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Sheriff Chad D. Scott

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The Department of Operations is comprised of the Patrol Operations Division and the Special Operations Division who report to Major Darrell Bessinger.

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Let’s kick off Friday with a feel-good message! Let’s kick off Friday with a feel-good message! A Gainesville resident recently called one of our supervisors to share a heartfelt compliment about one of our School Crossing Guards, Ms. Ellen Roundtree. The caller wanted to take a moment to recognize the outstanding job she does each and every morning. Here is a transcription of the voicemail we received: “Hey, good afternoon… I’m just a resident here in Gainesville… I just had to compliment about one of the specific crossing guard people that I see every day. She’s the one that’s on the road where it’s like Queen of Peace. She’s directly across the street from ‘The Rock’ every morning. She does a fantastic job… I just wanted to say, she does great on such a chaotic and crazy road. I never can. I’m not going to pull over and tell her that because it’s just so nuts there every morning. But you just know that she does an excellent job and, you know, she gets a gold star. Thank you very much. Happy New Year.” Thank you, SCG Roundtree, for your dedication to our community and for caring for our kids while keeping them safe every day.
𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 During the afternoon hours of Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Detective C. Litzkow, assigned to the Gainesville-Alachua County Drug Task Force Domestic Highway Enforcement Team, conducted a traffic stop on a silver Hyundai for a traffic infraction at MM 374 on I-75 Southbound. The driver, identified as 34-year-old Michael Nguyen, was argumentative with Det. Litzkow when he made contact with him. Det. Litzkow mentioned he wanted to issue Nguyen a warning and verify his driver’s license, but Nguyen refused to exit the vehicle despite numerous lawful commands. Eventually Nguyen exited the vehicle, where he was placed under arrest for Resisting without Violence. GACDTF Det. J. Stadnicki was on scene with his narcotics trained K9 "Ozzy", who conducted an open air sniff of the vehicle. The K9 gave a positive alert to the odor of illegal narcotics coming from the Hyundai. A probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted, which revealed a large scent-proof duffle bag and a locked suitcase. Both the duffle bag and the suitcase had numerous vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, totaling a combined weight of 46 pounds. In addition to Resisting without Violence, Nguyen was charged with Trafficking Marijuana. For more information related to this, or any other arrest within Alachua County, as well as to subscribe to timely victim notifications related to a person who has been arrested, please subscribe to our smartphone app at: https://apps.myocv.com/share/a13832618

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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.

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