Man on bail arrested after allegedly fleeing deputies; additional charges include threatening to shoot ex-girlfriend and child in 2023 incident

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Mario Meshay Gould, Jr., 33, was arrested last night after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop; he also had active arrest warrants for failure to appear in a 2021 case and for allegedly pointing a gun at his ex-girlfriend and their child in March 2023.

At approximately 10:26 p.m. last night, law enforcement officers attempted to stop a black BMW with a tag that was not assigned to the BMW; the vehicle fled from several marked patrol vehicles and the chase ended. The vehicle was last seen heading north on NE 10th Street and reversing into a home in the 1000 block of NE 8th Avenue. An Alachua County sheriff's deputy allegedly saw Gould get out of the BMW, enter the house and return outside with a dog. A deputy made contact with Gould at the intersection of NE 10th Street and NE 7th Place and arrested him for fleeing and on his two active arrest warrants.

A search incident to arrest allegedly yielded 3.7 grams of a substance that tested positive for cocaine. A query on the BMW's VIN would have revealed that the vehicle was not registered; the label was assigned to a Toyota sedan. Gould's driver's license was reportedly suspended.

Gould was charged with possession of cocaine, failure to register a motor vehicle, improper decal on a vehicle and fleeing law enforcement with lights and sirens active.

Gould is out on bail for driving with a suspended license and fleeing with lights and sirens active on October 31, 2021. He posted bond in that case, but failed to appear at a hearing in that case, which resulted in gave rise to an arrest warrant which was issued. on May 17, 2022.

An arrest warrant was also issued on July 17, 2023, after formal charges were filed on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon . This case stems from an incident in March 2023 in which Gould allegedly pointed a gun at three victims, including his ex-girlfriend and their child, before fleeing.

Since his last arrest in 2021, Gould had six felony convictions and 10 misdemeanor convictions. He has served two state prison sentences, with his most recent release occurring in 2017. Gould is being held on $50,000 bail in the 2021 case and $275,000 bail in the 2023 case. Judge Lorelie Brannan set bail at $87,000 for the new charges.

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