Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Miguel Angel Marin, 21, of Tallahassee, was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly battering two employees of a downtown bar and then damaging an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ASO) patrol vehicle.

At about 12:30 a.m. on October 5, Marin allegedly forced his way past an employee stationed at the door of Arcade Bar (15 N. Main Street) and was being escorted out of the establishment when he allegedly grabbed the employee by the throat and pushed him, ripping the victim’s shirt.

After he was escorted out, Marin allegedly ran up on another employee of the business, and as that employee tried to stop Marin from entering, Marin allegedly grabbed the employee’s head, resulting in scratches on the second victim’s face.

The responding Gainesville Police Department officer reported that video surveillance showed Marin running directly at the second victim and grabbing his face while the victim tried to separate himself by punching Marin.

Post Miranda, Marin declined to answer questions without a lawyer.

After Marin was transported to the jail, he allegedly attacked several detention officers, requiring the officers to use force to subdue him. Marin was transported to a hospital for further evaluation, and medical staff reportedly cleared him to return to the jail. On the way back to the jail, Marin allegedly kicked the door of the patrol vehicle, causing the door and frame to bend so that the door would not close properly; his actions reportedly made the patrol vehicle “useless for transport.”

Marin has been charged with property damage under $200 with a previous conviction, a felony. He has an unspecified criminal history in another state, has an active out-of-state warrant, and is on pre-trial release out of Jefferson County. Judge Craig DeThomasis set bail at $1,000 on the battery charges and $2,500 on the property damage charge.

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