Man on probation arrested for attempted homicide after allegedly beating victim with a metal pole

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Brandon Rachard Hines, 34, was arrested this morning for allegedly beating a man with a metal pole from a chain link fence; the victim reportedly sustained a traumatic brain injury, a fractured skull, and a watershed stroke.

According to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office detective, the victim was transported to a hospital by ambulance on July 26 from the 2300 block of NE 71st Terrace…

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