Homeless man arrested for allegedly battering three police officers

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Abraham Lamont Gordon, 42, was arrested yesterday morning and charged with three counts of battery on law enforcement officers, resisting an officer with violence, and resisting an officer without violence after allegedly fighting with three officers who were investigating a call about a man possibly armed with a gun.

At about 8:35 a.m. on Sunday, a Gainesville Police Department (GPD) Officer responded to the 400 block of S. Main Street in response to a call about a person who might be armed with a gun; when she arrived, she was flagged down by the caller, who reportedly pointed at Gordon and said, “That’s him.”

The officer reported that when Gordon saw her patrol car, he started walking away from her. She turned on her emergency lights and then got out of her car and identified herself to Gordon. As another GPD patrol car arrived, Gordon allegedly began to run away from the officers.

The arresting officer reported that Gordon was carrying a backpack and had “a bulge on the front of his waistband area.” He reportedly began dropping items as he ran.

The first officer tried to grab Gordon’s shoulders but was thrown off. A seconded officer deployed his taser; Gordon fell to the ground but allegedly continued to refuse to put his arms behind his back. Gordon allegedly grabbed the second officer’s taser.

A third officer arrived to assist the first two officers, and Gordon allegedly spit on the third officer and tried several times to bite the second officer. The third officer reportedly deployed his taser to stop Gordon from biting the second officer.

The first officer also reportedly deployed her taser when Gordon pushed off the ground in a continued attempt to resist the second and third officers.

The first and second officers reportedly suffered abrasions and cuts on their hands and knees. Gordon reportedly suffered an abrasion to his forehead and several abrasions on his knuckles.

Gordon, who is described as homeless in court documents, has 16 felony convictions (four violent) and 12 misdemeanor convictions (two violent). He has served four state prison sentences, with his most recent release in May 2024. Judge Kristine Van Vorst set bail at $145,000.

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