Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Christian Morgan Collier, 32, was arrested on a warrant after allegedly pointing a gun at a 15-year-old at a Wawa on Archer Road on November 1. The juvenile told police he did not know Collier, who allegedly accused him of stealing a vehicle.
According to a Gainesville Police Department officer’s report, the incident occurred at about 4:30 a.m. at the Wawa located at 2373 SW Archer Road. The 15-year-old was sitting at a table when Collier allegedly approached and accused him of taking his vehicle. Collier reportedly threatened to beat the teen, who tried to explain that he was a juvenile and had not stolen the vehicle. Collier then allegedly pulled a handgun from his waistband, pulled back the slide and said, “I don’t have to do this.” The teen told police he feared he would be shot. The officer reported that Collier and the victim were strangers.
Store surveillance footage reportedly recorded the confrontation.
Collier told Justice Support Services that he has lived in Alachua County for four months. He was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Collier has one nonviolent Florida misdemeanor conviction and an unspecified criminal history in Virginia. Judge Meshon Rawls set bail at $250,000.
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