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Our next “Teen Driver Challenge” is FOUR Saturdays Our next “Teen Driver Challenge” is FOUR Saturdays away and we still have a few openings available! This FREE one-day advanced driving class is available to Alachua County high school students. To reserve a seat for Saturday, January 24, 2026 and for your child to become a safer, more confident driver, e-mail your contact information to: teendriver@acso.us You can also learn more about the Teen Driver Challenge, by visiting, https://acso.us/teen-driver-challenge/?
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 During the morning hours of Thursday, January 1, 2026, deputies responded to a residence in the 2000 block of SE 45th Ter regarding a person stabbed. Once on scene, deputies made contact with the victims and witnesses inside the home and had them come outside. One of the victims, who had visible injuries to their body, stated they heard the suspect, 44-year-old Thomas Sanford, get into a verbal dispute and threaten another person in the home, saying he would “kill everyone and won’t be found.” When the victim tried to intervene to stop the altercation, Sanford reportedly grabbed a large knife and stabbed the victim before throwing them across a table. When the other person tried to help the victim, Sanford intervened and started to push them. Another witness in the home, not involved in the physical dispute, called law enforcement while the incident was unfolding. When law enforcement arrived, Sanford reportedly went into another room to evade law enforcement. After learning Sanford was still inside the home, deputies gave him multiple loud verbal commands to exit because he was under arrest. Sanford refused to exit, and he was warned an agency K9 would be used to gain his compliance if he continued to resist. He was subsequently apprehended by an agency K9 and taken to an area hospital before he was cleared and transported to the Alachua County Jail. A query of Sanford revealed he is a convicted felon, previously serving time for Intimidating/Forcing a Witness and Carrying a Concealed Firearm. He also has two prior convictions for Battery. Sanford was charged with Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Felony battery with Prior Convictions, and Resisting without Violence.

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2621 SE Hawthorne Road, Gainesville, FL 32641
(352) 367-4000

The Alachua County Sheriff's Office Administration Building is located off SE Hawthorne Road in Gainesville, Florida.

For visitation at the Jail, that facility is located at 3333 NE 39th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32609.

Please note: our building lobbies are not staffed or equipped to handle emergencies 24 hours a day. If you need help right away, never hesitate to call 911.

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