Takedown with Chris Hansen · Marion County, Florida investigations
Lavonta Sol
Also reported as Lavonta Eddie Sol
Lavonta Sol was arrested during a Marion County online sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
- Outcome
- Charged
- Evidence
- Attributed reporting
- Jurisdiction
- Marion County, Florida
- Encounter
- Not established
- Case number
- Not established
Charges & sentence
Charges awaiting verification
We have not established filed charges from the available evidence. This is a gap in our research, not a finding about this case.
Sentence
Unknown
Attributed to the sources below. Consult the original record for full terms.
Case records
Hansen investigationMarion County, Florida · Charged
Reviewed sting-related legal outcome. Individual name, location and outcome searches completed on 2026-10-23. No present custody status inferred. Group report lists charged offenses collectively; no specific count allocation inferred for this person. July 2026 report supports a pending Marion case at that date, not an imposed sting sentence or present custody status. No actually imposed sentence for this sting offense established by the reviewed sources.
Separate criminal matterCharged · 1 of 2
Separate criminal matterCharged · 2 of 2
Possession of a weapon during a second-degree felony
Unverified8
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Unverified8
Possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell
Unverified8
Possession of a controlled substance without a prescription × 2
Unverified8
Possession of a firearm or ammunition by a knowingly prohibited person
Unverified8
Possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana
Unverified8
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Unverified8
July 19, 2026 incident. Exact docket and subsequent disposition are not established.
Sources 8
Media
Sources
- 1Ep. 9 - Marion County Hat TrickPublisher catalog: Season 16, episode 9. Playback availability was not tested.
- 2Ep. 9 - Marion County Hat TrickThe current publisher episode description places this encounter in Marion County, Florida. It does not state a criminal disposition or sentence.
- 3Online child sex sting operation leads to 40 arrests in Marion CountyLavonta Sol is named among the Operation Seek and Ye Shall Find arrests; the report gives no individual sentence.
- 4Man on pre-trial release arrested on warrant after backing into GPD patrol vehicleSol was on pretrial release in the Marion County human-trafficking case as of July 2026. Earlier prison terms and new Gainesville charges concern other cases.
- 5Chris Hansen vs. Lavonta, Salvatore & Darrell - Takedown - Season 16, Episode 9Official TruBlu YouTube upload. The public player metadata reported this upload playable without channel membership. Metadata provides a media association only, not independent proof of legal allegations or outcomes.
- 6Chris Hansen Partial Episode - Takedown - Marion County Hat Trick - S16, E9Official TruBlu YouTube upload. The public player metadata reported this upload playable without channel membership. Metadata provides a media association only, not independent proof of legal allegations or outcomes.
- 7Full Episode - Marion County Hat Trick - Takedown with Chris HansenOfficial TruBlu YouTube upload. The public publisher listing or watch page marks this upload as members-only; subscriber playback was not tested. Metadata provides a media association only, not independent proof of legal allegations or outcomes.
- 8Sol arrested on separate warrant and new chargesIdentifies Lavonta Eddie Sol, 33, on pretrial release in the Marion human-trafficking case; describes separate March and July 2026 incidents and filed firearm, assault, property and drug charges.
- 9Takedown with Chris Hansen episode listEpisode-to-subject associations from season tables, revision 16419. Legal-status cells are not imported.