Gainesville Police identified the victim of a West University Avenue homicide as part of new details released Monday.
Police named Robert L. Dockens, 60, of Gainesville, as the victim who died from a stab wound Friday, according to a GPD news release.
The suspect, Clifton Rae Baxter, 33, was arrested in connection with the homicide Saturday afternoon in Alabama.
During their investigation, police found that Dockens and Baxter were acquaintances, and Baxter often traveled between Dothan, Ala., and Orlando to visit family.
Friday morning, the two men fought over money near the Bank of America in the 1000 block of West University Avenue.
The fight escalated when Baxter allegedly stabbed Dockens in the chest.
Dockens ran away and later collapsed on Southwest 12th Street off West University Avenue, according to the release.
Moments later, Baxter drove his van up to Dockens and rummaged through his pockets, stealing his wallet.
He then drove back to Dothan, police said.
At 5:23 a.m, GPD received a call from a witness about Dockens lying facedown on the ground. Police blocked off the area while an ambulance took him to Shands at UF.
Almost an hour later, Dockens died at the hospital from his wounds, GPD spokesman Ben Tobias said.
Officers interviewed bystanders and reviewed surveillance photographs to pin Baxter as a suspect, Tobias said.
GPD investigators obtained an arrest warrant and called Dothan Police and the Houston County Sheriff’s Office, who then arrested Baxter on a first-degree murder charge Saturday afternoon, according to the release.
Police collected several knives from Baxter, Tobias said, but did not find the murder weapon.
Baxter is currently in Dothan Police Department custody on a $500,000 bond and will be brought back to Alachua County Jail some time this week, Tobias said.
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