A pair of Alachua County juries found Aubrey Chase Mathis guilty of felony battery against his own attorney and battery on a person 65 years of age or older, resulting in two 10 years sentences.  

The court trials ended this month and stemmed from two separate incidents.  

First, in July 2024, the Gainesville Police Department responded to HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in connection with an unprovoked attack on an elderly patient exiting the hospital.  

According to a press release, GPD identified Mathis based on a witness and determined that he attacked the patient. 

The release said Mathis was scheduled for a trial in March 2025, but before jury selection started, he stood up in the courtroom and battered his attorney, an assistant public defender. 

Charges for the battery of his attorney were added, and Mathis was found guilty of both incidents—with one jury deliberating for less than five minutes. The jury also declared that Mathis was a habitual offender.

Judge James M. Colaw presided over both trials and adjudicated Mathis. He will be turned over to the Florida Department of Corrections and serve both sentences back-to-back.