A man accused of pulling out a knife on a homeless man over beer was arrested Sunday.
David Arthur Williams, 61, of Gainesville, accused a homeless man of touching his beer and threatened to beat him up if he touched it near a Target, at 3970 SW Archer Road, according to a Gainesville Police arrest report.
Williams pulled out a knife and held it to his side, police said. He walked toward him and the man called an officer.
Williams hid the knife in hedges 10 feet away, the report said.
A witness saw Williams yell at the man about his beer but did not see him pull out a knife. She told police the knife in the hedges belonged to her, the report said.
Williams denied having a knife but did admit to threatening to “beat his a-- if he touched my beer again,” the report said. He told the officer the man poured out one of his beers.
Police responded to a battery 10 minutes later involving Williams, the report said. He said he was slapped.
Williams was drunk and told police the person who slapped him should be gutted, the report said.
He was charged with aggravated assault, the report said.
Williams remained in the Alachua County Jail Tuesday in lieu of a $40,000 bond.
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