Gainesville Police arrested a man after he allegedly placed an AK-47 assault rifle to the forehead of a motorcyclist.
Police arrested 48-year-old Gainesville resident Peter Bakke on charges of aggravated battery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and resisting an officer early Tuesday morning, according to a police report.
Bakke was upset with a motorcyclist who he believed was driving too loudly through Brandywine Condominiums.
Bakke got inside of his four-door Dodge Durango and began looking for the motorcyclist.
When Bakke caught up, he hit the motorcyclist with his car, causing him to fall, according to the report.
Bakke got out of his car carrying a gun, described as an AK-47 in the report. He took the gun and placed the barrel against the motorcyclist’s forehead.
“I’ve been looking for you for 30 minutes,” Bakke said, according to the report. “Tomorrow we can be best friends, but tonight I want to kill you.”
Bakke then placed the AK-47 on the passenger seat of his car and pulled out another gun, which he also allegedly placed to the motorcyclist’s forehead.
Bakke began talking to himself, according to the report. When Bakke turned his back, the motorcyclist got up and ran to his motorcycle to drive home and call the police.
When officers arrived at Bakke’s apartment, he refused to listen to their commands to come out, according to the report.
But when he did, officers put him in handcuffs and searched his apartment with his permission.
Officers found two duffel bags containing various weaponry, according to the report.
One of the bags contained multiple guns, including an AK-47. The other bag contained ammunition rounds, magazines and knives.
Officers booked Bakke into the Alachua County Jail at about 4:40 a.m. As of press time, his bond is set at $60,000.
[A version of this story ran on page 5 on 6/5/2014 under the headline "GNV man arrested for aiming AK-47 at loud motorcycle driver"]
