Kyle Gamble might have been in trouble for the damage to his mom’s car, but he only made it worse by breaking a knife off in his roommate’s back.
Gamble, 18, was arguing with his roommate, Lou Calhoun, in their house on Southeast 12th Terrace at about 3 a.m. Tuesday morning, according to a Gainesville Police report.
Gamble accused Calhoun of taking his mom’s car around town and driving through dips in the road at high speeds, causing damage to the vehicle.
Gamble became so angry during the ensuing argument that he grabbed a small knife and drove it into Calhoun’s back, breaking the handle off the blade.
Gamble removed the knife before police and paramedics arrived, but when they did, they found a half-inch cut in the middle of Calhoun’s back.
Though the injuries weren’t life threatening, Calhoun was taken to Shands at UF.
Gamble told police he had been friends with Calhoun for two years and admitted that he had been upset with his friend for wrecking his mom’s car.
He also admitted to the stabbing and was arrested on a felony charge of aggravated battery with bond set at $20,000. He has since been released from the Alachua County Jail.
