Workers Report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In a major breakthrough, authorities have apprehended 40-year-old Kevin Marcus Boyd in reference to a collection of automotive break-ins, following the unearthing of 18 firearms close to a condominium complicated pool.
The Gainesville Police Division had been on Boyd’s path since early March, specializing in a string of car burglaries that occurred within the pre-dawn hours of March 5.
Based on the arrest report, surveillance footage captured a person, described as a black male sporting a ski masks and gloves, focusing on autos in neighborhoods off NW twenty fourth Boulevard. Between 1:25 a.m. and a couple of:30 a.m. that day, the suspect was seen driving a bicycle, testing automotive door handles, and getting into unlocked autos. At one location, he rifled by means of a backpack; at one other, he took an unspecified quantity of change from a automotive’s console; and at a 3rd, he made off with a pistol. Two different makes an attempt have been thwarted because the autos have been securely locked.
Extra surveillance footage from a fuel station at NW 53rd Avenue and NW forty third Road captured Boyd round 3 a.m. that very same morning. The video confirmed him abandoning a bicycle in close by bushes earlier than getting into the shop. He wore apparel resembling that of the housebreaking suspect, minus the jacket, masks, and gloves.
Additional investigation led to an interview with a person acquainted with Boyd, who confidently recognized him as the person seen within the fuel station video. Furthermore, surveillance footage documented the suspect’s motion alongside a route from the housebreaking websites to the fuel station between 2:30 a.m. and three a.m.
On October 13, a citizen contacted a GPD officer to report discovering pistols buried subsequent to the neighborhood pool clubhouse at Cumberland Circle (1900 NW sixteenth Terrace). Officers reportedly discovered 18 pistols in meals storage containers “in a shallow grave,” about 15 toes from the entrance gate. A detective decided that 13 of the 18 weapons had been reported stolen from autos, predominantly within the northwest space of Gainesville, all through 2025. One of many firearms buried there was the one stolen on March 5.
Video surveillance within the space of the Cumberland Circle pool clubhouse reportedly confirmed Boyd climbing the fence to enter the pool space on September 18 and September 23; he may be seen approaching the realm the place the weapons have been buried on September 24, and he’s additionally seen strolling in that space on October 13.
The detective despatched a search warrant to Boyd’s mobile phone supplier and confirmed that Boyd was within the space of the car burglaries on March 5 and likewise at Cumberland Circle on the occasions he’s proven on surveillance video.
Boyd has been charged with 4 counts of unarmed housebreaking of a car, armed housebreaking of a car, grand theft of a firearm, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He has six felony convictions (non-violent) and 12 misdemeanor convictions (non-violent); he has served one state jail sentence and was launched in August 2023. Decide Meshon Rawls set bail at $300,000.
Articles about arrests are primarily based on reviews from legislation enforcement companies. The costs listed are taken from the arrest report and/or courtroom data and are solely accusations. All suspects are harmless till confirmed responsible in a courtroom of legislation.
