18-Year-Old Student on Juvenile Probation Arrested With Two Guns

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Eric Jermaine Drummond Jr., 18, was arrested last night on charges of unlawfully possessing two firearms and unlawfully concealing a firearm.

At approximately 8:29 p.m. on November 11, an Alachua County Sheriff’s deputy stopped an SUV after reportedly seeing it fail to make a complete stop while leaving Forest View Apartments at 1000 SW 62nd Boulevard. The driver was also allegedly not wearing a seat belt.

Drummond, who was riding in the front passenger seat, was asked to exit the vehicle along with the other occupants.

Deputies said they detected a strong marijuana odor coming from the SUV and its occupants. They also reportedly saw marijuana shake on the driver’s-side floorboard and loose marijuana bud on an empty child seat in the back, giving them probable cause to search the vehicle.

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During the search, deputies reportedly found a Glock 17 inside the center console and a Remington RP9 beneath Drummond’s seat.

After being read his Miranda rights, Drummond initially said he knew nothing about the firearms, according to the arrest report. He later allegedly acknowledged that he knew about the guns, had held them several times and had taken a photograph with both firearms about two days earlier.

Drummond has been adjudicated delinquent in a juvenile grand theft of a motor vehicle case and is prohibited from possessing or concealing firearms.

He faces two counts of possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent and one count of unlawfully carrying a concealed firearm. Justice Support Services reported that Drummond is a student at Hawthorne High School, has juvenile convictions dating from 2023 through 2026 and is currently on juvenile probation. Judge Susan Miller-Jones set bail at $140,000.

Arrest reports are compiled from information provided by law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are allegations drawn from arrest reports and/or court records. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.

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