Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. â Brayden James Merrill, 20, was arrested early this morning and charged with threatening to kill a police officer, driving under the influence, grand theft of a vehicle, and driving without a license.
At about 3:30 a.m. on February 28, a Gainesville Police Department officer reported that a vehicle was speeding on SW 13th Street; he paced the vehicle at 55 mph in a 45 mph zone and noted that the vehicle was still pulling away from him. The vehicle also reportedly changed lanes twice without using a turn signal. The officer initiated a traffic stop, and the vehicle stopped at 2701 SW 13th Street…