Inset: Trevor Nieves-Gonzalez (Volusia County Sheriff”s Office). Background: Deputies in Florida confront Nieves-Gonzalez, in black shorts, who was allegedly armed with a knife as his father, wearing red shorts, tries to convince him to drop the weapon (Volusia County Sheriff’s Office).
Cops in Florida arrested a 22-year-old man after he allegedly armed himself with a hunting knife, stabbed his father in the back of the head and threatened to kill four kids.
Trevor Nieves-Gonzalez faces two counts of aggravated assault, four counts of child abuse and one count of resisting an officer with violence.
According to a probable cause arrest affidavit obtained by Law&Crime, Volusia County Sheriff’s deputies responded around 12:30 p.m. Sunday to a home in the 1100 block of E. Fowler Drive in Deltona for an active fight. The victim called 911 and told dispatchers he had just been stabbed by his son, Nieves-Gonzalez, the complaint stated.
Body camera video posted by the sheriff’s office shows a deputy approaching the home with his gun drawn. Nieves-Gonzalez’s father stands between the deputy and his son who is still holding the knife.
“Sir, you need outta the f—ing way,” the deputy said as the suspect ignored commands to drop the knife. “Please.”
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“Please don’t shoot my son,” the father begged, urging the deputy to use a Taser instead.
“I’m not gonna shoot him if he drops the knife,” the deputy responded.
Eventually, Nieves-Gonzalez slammed down the knife and his dad moved out of the way. Nieves-Gonzalez allegedly spit on a cop and yelled “Kill me.” A deputy deployed his Taser which incapacitated Nieves-Gonzalez and he was taken into custody.
The father suffered a stab wound to the back of the head as well as a swollen right eye from being punched, deputies noted. He said his son had been drinking that morning while they were working in the front yard. At some point, Nieves-Gonzalez’s necklace broke, which set him off. He allegedly began punching his father and went inside where he armed himself with the hunting knife.
Nieves-Gonzalez sliced the back of his father’s head and broke multiple items inside the home, per cops. He then allegedly pointed the knife at four children ranging in age from 2 to 11.
“I’ll kill these kids, too,” the suspect stated, according to the affidavit.
He was taken to the Volusia County Jail where he is being held on a $90,000 bond. His next court date is scheduled for Dec. 4.
