Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Devon Tyre Guthrie, 22, was arrested yesterday after allegedly threatening to shoot two 8-year-old boys.
At approximately 2:47 p.m. on November 12, an Alachua County Sheriff’s deputy responded to the Tower Oaks area in the 6900 block of SW 21st Lane. The mother of one of the boys told deputies that her son and another child had been playing outside her apartment when she heard a disturbance and looked out the window.
She said she saw a man wearing a red shirt with a pistol tucked into the front of his pants speaking with the boys. The man was later identified as Guthrie. When she went outside, both boys told her he had threatened to shoot them. The children said they had been playing with a ball when Guthrie told them he would shoot them if they hit him with it, then displayed the pistol.
The woman told deputies she wanted to pursue charges. The deputy also contacted the other boy’s mother, who likewise requested charges. Both children reportedly said they were afraid Guthrie would shoot them.
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Deputies found Guthrie a short time later and conducted a felony stop. He reportedly had a pistol in his waistband. A deputy noted that Guthrie is not a convicted felon, so he was not charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.
After being read his Miranda rights, Guthrie reportedly denied threatening the boys. He said he had encouraged them to hit another person who was walking with him.
Guthrie’s listed address is in Alabama. He declined to tell Justice Support Services how long he had been in the area or whether he was employed. He was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Guthrie has a juvenile conviction from 2022. Judge Adam Lee set bail at $100,000.
Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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