CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WFLA) — A person was arrested over the weekend after police mentioned he pulled out a sword and a Molotov cocktail “to make a degree” throughout an argument with a Cape Coral resident.
The Cape Coral Police Division mentioned officers acquired experiences of a disturbance on the sufferer’s dwelling off Southeast eighth Avenue on Sunday, Dec. 8.
Police met with the home-owner, who informed them 36-year-old Luis Vargas Izquierdo had confirmed up in his driveway holding a glass bottle with a fabric wrapped round its prime.
Izquierdo allegedly threatened to throw the bottle, which he claimed was a Molotov cocktail, at one of many automobiles within the driveway and light-weight it on fireplace.
Nevertheless, the alleged threats did not cease there.
The home-owner informed police Izquierdo additionally took out a sword and tapped it on the windshield of a automobile in the course of the alternate.
Investigators mentioned your entire interplay was captured on video by a Ring doorbell digicam.
Police later positioned Izquierdo at his close by residence. When requested concerning the incident, officers mentioned Izquierdo claimed he went to the house on Southeast eighth Avenue to ship a message relating to “disrespect to a member of the family.”
Detectives mentioned they have been in a position to affirm that Izquierdo had introduced a glass bottle containing a small quantity of gasoline to the house.
Izquierdo was arrested and brought to the Lee County jail. In keeping with the police division, Izquierdo was charged for violating F.S.S. 806.111, which stipulates that any one who possesses or manufactures a hearth bomb with intent to wreck property commits a third-degree felony.
