A 36-year-old man was charged with attempted second degree murder after he was accused of stabbing his girlfriend at a Wawa in Gainesville.
On Thursday, shortly before 4 a.m., Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies responded to the Wawa located on Archer Road in reference to a stabbing incident.
According to an ACSO social media post, the deputies arrived at the incident location and discovered through an investigation that a female victim had been allegedly stabbed multiple times by her boyfriend, Dexter Hall.
After Hall allegedly stabbed the victim, he fled from the scene in a vehicle. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries.
ACSO detectives actively searched the area for Hall and obtained a warrant for his arrest. With assistance from the Williston Police Department, Hall was located in Williston, and he was transported to Alachua County.
Hall was interviewed, arrested , and he was transported to Alachua County Jail where he is currently being held on $500,000 bond.
A court date has not been scheduled yet, according to jail records.
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office stated on its Facebook webpage that Sheriff Clovis Watson, Jr. would like to thank everyone who assisted with this case. ACSO added that, “Working together, we are more effective.”