Juerkira Knikel Shiloh Nobles, 18, was arrested yesterday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and battery; she was also arrested on a warrant for allegedly attacking a different victim last November.
At about 2:30 p.m. on Monday, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to Horizon Sunset Apartments, 1515 NW 10th Street, where Nobles had reportedly parked to wait for the two victims. When they arrived, she allegedly attacked the first victim and tried to pull her out of her vehicle; the second victim had gone into an apartment but came outside and reportedly saw Nobles hitting the first victim.
Nobles saw the second victim go back into the apartment and took a firearm from her vehicle, believing that the second victim would come outside with a gun. Nobles allegedly brandished the gun at both victims, causing the first victim to reverse her vehicle into Nobles’ vehicle. The responding officer reported that video surveillance footage showed Nobles fleeing the area.
The first victim told the officer that she didn’t see the gun until Nobles was about to leave, but she heard her threaten to shoot the second victim while pointing the gun at her.
While the officer was at the scene, Nobles’ mother reportedly arrived, and the officer had a consensual conversation with Nobles. When she was asked what happened, Nobles reportedly admitted taking out a gun, but she said it was a “toy” gun. She reportedly admitted getting into a “fight” with the first victim.
A search of the area reportedly produced a live 9mm bullet where Nobles’ vehicle had been parked.
The warrant was for a November 9 incident near Howard Bishop Middle School. Nobles allegedly approached the victim while she was sitting at a picnic table and asked her if she wanted to fight. The victim reportedly said she didn’t, then turned to put her bag and other items on the table. While the victim was facing away from Nobles, Nobles allegedly punched her in the face, then dragged her out of her seat by her hair and then dragged her around the area. A witness broke up the fight, and another witness reportedly captured the incident on video. One of the witnesses provided her school profile to the responding officer.
Nobles has a juvenile criminal history but no adult convictions. Prosecutors filed notice of their intention to ask a judge to hold her without bond until trial; in the meantime, Judge Susan Miller-Jones ordered her held without bond on the new charges and set bail at $20,000 for the previous battery charge.
