Archer man arrested for attempting to hit man on lawnmower with pickup truck

Staff report

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Zachary William Emino, 26, of Archer, was arrested yesterday on a warrant for allegedly backing his pickup truck toward a man on a lawnmower, narrowly missing the man and destroying the lawn mower.

At about 11:55 a.m. on September 11, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a home in the Turnberry Lake subdivision, where the victim, who works for a landscaping company, was mowing a lawn. The victim said that he and Emino had a brief conversation, which he ended because he was at work, and then Emino backed his pickup truck toward the lawnmower at about 25-30 mph. The victim said he jumped off the lawnmower just before the truck hit it; the owner of the business told the deputy that the lawnmower, valued at $27,000, was a total loss.

Emino has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and felony property damage. He has no criminal history, but he was arrested in Levy County in July 2024 after allegedly pointing a shotgun at another man and pinning him up against a gate with his truck; the charges were later dropped. Judge Kristine Van Vorst set bail at $75,000.

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