A Villager fled to a gate after fresh threats of violence from her troubled ex-boyfriend.
Officers were called Wednesday night to the Boone Gate on the Historic Side of The Villages, where the former girlfriend of 67-year-old Richard Paladino sought refuge after he threatened to kill her, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department.
She told police that she had sympathy for the Connecticut native, who said he wanted to “harm himself” after a tumultuous couple of weeks in which he was twice arrested and jailed. Despite her help, Paladino turned on her. She attempted to call 911, but he fought to take away her phone. He ordered her not to say a word to dispatchers.
“I’ll kill you,” he told her…