In Gainesville, Florida, a serious incident unfolded yesterday involving a man identified as Curtis D. Jackson II, who has been taken into custody following allegations of threatening a pregnant woman with a firearm.

The Gainesville Police Department responded promptly to a call around 7:32 a.m. on April 22. The call came from Choice Apartments, located at 2101 NE 2nd Street, where the pregnant victim reported the distressing event. According to her, both she and Jackson, who are homeless, had been temporarily residing at a friend’s apartment.

Reportedly, tensions flared between the victim and Jackson shortly after they awoke. Jackson, frustrated over a misplaced item, allegedly threatened to commit robbery and potentially murder to secure food. The victim recounted that when she admonished him for such statements, Jackson escalated the situation by claiming he would be jailed that day for murdering a pregnant woman, subsequently drawing a black handgun and aiming it at her. In fear, she fled the apartment to contact authorities, describing the weapon as a small black handgun with a leather cover and a “small clip.”

Upon their arrival, officers were informed by the victim of her concerns for the safety of another individual still within the apartment with Jackson. Officers managed to reach Jackson via phone, after which he exited the apartment peacefully.

With consent from the apartment’s resident, the police conducted a search. They began with the living room, where Jackson had access, but found no firearm. However, as they prepared to extend the search into the kitchen, the resident retracted their permission, prompting officers to halt their investigation and exit the premises.

The witness gave officers consent to search the apartment and said Jackson only had access to the living room; officers reportedly searched the living room and did not find a gun, but as soon as they moved to the kitchen, which was directly adjacent to the living room, the witness withdrew her consent and asked officers to leave the apartment.

The witness reportedly said she had heard a brief argument before the victim left the apartment, but she did not hear Jackson make any threats toward the victim. She said Jackson had been staying with her for a few days, and she never saw a gun.

Post Miranda, Jackson reportedly said he had gotten into a verbal argument with the victim over money, and the victim started asking him about an incident on April 8; the arrest report states that officers responded to that incident, which also involved threats with a firearm. In that investigation, several people reportedly said they saw Jackson with a firearm, but none of those people wanted to press charges.

Jackson said he never had a firearm and never pointed a firearm at the victim.

The officer reported that based on the April 8 and April 22 incidents, Jackson “has shown to be increasing in his volatility.”

Jackson has been charged with domestic aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He has 13 felony convictions (two violent), 19 misdemeanor convictions (one violent), and 11 traffic convictions; he has served two state prison sentences, with his most recent release in 2024. Judge Bo Bayer 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.

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