On October 27, 2023, off-duty Gainesville Police Officer Christopher Bivins, 31, went to Simon's Nightclub and texted the victim he paid for a private area of the club for her
Update | April 2, 2026: Bhaktivinode Franklin, 50, served a few months in prison in 2025 following his fourth probation violation arrest. His probation was revoked at sentencing, court records show.
Registered sex offender
Melvin Jay Horton, 65, was arrested on January 12 and charged with domestic battery.
The victim told Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Deputy Jeffery Finch that she was working with Horton in
Larry Gaines, 46, was arrested Monday night and charged with domestic battery by strangulation.
Gainesville Police Department Officer Corey Coppola reported that Gaines “intentionally impeded the normal breathing of the victim, against her
James Lathares Nelson, 31, was arrested Sunday afternoon and charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling, domestic battery and resisting an officer without violence.
Nelson reportedly entered the victim’s house through an
