Thursday, July 5, 2018

Interagency Cooperation Leads to Burglar Arrest


Deputies from the Levy County Sheriff’s Office, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Gainesville Police Department combined efforts to arrest Qua’dre Tyremetris Dixon (8-26-2000) for two vehicle burglaries that occurred in Levy County on June 11, 2018.  A handgun and other miscellaneous personal property was stolen from the victims in these cases. 

The investigation came together when LCSO Investigator Justin Douglas located one of Dixon’s fingerprints at one of the crime scenes.  Deputies at the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office positively matched the print to Dixon.  

On June 14, 2018, Gainesville Police Officers took Dixon into custody as part of another investigation.  Investigator Douglas was able to interview Dixon at that time and obtained additional evidence implicating Dixon in the two burglaries.  Based on the testimony of witnesses and the physical evidence, Dixon was charged with two counts of Burglary, Grand Theft of a Firearm and Petit Theft.  A juvenile pickup order was issued for Dixon and he was taken into custody and held at the juvenile detention center awaiting trial.  

On June 27, 2018 a petition was filed before the Courts in Levy County requesting these charges be upgraded, changing them from Dixon being charged as a juvenile to being charged as an adult. The request was granted and Dixon has been formally charged. Dixon is now being held on a combined bond of $110,000.00.