HAWTHORNE – A 29-year-old Hawthorne man is facing a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after Alachua County deputies say he stabbed his stepfather with a butcher knife.
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies say the victim was giving his stepson a ride home from his job at approximately 10 p.m. on Oct. 7. According to the ACSO arrest report, Tyris Devante Hawkins “entered the passenger side of the vehicle and without any warning immediately began to stab his stepfather with a large butcher knife while the victim was still seated in the driver’s seat.”
The victim defended himself and was able to leave the scene after Hawkins stopped swinging the knife and left the vehicle. The victim had several lacerations described as “defensive.”
ACSO deputies located Hawkins and arrested him. He was booked into the Alachua County Jail at 11:39 p.m. and is being held on $80,000 bond.
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