Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Marlin D. Roper, 31, was arrested early this morning after allegedly following a woman in his vehicle, intentionally ramming her vehicle, and driving without properly securing an infant in a car seat.
At about 12:03 a.m. on October 15, 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…