Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jamie Lamarr Ball, 49, who was originally arrested in November 2024 after allegedly shooting a pistol multiple times at Forest View Apartments, has been sentenced to 120 days in jail, followed by three years of probation, after pleading nolo contendere to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
At about 6:49 p.m. on November 24, Gainesville Police Department officers responded to multiple calls about gunshots at Forest View (1000 SW 62nd Blvd). Witnesses pointed officers to building 13, where Ball was reportedly found walking away from the building, near the area where four shell casings were found…