Alachua Convicted Felon Arrested for Aggravated Assault

ALACHUA – A 37-year-old Alachua woman was arrested on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after allegedly pointing a rifle at another woman during a fight in Alachua.

At about 9:15 p.m., Alachua Police Department (APD) officers responded to report of a shooting in the 13200 block of Northwest 151^st Place. Upon arrival, officers reported finding several people crowded into an outside patio area and initial reports indicated that there had been a fight between Shantavia D’Shante Jenkins and multiple people.

Jenkins had reportedly been previously trespassed from the property where the incident occurred.

A woman reportedly told an officer that Jenkins had taken a rifle from another person during the fight and had pointed it at her, saying her name. She said she was in fear of being harmed and fled; she also told the officer that a gun was fired.

Post Miranda, Jenkins reportedly said there had been “an issue” at the location and she was asked to go there to “assist with the situation.” She said someone gave her a knife before she left to go to the incident location.

Jenkins reportedly said a fight started between several people at the location, and during the fight, “guns came out,” and she asked a relative to help her.

Jenkins said a man grabbed her by the throat, and she heard a gun go off. The officer reported that while Jenkins explained this, she motioned with her hands as if she were holding a rifle and fighting with someone for control of the firearm. However, she denied possessing a firearm at any time during the incident. She also said she never took the knife out, but the officer reported that the knife was found on the ground near blood spatter and concluded, “This would indicate [Jenkins] was in proximity of a firearm and the person shot.” The officer also noted that there was blood on Jenkins during the interview.

Jenkins has five felony convictions, two of which were violent, and five misdemeanor convictions, one of which was violent. She is on drug offender probation after entering a plea of nolo contendere to five charges related to drug possession, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and driving with a suspended license following a March 2024 arrest.

An affidavit of violation of probation was filed in July after Jenkins’ urine sample reportedly showed that she had been using methamphetamines and she signed a statement acknowledging this. She was issued a Notice to Appear for an August hearing.

Bail was set at $300,000 on the new charges by Judge Donna Keim.

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