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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
State prosecutors filed a “no information” action against Hampton city councilman Douglas Williamson, and a judge formally closed the felony case on August 13. Williamson had been arrested in June after a neighbor reported being threatened with a firearm. Williamson maintained he was acting to protect his property amid nearby thefts.
Sources: WCJB TV20
A bicyclist died after being hit by a cargo van on Waldo Road in Gainesville, according to the Gainesville Police Department. No further details about the circumstances or those involved were available from the reporting.
Sources: The Gainesville Sun
Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Napoleon Filer, 64, of Gainesville after he allegedly confronted a bicyclist near his Southwest 61st Street home Sunday evening, accusing the man of owing him $30 from a drug transaction. Filer reportedly chased the victim with a box cutter and directed his dog to attack, leaving the victim with a cut on his cheek and a bite wound on his leg. Deputies also noted that Filer allegedly brandished a firearm and threatened the victim before he fled.
Sources: WCJB TV20
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