Homeless man charged with threatening bar patron with knife, stabbing victim’s car tire and windshield

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – George Robert Carlyon, 33, was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly threatening a man with a knife and then stabbing the victim’s car tire and windshield after both men left a downtown bar.

At about 3:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, a Gainesville Police Department Officer responded to the 200 block of SE 1st Street, where the victim said Carlyon followed him to his car after he declined Carlyon’s advances at a nearby bar. The victim said that Carlyon threatened him with a six-inch pocketknife and yelled, “I’m going to f***ing hurt you, I’m going to f***ing kill you.” The victim said he grabbed his guitar to defend himself and got in his car before Carlyon stabbed his tire and windshield. The victim said Carlyon then walked away to find his dog.

The officer reported that the front windshield of the victim’s car was damaged, and he could hear air being released from a slash on a tire. The officer estimated the damage at $800.

The officer reported that while he was at the scene, an unidentified witness pointed to Carlyon and yelled, “That’s him – that’s the one you’re looking for.”

Post Miranda, Carlyon reportedly denied all the allegations and said the victim had tried to steal his shoe. The officer reported that a six-inch pocketknife was found in a search incident to arrest, but Carlyon reportedly “deflected” all questions about the knife.

Carlyon, who is described as homeless in court documents, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and property damage over $200. He has six misdemeanor convictions (none violent). Judge Kristine Van Vorst set bail at $30,000.

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