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Thursday, May 7, 2026
A rapper who performs under the name ‘Pork Chop Sammich’ has been arrested in Florida on charges related to the shooting of a teenager, according to the Gainesville Sun. Further details about the location, circumstances, and the victim’s condition were not available from the headline alone.
Sources: The Gainesville Sun
A 64-year-old Old Town resident died Wednesday from injuries suffered in a November 2025 crash in Dixie County, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the man was driving a pickup truck on Northwest 878th Avenue when he struck a power pole on the morning of November 19.
Sources: The Gainesville Sun · WCJB TV20
Authorities with the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office believe a 13-year-old named Colton Austin Kuehl died when a camper on Southwest 84th Avenue in the Sampson City area caught fire around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. The boy had stayed home sick from school while his mother was at work in Gainesville. Fire damaged the remains so severely that the medical examiner has been unable to make a positive identification or determine an official cause of death, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Sources: WCJB TV20
A motorcycle crash on North Main Street in Gainesville left a rider with serious injuries late Thursday morning, according to Gainesville Police Department officials. Southbound lanes between 16th Avenue and 23rd Avenue were shut down while crews worked to clear the scene.
Sources: WCJB TV20
A 63-year-old Trenton man succumbed Tuesday to injuries he suffered in a March 12 crash on Interstate 75 in Alachua County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the man was driving a sedan south of State Road 26 when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a power pole.
Sources: The Gainesville Sun · WCJB TV20
A 51-year-old Gainesville man, Patrick Johnson, was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for robbing a Wells Fargo branch on SW Archer Road last August. Johnson entered the bank wearing a hospital gown and left with $1,500 before being apprehended in under ten minutes. He pleaded guilty in February.
Sources: WCJB TV20 · Mainstreet Daily News
Peter Ring, 31, of Bell in Gilchrist County, was sentenced to roughly 27 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to threatening at least 14 people, including a newspaper reporter, Muslim individuals, and prominent political figures. The FBI opened an investigation last June after Ring made an initial threat, and he continued posting violent messages online even after telling authorities he would stop. The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.
Sources: WCJB TV20 · Mainstreet Daily News
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