Public Safety

McDonald’s worker arrested for pulling gun on transgender patron at Gainesville location

Alachua County sheriff’s deputies arrested 29-year-old Curtis Jones on June 26 after he allegedly confronted a transgender person using the women’s restroom at a Gainesville McDonald’s and displayed a firearm. According to the arrest report, the confrontation began after Jones’s girlfriend said she was uncomfortable sharing the restroom; Jones then showed a gun at his waistband and motioned toward the exit before the victim fled. Jones faces an aggravated assault charge and was already on probation through 2030 stemming from a prior assault conviction.

Sources: WCJB TV20