Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Carlos Martinez Simon, 20, whose listed address is in Naples, was arrested yesterday and charged with trespassing and burglary with battery after allegedly chasing a construction worker through an apartment building that was being renovated.
At about 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to Gardenview Apartments (2220 SW 34th Street), where the victim said he was doing renovations inside a secured construction area when Simon returned to the site after he was previously removed after he created a disturbance and argued with other workers.
The victim reportedly said that when Simon returned, he was yelling, twitching, and acting erratically, and Simon allegedly ran up the stairs to the victim’s location, called the victim a derogatory name, and told the victim to run. The victim told the officer that Simon kept reaching toward his waist area as if he had a weapon, and when Simon ran toward him, he was afraid Simon would grab him or hit him.