Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – David Angelo Lunedei, Jr., 42, was arrested yesterday and charged with property damage over $1,000 after allegedly throwing a rock through a window of a Santa Fe College property.

At about 12:20 p.m., Santa Fe College Police Department officers responded to a report of a damaged window on a vacant storefront at 10 NW 6th Street, a property owned by the Santa Fe College Foundation. The owner of a nearby business told the officers that he had seen a man pick up a rock and throw it through the window; he said the suspect was a white male with a “scruffy” beard, pushing a walker. Another witness also reportedly saw the incident and confirmed the business owner’s account.

At about 2:55 p.m., the business owner called SFPD to report that the suspect was panhandling at the intersection of NW 6th Street and University Avenue. Officers found Lunedei at the intersection, standing next to a walker, and detained him.

Post Miranda, Lunedei reportedly admitted throwing the rock into the building, damaging the window. He reportedly said that he gets “angry” and throws things; he said he is homeless and did not know how he would pay any restitution for the damage.

The property manager told the officers that it would cost about $1,600 to replace the window.

Lunedei has one felony conviction (violent) from 1989 and an unspecified criminal history in Massachusetts. Judge Gloria Walker released him on his own recognizance.

Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 

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