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Trial begins Tuesday for man accused of threatening Gainesville imam
Marquis Bonds
Marquis Bonds
Attorneys will present their opening statements Tuesday in the case of a Gainesville man accused of threatening a Gainesville imam. Marquis Bonds was charged in a November indictment with two counts of aggravated assault in an Aug. 22 incident. According to the indictment, Bonds is accused of attempting to remove a gun from his bag while threatening Imam Bilal Ali of the Gainesville Islamic Center to “smoke his a--.”