Archer Man Arrested After Threatening Store Clerk with Knife

ARCHER ‒ Quindell Devon Thompson, 43, of Archer, was arrested late Monday night, May 15, and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment and resisting arrest after allegedly cornering a convenience store clerk while holding a knife.

An Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to the Circle K, 12711 S.W. State Road 45, Archer, at about 11:40 p.m. after a caller said Thompson had pulled a knife on him.

The clerk told the deputy that Thompson came into the store looking for a 4-pack of Natural Ice. When Thompson learned the store was out of that product, he began yelling at the clerk. The clerk said Thompson got upset when he said he was not allowed to go into the cooler to look for the product he wanted. Thompson then tried to walk into the cooler while the clerk yelled at him.

The clerk said that Thompson came behind the front counter, continuing to argue with him, and then took out a pocket knife from his pants pocket and pointed it at him. The victim said he was trapped behind the counter and that Thompson was yelling at him, but he couldn’t understand what Thompson was saying because he was intoxicated. The clerk said Thompson grabbed four individual Natural Ice cans, paid for them and left the store. The clerk said he thought Thompson was going to stab him and was in fear for his life.

When deputies arrived, they reportedly saw Thompson riding a bicycle south on SR 45. Deputies attempted a traffic stop, but Thompson allegedly refused to stop until his bicycle was blocked in by another patrol vehicle.

Thompson has served two state prison sentences for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, both from Alachua County. His last release was in 2011.

As a condition of his release on bail, Thompson is not allowed to go to the convenience store or have contact with the store clerk. Bail was set at $105,000 by Judge D. Tatum Davis.

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