Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jermaine Torres Williams, 21, who has been in the Alachua County Jail since June 2021 on a first-degree homicide charge, has been charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after allegedly cutting another inmate’s face with a razor blade.

At about 6 p.m. on Saturday, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to the jail to investigate an allegation of aggravated battery.

The victim told the deputy that Williams intentionally “swung” at him twice in his cell after he asked Williams about his missing hair product. He said that after the second time Williams swung his hand in his direction, he noticed a small razor blade in his hand. The victim said he felt blood on his face and sought medical treatment.

The report does not state whether the razor blade was found but notes that the victim’s injuries corroborated his statement.

Post Miranda, Williams declined to speak with the deputy about the incident. Williams, who was 19 when he was arrested, has a juvenile criminal history. He is being held without bond on the murder charge, and Judge William Davis set bail on the new charge at $75,000.

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