Gainesville man charged with hitting victim with a piece of wood in Copeland Park

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ronnie Lavern Walker, 65, was arrested yesterday after allegedly hitting a man with a piece of wood at Copeland Park; the victim was transported to the hospital with head injuries.

At about 5:30 p.m. on July 12, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to Copeland Park (7020 NE 27th Avenue), where the victim said he and Walker had argued, and then Walker went into the woods, came out with a piece of wood, and hit him four times in the head with the wood…

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