Staff report
MELROSE, Fla. – Austin Palmer, 36, was arrested yesterday for allegedly slashing his neighbors’ tires and shattering a windshield after previously being trespassed from the victims’ property.
On July 11, the victims returned to their Melrose home and found that two of their vehicles had been damaged: one vehicle’s windshield was shattered, three of that vehicle’s brand-new tires had been slashed, and three tires were slashed on a second vehicle. The responding Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy reported that the victims provided surveillance video that captured Palmer damaging both vehicles; the deputy noted that Palmer had been trespassed from the victims’ property on July 6…