A UF student in the journalism college was arrested Wednesday morning after police said he sold multiple copies of counterfeit tickets for Saturday’s UF vs. Louisiana State University football game.
Jordan Joseph Peters, 24, was reported to Gainesville Police by a person who purchased tickets from him Tuesday on Craigslist.
The advertisement Peters posted featured a photo of the tickets, and the two met in person for the transaction.
Following the exchange, the buyer became suspicious of the tickets’ validity and contacted the University Athletic Association ticket office.
Covert GPD officers contacted Peters early Wednesday to buy tickets from him. Upon meeting with investigators at a set location, Peters gave them the same counterfeit tickets he had given the victim the day before.
Police found an additional 26 copies of the same tickets in his backpack.
Peters said he completed three or four transactions. All copies were under the name Richard Ronson and listed the seats as Section 19, Row 51, Seats 2 through 6.
Peters was arrested on charges of grand theft, scheme to defraud and fraudulent creation and possession of admission tickets.
All the victims of the scheme were contacted. GPD urges anyone else who purchased tickets from Peters or has tickets for the listed seats to contact police.
Peters was booked into Alachua County Jail around noon, where he remained with no bond set as of press time.
