A man from High Springs tried to drown himself in a jail cell toilet after he was arrested Saturday night for fighting at The Fest 13, according to police.
Jeffrey Scott Hubler, 47, was intoxicated on Bo Diddley Community Plaza at about 8:30 p.m., and Gainesville Police spokesman Officer Ben Tobias wrote in an email that he fought with security staff and bit one of them on the shin.
While waiting to be booked, Tobias said Jacobs put his face in his jail cell toilet and tried to drown himself. His bond is set at $5,000.
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A man from Chiefland was arrested Thursday evening after police said they found materials used to make crystal methamphetamine inside his car.
Police received a tip regarding a black Nissan Titan with materials used to make crystal meth, according to a report. At Paradise Trailer Park shortly after 5 p.m., officers spotted the truck with Shawn Thorp, 37, and Jennifer Thorp sitting inside. At one point, the woman was seen moving a car door back and forth as if she were trying to air the vehicle out.
About an hour-and-a-half later, officers approached the car, at which point the man told police he had the end of a marijuana joint inside his truck. The two were then handcuffed.
When officers opened the truck, they saw a small Butane gas tank on the floor and called the Alachua County Drug Task Force. The task force found about 5 grams of a brown, grainy substance, which tested positive for methamphetamine. He was also found with a knife.
The woman told police she knew the meth was being cooked but said she did not use it.
Shawn Thorpe was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, keeping and maintaining a public nuisance and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. His bond is set at $32,000, and the woman was considered a witness.
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A Gainesville man was arrested Friday after he took an unattended pair of keys from a Tallahassee gym and used them to steal a car.
Jason Evan Barr, 34, was pulled over at about 1:30 p.m. for speeding in the parking lot of the Malcolm Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at 1601 SW Archer Road, according to a report. Officers ran a vehicle registration check and found the car was reported stolen to the Tallahassee Police Department on Wednesday.
After he was read his rights, Barr — who does not have a driver’s license — told police he saw the pair of keys at the YMCA in Tallahassee and clicked the button until he found the car. He told police he then drove the car to Gainesville because he needed a ride.
Officers found a 3 1/2-inch knife in Barr’s pocket.
He was arrested on charges of grand theft, carrying a weapon and driving without a license. His bond is set at $24,000.
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A Gainesville woman was arrested Sunday after police said she smashed the window of an apartment and tried to punch a woman.
Shortly before 3 a.m., police saw 24-year-old Deasha Janell Jacobs trying to get inside of the 5415 NW 20th Court residence. A woman and three children were inside, according to a report.
Jacobs shattered the living room window. With her torso hanging over the windowsill, she tried to punch the woman inside before police pulled her out and arrested her as she ignored their commands.
Jacobs was arrested on charges of burglary on an occupied residence, attempted battery and resisting an officer. Her bond is set at $30,000.
[A version of this story ran on page 1 on 11/1/2014]
