Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Early yesterday morning, Ivey Latreace Hamilton, 40, was apprehended for reportedly smashing a window of an occupied apartment and entering through the shattered glass.

At approximately 4:40 a.m. on August 2, a police officer from the Gainesville Police Department arrived at Point 12 Apartments (409 NE 11th Street) after the apartment’s resident claimed Hamilton had shattered the front window and crawled inside. The resident recounted that he had to open the door and make Hamilton leave. He mentioned recognizing Hamilton from the area but insisted he neither knew her nor invited her into his home.

The officer noted that Hamilton sustained a cut on her leg from climbing through the broken window, and her hands were bleeding as well. Trace evidence of blood was allegedly found outside the apartment, on the shattered glass, and inside the apartment.

The victim positively identified Hamilton as the person who had broken into his apartment.

Hamilton now faces charges of burglary of an occupied dwelling. Her criminal record includes 14 felony convictions, two of which were violent, and 10 misdemeanor convictions, two also violent; she has served three sentences in state prison, with the most recent release in 2023. Following her release in October 2023, she breached her probation by failing to move into the address she provided to her probation officer and missing scheduled appointments. She was apprehended again in June 2024. After several confidential mental health assessments, Judge David Kreider, on January 16, 2025, decided against revoking her probation, stating that societal interests might be better served otherwise. Furthermore, he independently terminated her probation, released her, and closed the case.

Judge Tatum Davis set bail at $75,000 on the new charge.

Arrest reports are based on information from law enforcement agencies. The charges mentioned derive from the arrest report and/or court records and are considered allegations. All accused individuals retain their innocence until proven guilty in a court of law.