Public Safety

Thursday, November 5, 2026

ACSO seeks more victims in 8-year catfish scheme targeting young men

The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office is asking potential victims to come forward after investigators say Cornelius Davis Jr., 29, spent up to eight years posing as two different women on social media to coerce sexually explicit images and money from young African American males between the ages of 12 and 20. Davis allegedly used fabricated excuses, such as claiming his camera was broken, to avoid live video calls that would have revealed his identity.

Sources: WCJB TV20

Gainesville man accused of staging fake carjacking after fleeing deputies

Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to stop 23-year-old Jonah Godbolt on Southwest 132nd Avenue after detecting the smell of marijuana, but he sped away and evaded them. About 45 minutes later, Godbolt called in a report of an armed carjacking in the same area, claiming three people stole his car at gunpoint — a story deputies say unraveled when the same officer who had tried to pull him over recognized him at the scene, still smelling of marijuana and covered in leaves and plant burrs.

Sources: WCJB TV20

In Brief

Levy County man pleads guilty to federal gun charge, faces up to 15 years — WCJB TV20

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