Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gainesville Police Department has announced the arrests of three Ocala men in connection with the Easter (April 20, 2025) shooting at TB McPherson Center that claimed the life of 20-year-old Ontaria Baisden. The suspects are currently being held at the Marion County Jail.
Kaniel Jeremy Paul Edwards, 21, has been charged with first-degree premeditated homicide, attempted first-degree homicide, and unlawfully concealing a firearm. Edwards was arrested in 2022 for battery on medical personnel and entered into a pre-trial intervention contract. After he violated the terms of that contract, he was adjudicated guilty of the offense and sentenced to 12 months of probation. After violating probation, he was sentenced on March 24, 2025, to 49 days in jail with credit for 49 days served…