When a Florida man couldn’t find anyone willing to volunteer to drive him around, he resorted to beating a man with his walking stick.

According to an arrest report obtained by the Gainesville Sun, 56-year-old Jeffrey Ray Smith, of Gainesville, approached a 46-year-old man on Monday and told him that he was looking for somebody that would help drive him to look for a job.

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The man ignored Smith’s request, and then Smith allegedly began beating the man with the walking stick, according to the Sun. Following the attack, Smith got in a car and left the scene, but he was later caught by a deputy.

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Smith was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Read more at the Gainesville Sun.