Homeless man arrested for threatening GRACE staff over lack of beds

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Robert Morgenstern, 33, was arrested last night for allegedly threatening a staff member at GRACE Marketplace because there were no beds.

At about 7:32 p.m. on July 25, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to GRACE Marketplace (3055 NE 28th Drive), where a GRACE employee said that he was trying to explain to Morgenstern that there were no beds available when Morgenstern spat on him. He said that as Morgenstern left the dorm area, he turned and pointed a silver metal object at him that looked like a firearm. The victim said he was in fear for his life because he thought Morgenstern was about to shoot him…

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