Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Charlin S. Cruz-Pena, 31, was arrested yesterday after an officer reported that she had a gun in her hand when she was pulled over for driving recklessly; she was also charged with driving under the influence and refusing to submit to breath or urine testing.
At about 6:58 p.m. on March 31, a Gainesville Police Department (GPD) officer conducted a traffic stop in the 2200 block of NW 8th Avenue after observing a car failing to maintain its lane, hitting the brakes hard multiple times, and passing a group of vehicles across double yellow lines; the officer also reportedly saw the driver lean out of the window and yell at the vehicles in front of her before passing them…