A man wanted by Gainesville Police in regards to a shooting two weeks ago, was arrested Wednesday with a sandwich bag of cocaine in his front pants pocket.
Matthew Quion Antonio Lindsey, 26, of Gainesville, is accused of shooting once into an apartment with five people inside on Southeast 26th Street, according to the arrest report. No one was injured.
A man, who was playing video games in the living room, heard someone banging on the front door and opened the door to find Lindsey holding a handgun, the report said.
The man told police Lindsey was yelling for his ex-girlfriend to give him his car back.
Lindsey allegedly shot a round into the door after it was closed on him. The bullet almost hit three people who were sleeping inside, the report said.
The witnesses told responding officers Lindsey was the shooter. Police found he had eight past felony convictions, the report said.
Two weeks later, an officer stopped Lindsey on Northeast 8th Avenue and found a sandwich bag of crack cocaine in his front pants pocket, the report said.
Lindsey faces felony charges, including attempted murder, shooting into a building, possessing a weapon as a felon, possessing cocaine and possessing drug paraphernalia.
Lindsey is being held in Alachua County Jail in lieu of a $704,000 bond.
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