Gainesville Police arrested a group of locals after breaking up a fight Saturday night behind Gumby’s Pizza, 2028 SW 34th St.
Officers charged 25-year-old Derek Melcolm and 26-year-old Sean Corcoran with simple battery, according to an arrest report. They also arrested Janette Friend, 39, on aggravated assault charges.
At about 11:30 p.m., Corcoran called Friend, one of the employees, a “dirty whore,” said GPD spokesman Officer Ben Tobias. Friend threw two glass beer bottles at Corcoran in response. Corcoran then punched the owner and a restaurant patron.
Soon, Melcolm began fighting with employees as well. Officers arrived, and after Melcolm ignored commands to stop, they used a Taser on him, Tobias said.
Officers booked the trio into the Alachua County Jail. They were released Sunday afternoon on their own recognizance.
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The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Gainesville man Friday morning after deputies reported he sent almost 500 texts, emails and other messages to his ex-girlfriend.
Deputies charged Raymond Robert Fenn, 35, with cyberstalking, according to an ASO arrest report.
Fenn began dating his girlfriend in January until she broke up with him Sept. 17, telling him not to contact her again, according to the report. In the hours after the breakup, Fenn sent her 37 text messages.
Since that day, he’s sent her 189 text messages, 96 emails and 60 Facebook messages, according to the report. He also left her 87 voicemails and hand-delivered five letters.
In the messages, Fenn told her he is “severely traumatized” by the breakup and that he had to see a doctor, according to the report. He also said he didn’t know why she ended the relationship and needed “closure.”
During questioning, Fenn told deputies he received his ex-girlfriend’s text message not to contact her again and admitted to the continued contact.
Deputies booked Fenn into the Alachua County Jail Friday. He was released Saturday afternoon after meeting bond.
A version of this story ran on page 8 on 11/18/2013 under the headline "Weekend crime: pizza fight, cyberstalking"
