Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Alan Richard Boyce, 42, was arrested yesterday morning and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly following a man after a road rage incident and then threatening him with a machete.

Boyce reportedly became angry at about 7:45 a.m. yesterday morning because the victim’s car blocked the entrance of The Palms of Archer for a couple of minutes. Boyce allegedly followed the other driver to his home, where Boyce got out of his car and began arguing with the victim. Boyce allegedly took a large knife or machete from his car and advanced toward the victim, saying he was going to kill him. The victim said he was in fear for his life and picked up a child’s scooter to protect himself.

A witness reportedly tried to intervene by yelling at Boyce to stop, but Boyce yelled back at the witness, “Come on, old man,” before leaving.

A few minutes later, the victim said, he drove by Boyce’s residence to take a picture of his tag to provide to law enforcement, and he said Boyce came out and became aggressive toward him, so he left without taking the picture.

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A second witness reportedly told an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy that the knife held by Boyce was large and looked like a machete; the witness described the knife as being about 18 inches long. The witness said the victim did not have a knife but held up a scooter to protect himself.

Post Miranda, Boyce reportedly admitted having a knife and said the victim got out of his car first with a knife. He also reportedly said the victim later showed up at his house with more people in the car and threatened to hurt him.

Boyce has one local misdemeanor conviction and one felony conviction; he was sentenced to 12 months of probation in 2013 for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Bail information is unavailable on weekends.

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