Newberry man arrested on burglary and battery charges

Staff report

NEWBERRY, Fla. – Michael Leland Akins, 48, was arrested yesterday after allegedly entering a home uninvited and hitting two women with a sharp metal object.

The responding Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy reported that at about 2:13 p.m. on March 26, Akins went to the home of a former girlfriend and entered uninvited through an unlocked door. He reportedly started arguing with the victim and demanded to see her phone; he allegedly knocked her phone out of her hands and then punched her repeatedly…

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