A Gainesville man turned himself in to authorities Thursday after Gainesville Police Department and SWAT members coaxed him out of a trailer they thought he was hiding in.
At about 9:10 a.m., police received a domestic violence call from Candlelight Mobile Home Park at 1600 NE 12th Ave., according to GPD Capt. Ed Book.
The victim told police Dedrick Owens, 35, assaulted her in their home and prevented her from calling for help until she ran away to a neighbor’s trailer, Book said.
After 3 1/2 hours of surveillance, police began receiving tips Owens had left and officers were dispatched to wherever he might be, Book said, adding police got a call from a member of Owen’s family who said they would find him and bring Owens willingly to the station.
Owens turned himself in and was arrested at about 1:20 p.m., Book said.
Owens bail was set at $85,000.
