An 84-year-old Hialeah man was arrested after he allegedly threatened a child with a gun, police said.
Elso Rodriguez Delrey was arrested Saturday on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm, an arrest report said.
Miami-Dade Corrections
Miami-Dade Corrections
Elso Rodriguez Delrey
According to the report, officers responded to an apartment building at 138 W. 26th Street after receiving a report of a neighbor threatening a 12-year-old with a firearm.
A witness told investigators she was on her balcony when she saw Rodriguez “visibly upset” and knocking on an apartment door, the report said.
At one point, the witness said he pulled out a gun and said in Spanish, “When I shoot him and you have to go pick him, don’t say anything,” the report said.
Another witness said she saw Rodriguez pull out the gun and say in Spanish, “I’m going to shoot him right now and you’re going to have to come pick him up,” the report said.
Investigators also spoke with the victim who said Rodriguez told him he was going to kill him and displayed the gun in his hand, and said he was in fear for his life, the report said.
Officers detained Rodriguez at the building before he was arrested and booked into jail.
He appeared before Judge Mindy Glazer who appointed him a public defender and granted him a $5,000 bond but ordered him to stay away from the child.
“I understand you’re 84 years old but you’re gonna have to find somewhere else to live because these are very serious allegations that you threatened to kill a 12-year-old child with a firearm,” Glazer said.