Gainesville Police arrested a local man Tuesday after police reported he threatened his wife with a knife then attacked several officers.
Officers arrested Michael John Linkins Jr., 30, on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault, and resisting arrest charges and four others, according to a GPD arrest report.
At about 11 a.m., an officer was driving through the Pine Ridge area at 5801 NW 23rd Terrace.
A woman ran up to him, saying Linkins had threatened her with a knife and told her, “I’ll f**k you up and the police, too,” according to the report.
She also told the officer Linkins drove away in a green Ford Explorer with no tags. About an hour and a half later, the officer spotted and stopped the Explorer in the parking lot of Home Depot, 5150 NW 13th St.
During questioning, Linkins told police he did get in a fight with his wife, but he said he took out the knife to cut a fishing line, according to the report.
Officers handcuffed him and put him inside the squad car, but Linkins refused to put his legs in.
Police then tried to secure Linkin’s legs, and he kicked one officer in the chest, according to the report.
He later slipped his handcuffs from behind him and removed leg restraints twice.
Police booked Linkins into the Alachua County Jail at about 2:30 p.m., where he remained Wednesday night in lieu of a $66,000 bond.
A version of this story ran on page 5 on 11/14/2013 under the headline "Man arrested after threatening wife"
