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Friday, May 15, 2026
A 35-year-old Gainesville woman died Wednesday evening after her vehicle collided with a southbound sedan on Southeast 15th Street as she was exiting Boulware Springs Park, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The driver of the other vehicle, an 18-year-old man, and his four passengers all sustained serious injuries. The crash occurred around 8:30 p.m.
Sources: Mainstreet Daily News · WCJB TV20 · The Gainesville Sun
Lake City Police arrested Timothy Jones, 44, of Keystone Heights after he allegedly exchanged sexually explicit messages with undercover investigators who were posing as underage girls. Jones arranged a meeting with who he believed to be a minor and was taken into custody Thursday. Investigators say the case remains active and additional arrests are possible.
Sources: WCJB TV20
William Brittenham, owner of the now-dissolved Rainbow Produce of Gainesville, entered a plea agreement on a charge of conspiring to commit an offense against the United States. Prosecutors allege he schemed to defraud a government fresh food program by submitting false claims about where produce was grown and by knowingly overcharging the government for snack packs supplied to military and school kitchens. Brittenham is scheduled to be sentenced later this month.
Sources: WCJB TV20
Gainesville Police Department has released the names of two people killed in unrelated incidents on Sunday night. Jaheim Karon Black, 17, was shot on Northwest Sixth Street and died at the hospital, while Ricky Morrow, 53, was found with stab wounds on Northwest Third Street and also died after being taken to the hospital. The two deaths are being investigated as separate homicide cases.
Sources: WCJB TV20
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