The man accused by police of hitting a UCF student with his car and then repeatedly punching her in the face had his first court appearance Sunday afternoon at the Orange County jail.
The judge placed Paul Gomez, 20, on a no bond status for attempted murder and aggravated battery with a motor vehicle on top of a $1000 bond for attempted aggravated battery, a $1000 bond for each of two counts of battery and a $150 bond for criminal mischief. The judge also banned Gomez from having any contact or coming within 500 feet of the victim in this case.
Gomez will have a bond hearing set at a future date to see if another judge will grant him bond on the two most serious charges. The next bond judge may also have the option of banning him from UCF’s campus.
Gomez was arrested Friday night after a campus-wide search after police say he struck a UCF student with his car before repeatedly punching her in the face. Gomez was apprehended by police about an hour after the search began, according to a police report. The report also states the the victim suffered a broken leg as well as numerous cuts and abrasions across the body.
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