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Deputies Arrest 11-Year-Old for Gun Threat at Playground

9/1/2026

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Alachua County sheriff’s deputies arrested an 11-year-old boy on Saturday for threatening children with a gun.
The threat happened at a neighborhood playground near Eastside High School in Gainesville, not on school grounds.
Two children inside a house saw the boy through a window holding a semi-automatic handgun.
He was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.

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Story summary

Alachua County sheriff’s deputies arrested an 11-year-old boy on Saturday for threatening children with a gun.
The threat happened at a neighborhood playground near Eastside High School in Gainesville, not on school grounds.
Two children inside a house saw the boy through a window holding a semi-automatic handgun.
He was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.