Update | August 4, 2026: Justin Lee Ethridge, 39, has been arrested and charged in connection to an undercover operation conducted by the Alachua County Sheriff's Office targeting men seeking to sexually
The head pastor of Ignite Life Center (ILC) Church, Mark Vega, 55, doesn’t appear to be sweating his recent felony arrest on social media.
Nearly two weeks ago, Vega was formally charged
On November 6, Xavier Desean Mikel Lewis, 32, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and 18 months of probation following a no contest plea and conviction of domestic battery by strangulation (felony)
Update | September 15, 2026: This case appears to have been dropped and sealed from public record. Granville Batey Jr. has been charged with several crimes throughout this year.
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office
Update | July 30, 2026: Taking a no-contest plea deal, Matthew Green was sentenced to three years in prison followed by two years of sex-offender probation. He pleaded no-contest and was
