Staff Report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Authorities have taken 63-year-old David Christ Brown into custody following an incident where he allegedly threatened another man with a knife.

The incident occurred around 3:43 p.m. on January 16, when a deputy from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a disturbance at a mobile home in the Palms of Archer community, located at 7117 SW Archer Road. A caller reported that Brown was brandishing a knife and making threats to harm another resident.

The altercation reportedly began when Brown became agitated after reading text messages on someone else’s phone. Believing the victim had been disrespectful, Brown allegedly confronted him with threats of violence, retrieving a knife from the kitchen during the dispute.

According to reports, another individual tried to intervene, but Brown pushed past them and advanced toward the victim, who managed to retreat into a bedroom and attempted to barricade himself. Brown allegedly pounded on the door but eventually ceased his efforts and departed the scene in a vehicle. Deputies, who observed the vehicle leaving the area, initiated a traffic stop and subsequently apprehended Brown.

Brown has been charged with domestic aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He has two felony convictions (one violent) and two misdemeanor convictions (one violent); he was arrested in March 2025 for threatening to hit a woman with a four-foot wooden post and was sentenced to 170 days in jail with credit for 170 days served after entering a plea of nolo contendere to the charge. Judge Sean Brewer set bail at $150,000 on the new charge.

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