Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Devon Lashaun Dukes, 24, was arrested yesterday and charged with battery and property damage after allegedly attacking another patient at Meridian and damaging a water fountain, leading to flooding and $15,000 in damage to the facility; Dukes is also facing sworn complaints for attacks on different patients at Meridian on June 3 and June 9.
At about 12:26 p.m. on June 30, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to Meridian Behavioral Healthcare (1541 SW Williston Road), where the victim reportedly said Dukes came into his room and hit him in the face with a piece of tile. The deputy reported that the victim had a cut on his lip that required four stitches on the outside and six stitches on the inside…