Alachua Man Jailed for Threatening Sons with Multiple Weapons

ALACHUA – A 45-year-old Alachua man is facing serious charges after allegedly threatening his two teenage sons with multiple weapons, including a hunting knife, a metal rod, and a car. Robert Cornelius Jackson was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, and charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

According to the Alachua Police Department (APD), the altercation began around 3 p.m. when Jackson discovered a $50 bill missing from his wallet. Believing one of his sons had taken it, Jackson reportedly grabbed an eight-inch hunting knife and threatened to “kill” someone unless the money was returned.

Jackson allegedly approached one son with the knife, prompting the teen to retreat to his bedroom. He then turned his attention to his other son, reportedly pressing the knife’s blade against the boy’s cheek while making further threats.

The second son told police that he fled the house, but Jackson followed him outside, this time wielding a three-foot-long metal rod weighing approximately five pounds. Jackson allegedly chased the boy down the road, attempting to strike him with the rod.

The situation escalated when Jackson reportedly returned to the house, retrieved his car keys, and attempted to hit his son with his vehicle. According to the son, Jackson drove toward him, coming within two or three feet before the boy managed to move out of the way. Jackson allegedly turned the car around and tried a second time to hit him, but the boy again avoided injury.

Neither son was harmed during the incident, according to the APD.

Jackson was charged with two counts of aggravated assault for threatening his sons with the knife, one count for chasing his son with the metal rod, and another for attempting to hit him with the car.

This is not Jackson’s first run-in with the law. Court records reveal he has five prior felony convictions and three misdemeanor convictions,

Judge Susan Miller-Jones ordered him held without bail pending a hearing on a motion from the State Attorney’s office to hold him without bail until trial.

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