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Friday, July 10, 2026
A University of Florida clinical assistant professor was arrested on child pornography charges, according to a report from the Independent Florida Alligator. The arrest report also indicated the individual had expressed intentions of sexually assaulting a child.
Sources: The Independent Florida Alligator
A 75-year-old Gainesville man, Marshall Avener, was arrested Wednesday after making inappropriate comments toward children at a Pet Supermarket on NW 13th Street and then pepper-spraying a father, store employees, and a child before fleeing the scene. Avener also allegedly attempted to grab a child from a separate family during the incident. He is being held without bond in the Alachua County Jail on multiple charges of battery and child abuse.
Sources: WCJB TV20
Gainesville Police arrested Henry Chambers, 66, on Wednesday evening after he allegedly doused officers with alcohol and activated a torch lighter against an officer near the Gainesville Lodge on West University Avenue. Officers had been dispatched to the area following reports of a person experiencing a mental health crisis. Several officers sustained injuries during the altercation, and Chambers faces charges including attempted murder and battery on a law enforcement officer.
Sources: WCJB TV20
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