Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Marlin D. Roper, 32, has been sentenced to 22 months in state prison, followed by 3 years of probation, after entering a plea of nolo contendere to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
On October 15, 2025, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy was dispatched to the 3600 block of SW 13th Street, where the victim said she and Roper had been arguing by text message while she was at work, and Roper drove to her workplace with a two-month-old infant in his vehicle. The victim said that when she left work, Roper followed her in his vehicle and intentionally rammed her vehicle several times. The deputy reported that the damage on the victim’s vehicle was consistent with her story…