Volusia County, Florida
On August 21, 2012, 44-year-old
Jose Rivera was enraged at his wife. While there were probably many underlying and contributing factors, the main issues causing his current malicious state were:
1. Jose's wife,
Wendy Rivera, had obtained and hidden his prized .380-caliber pistol.
2. Jose was bipolar (and apparently off his meds)
While it would seem that Wendy made a smart decision by taking a weapon away from a mentally unstable person, she unfortunately forgot about the .22-caliber rifle that her husband also owned. Jose, however, did not.
When Wendy refused to give up the pistol to her angry gun wielding husband, he proceeded to
blast her cell phone to smithereens. Fearing that she may face the same fate as her late mobile communications device, Wendy quickly got in her car and attempted to leave the property.
Please note that I said it was
her car...but since Jose apparently paid for it, he decided that she wasn't going anywhere and
threatened to shoot the vehicle, as well. When the police arrived, Jose confessed that he had in fact shot his wife's phone and threatened to shoot her car. He didn't see this as issue since he paid for the car.
"Man Law!"
As far as the whole "you just aimed a gun at a car with your wife in it and threatened to shoot" thing, Jose explained that this was also perfectly legal since he had a
right to shoot his own property.
Jose Rivera was
arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment. Since he is also a convicted felon (whoops), Jose was charged with illegal possession of a firearm.
He is currently being held in the Volusia County Jail without bond.
Let's hope he's a bit more level headed
about who gets the top bunk in his cell.
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