Gainesville man indicted on federal hate crime charge in AIPAC office shooting plot

A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida has indicted Forrest Kendall Pemberton, 27, of Gainesville, on hate crime and firearm charges. Prosecutors allege he armed himself with an AR-15 fitted with a silencer and surveilled an AIPAC office in Plantation, Florida, intending to kill Jewish employees. If convicted on the hate crime count, Pemberton faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Sources: WCJB TV20

Teen arrested for pointing gun at student at Gainesville High during summer school

A 15-year-old was arrested Wednesday at Gainesville High School after pointing a gun at another student as summer school let out, according to Gainesville Police Department. The victim’s family says the incident was not isolated — his mother had filed a police report just the day before over ongoing death threats, including people showing up at the family’s home. Relatives are now speaking out about what they describe as inadequate school safety protections.

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Sources: WCJB TV20