Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Derwis Elesvan Roblero Rivera, 34, was arrested yesterday after allegedly pointing a pellet gun at his neighbors.

Around 5:24 p.m. on July 14, officers from the Gainesville Police Department responded to The Hammocks (located at 3747 SW 20th Avenue). The two victims reported living next door to Roblero Rivera, whom they know from Mexico. According to them, upon returning home from work on July 14 and beginning to ascend the stairs to their apartment, Roblero Rivera emerged from his apartment wielding a long gun. They recounted that he aimed the weapon at them, prompting them to immediately turn and flee for their lives.

The victims informed an officer that they feared Roblero Rivera intended to shoot them, as he had racked the weapon and aimed it in their direction. They described the weapon as appearing like a long gun, characterized by its brown color.

Officers concluded that Roblero Rivera was inside his apartment and subsequently detained him; according to post-Miranda statements, he claimed not to have aimed his pellet gun at the victims but admitted to confronting them regarding an incident from the previous day. He alleged that someone had attempted to open his front door during that event and suspected one of the victims’ involvement. Furthermore, he stated that it was his roommate who had aimed the pellet gun at the victims.

Roblero Rivera’s roommate, who was reportedly involved in the incident the day before, said Roblero Rivera had walked out of their apartment and pointed the pellet gun at both victims, causing them to run. He reportedly said Roblero Rivera did this because of the incident the day before. He also said the pellet gun was inside Roblero Rivera’s apartment, and a long, brown-colored pellet gun was reportedly found near the air conditioning units.

Another person from the victims’ apartment reportedly sent one of the victims a video that showed Roblero Rivera wearing the same clothing he was wearing when detained; he was racking the pellet gun and yelling at the victims, saying in Spanish that they were “running away scared.”

Roblero Rivera reportedly said he is not a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident; the officer reported that he had a Florida ID number with no photo on the ID and was identified using the jail’s database.

Roblero Rivera has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He has one misdemeanor conviction for driving without a valid license in 2013 in Alachua County; a 2010 charge of driving without a license and a 2018 charge for domestic assault were both dropped.

According to court documents, Roblero Rivera has worked for a local landscaping company for 15 years and has an ICE detainer.

Judge Susan Miller-Jones ordered him held without bail pending a hearing on a motion from the State Attorney’s office to hold him without bail until trial; if the judge denies the motion, bail will be set at that hearing.

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.