Homeless man arrested for threatening victim with butcher knife in panhandling dispute

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Carl Milton Babb, 65, was arrested yesterday for allegedly threatening another panhandler while holding a butcher knife during a dispute over panhandling territory.

At about 1:55 p.m. on June 27, Gainesville Police Department officers responded to the corner of NE Waldo Road and NE 39th Avenue and reported that the victim was frantically pointing at Babb, who was about 300 feet away…

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