Gainesville Police arrested a man after officers said he robbed a man at gunpoint following an attempted marijuana drug deal at Archer Court Apartments Thursday evening.
The victim, Alonzo Snowden, asked 19-year-old Uriah Anthony Scott if he could buy some marijuana at about 7:30 p.m., according to a police report. Snowden told Scott he did not have money but would pay him at a later time.
Snowden walked to Scott’s apartment — located at 3001 SW Archer Road — and knocked on the door. Snowden told police he opened the unlocked door because he could hear someone inside the apartment and thought it was Scott.
Once inside, Snowden said Scott then came from around the corner holding a black revolver and robbed him, according to the report. Scott took Snowden’s wallet, a silver necklace, a knife, a cell phone and a pair of steel-toe work shoes.
When police arrived at Scott’s residence, they found all of Snowden’s belongings, along with the gun Scott used to rob him. Officers also found two scales and a few plastic bags with cannabis residue.
Scott was arrested on charges of armed robbery and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond has not been set.
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A Gainesville man was arrested early Friday after police said he pointed a BB gun to a woman’s head.
Shortly before 2 a.m., Navar Avontrelle Robinson, 25, met up with Takeira Marie Presley at the Winn-Dixie on Southwest 20th Avenue. The two have a child together and Presley was handing over their 1-year-old to Robinson. He asked her if she was seeing other people, according to a police report. Presley said yes.
Angry, Robinson then went to the trunk of his car and pulled out a black handgun, which police later found out was a BB gun. He pointed it at Presley’s head before Presley drove away. With the child in the back seat of his car, Robinson sped off and chased Presley.
He was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and child abuse without great harm. He is currently being held on a $50,000 bond.
[A version of this story ran on page 8 on 12/7/2014]
