A Gainesville man allegedly broke into his girlfriend’s house and threatened to kill her while she was on the phone with police Monday night.
GPD officers later arrested Kenneth Roy Coleman, 30, after he was found hiding under a bed.
Police charged Coleman, of 2811 SW Archer Road, with burglary, simple assault with intent to do violence and obstructing justice, according to a GPD arrest report.
Coleman and his girlfriend, Kerreima Walker-Mitchell, 27, went to a store Monday night to buy some diapers for her baby, said a neighbor who spoke to Walker-Mitchell the morning after the incident.
Coleman started drinking when the pair returned, the neighbor said. He then left the house after an argument with Walker-Mitchell.
At about 9:30 p.m. Coleman returned, reached through a broken window and unlocked the back door, according to the report.
Walker-Mitchell told him not to come into the house and called 911.
Coleman got in, took the phone and threatened to kill her. Police dispatch overheard the threat and reported the incident to officers.
Walker-Mitchell ran outside and called 911 again.
While searching, an officer saw through a window Coleman hiding underneath a mattress.
After Coleman ignored several commands from police, officers sent in a police dog, Roo, to subdue Coleman, and officers arrested the man.
Police booked Coleman into Alachua County Jail at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday with a $10,000 bond. He met bond and was released at 3:37 p.m.
Contact Chris Alcantara at calcantara@alligator.org.
