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Saturday, June 20, 2026
Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 29-year-old Jessica Wilson after a 2-year-old was found unresponsive at a residence on Southwest 24th Avenue Thursday night. Medical staff at the hospital documented skull fractures, bruising on the head, chest, and back, and possible internal bleeding. Wilson faces a charge of aggravated child abuse.
Sources: WCJB TV20 · Mainstreet Daily News
Alex Boatwright, 35, received a 12-year prison sentence after entering a no contest plea in an Alachua County child pornography case. Investigators linked him to a Google account used to upload and store child sexual abuse material. He will also serve 10 years of sex offender probation following his release.
Sources: WCJB TV20
Larry Boiven, an 85-year-old Bell resident, is scheduled for a jury trial next month on aggravated animal cruelty charges after shooting a neighbor’s dog in October. Boiven contends he acted in self-defense under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, saying the dog approached him growling and that his age, legal blindness, and physical instability made him fear an attack. Video evidence reviewed by a sheriff’s deputy reportedly shows the dog backing away at the moment of the shooting, which investigators say undermines the self-defense claim.
Sources: WCJB TV20
A 16-year-old arrested on a felony warrant slipped away from the Millhopper Emergency Room on Northwest 43rd Street just after 3:40 a.m. Friday while being held for medical clearance, despite having his hands cuffed behind his back. Gainesville Police officers located and re-arrested Jomorian Green several hours after the escape, adding new charges to his existing felony warrant.
Sources: WCJB TV20
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