The Gainesville Police Department uploaded the following press release on a gun possession incident at Westwood Middle School:
On Tuesday, January 21st, a Westwood Middie School student was arrested by Gainesville Police Department
Macario Bac-Chun, 42, was arrested last week and charged with two counts of domestic battery.
Bac-Chun, a man in his 40s, reportedly battered the college-aged victim. Bac-Chun caused a
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 His probation was revoked at sentencing, court records show.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
