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 His probation was revoked at sentencing, court records show.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
David Allen Carlisle, 44, was arrested Friday night and charged with domestic battery.
The victim told police Carlisle left their house 15 minutes after she and two family members who witnessed the incident
