Gainesville man wrongfully jailed for stabbing returns to what he loves: Bible, trash pickup, 'SpongeBob' - Gainesville Times

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Gainesville man wrongfully jailed for stabbing returns to what he loves: Bible, trash pickup, 'SpongeBob'

Alvin Maull takes a moment to read a well-thumbed Bible he keeps with him constantly Wednesday, July 9, 2025, as he rests outside a shopping center along Shallowford Road. Maull spent nearly two month in Hall County Jail for a crime he didn’t commit. - photo by Scott Rogers

07102025 MAULL 1.jpg — Alvin Maull takes a moment to read a well-thumbed Bible he keeps with him constantly Wednesday, July 9, 2025, as he rests outside a shopping center along Shallowford Road. Maull spent nearly two month in Hall County Jail for a crime he didn’t commit. - photo by Scott Rogers

When 46-year-old Alvin Maull was released from jail last week for a crime he didn’t commit, he got right back to doing the things he enjoys most in life: reading his Bible, cleaning up the city and watching his favorite cartoon, "SpongeBob SquarePants."