15-Year-Old Girl Faces Murder Trial
15-year-old Ke'Mani Hill's murder trial is set for next week.
Hill faces charges of first-degree murder, robbery with a firearm, shooting into a dwelling or structure, possessing a firearm
Trials
Judge Sentences Alachua County Man to Four Years in Prison after Jury Found him Guilty of Rape
Last week, Jean Jonathan Francois, 20, was sentenced to four years in prison following a jury conviction in December for sexual battery (rape).
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Francois for the
Child Rapist Begins Serving Life Sentence
Mir Aseel, 66 was recently transferred from the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) Reception and Medical Center to the Century Correctional Institute where he will reside for the rest of his life.
On
Federal Civil Trial Jury Favors Plaintiff in K-9 Attack Lawsuit
A jury declared that Ropheal McGee Jr. should be granted over $300,000 in compensatory damages after he sued the City of Gainesville and Gainesville Police Department (GPD) Corporal Casey Walsh for attacking
The Trial of Patrick Owen Watson
Editor’s Notes: Investigator Starr’s testimony stretched into the third day of the trial, but for simplicity it's summarized in the same section under Day 2. Similarly, Det. Russano gave