On August 7 Chaun James Johnson, 33, was arrested and charged with excessive aggravated animal cruelty.
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Deputy Skyler Lawson was on routine patrol around 3:00 a.
Update | February 14, 2026: Updated article to reflect charges being dropped.
Calvin Dewayne Bradley, 27, and Cornelius Cobb-Mitchell, 16 (booking photo unavailable), were arrested on July 25, 2024, and charged with sexual battery
Editor's Notes: This page initially served as a republished press release regarding the arrest but has been changed to a standard article that reflects sentencing.
Update | February 13, 2026:
On September
On July 9, alleged statutory rapist Noel Cruz who was arrested for crimes at Ignite Life Center (ILC) made a motion to remove his ankle monitor, which is one of his pretrial release
Correction | Jan 26, 2026: It was mistakenly reported that Christopher Whitehead was now designated as a sexual offender, when in fact he was designated as a sexual predator, which is a sexual offender
