioga County, New York. Vanlone ran away to Alachua County.
A warrant has
Update | April 2, 2026:
It appears the charges in Dominick Smith's 2024 case were dropped and expunged from court records. However, in 2o25, he was convicted violating his sex offender registration
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad was called into downtown Gainesville around 1:30 p.m. today.
A Gainesville Police Department officer was asked if there was a bomb nearby and
Emanuel Wiley, 27, was arrested on Saturday at Bellamay Grand Apartments and charged with committing domestic battery by strangulation against his girlfriend.
The victim told Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Deputy Marco
