GAINESVILLE – A 32-year-old Hawthorne man with a lengthy criminal history was arrested on a warrant after allegedly making repeated threats to kill his former girlfriend and her children and calling her more than 200 times within a 12-hour period.
Nathail Eugene Harrington Jr. was charged with aggravated stalking following an investigation by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office. He is being held without bail pending a hearing on a State Attorney’s Office motion seeking to keep him detained until trial.
According to the arrest affidavit, the woman told a deputy she began receiving “increasingly frequent” calls and text messages from Harrington on Aug. 10. Although their relationship had recently ended, Harrington allegedly made statements indicating that he continued to consider them a couple.
Harrington allegedly threatened to kill the woman, her children and himself if she ended the relationship. He also allegedly threatened to broadcast the killings on Facebook Live before killing himself.
The woman began recording portions of the conversation. A deputy who reviewed the recordings reported hearing Harrington say, “If I can’t have you, I don’t want nobody, and you ain’t gonna have nobody. Imma do it, bruh, then imma do it to myself,” which investigators said referred to the earlier threats.
Because of their previous relationship, Harrington was familiar with the woman’s residence and schedule, according to the affidavit.
At about 3:15 a.m. Aug. 11, the woman called law enforcement after leaving her apartment and allegedly seeing Harrington standing on a nearby sidewalk staring at her. Harrington left before deputies arrived, according to the report.
The woman told investigators she received more than 200 missed calls from Harrington during a 12-hour period. Harrington also allegedly threatened to “stay watching your house.”
In another message referring to the alleged threats, Harrington reportedly wrote, “I have to do it.”
The woman told investigators she believed Harrington had both the willingness and ability to carry out his threats against her and her children.
Harrington is designated as a violent felony offender of special concern and has 11 prior felony convictions, including three classified as violent, as well as nine misdemeanor convictions, according to court information. He has served six state prison sentences and was most recently released in April.
Harrington also was arrested in March 2025 after authorities said he backed a stolen vehicle into a patrol vehicle and fled from deputies. He subsequently served a 15-month prison sentence and remains on drug offender probation in that case.
Judge Susan Miller-Jones ordered Harrington held without bail pending a hearing on a motion by the State Attorney’s Office seeking pretrial detention. If the motion is denied, bail will be determined at that hearing.
The aggravated stalking charge is an accusation, and Harrington is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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