BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies in Broward County arrested a man in relation to a case of domestic violence involving children.

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a home that was shared by the victim and the suspect, who has been identified as Teodaris Soto, 34.

Upon arrival, the victim informed deputies that she had picked Soto up after he had been out drinking with friends, once they arrived at their home, she said Soto remained in the car after she went inside, according to an arrest form.

The victim said Soto refused to come inside, instead sending text messages to the victim in which he stated he wanted her dead, deputies said.

When she did not respond, police said Soto came inside the home and began yelling, saying “he would kill her before she ever left him,” according to an arrest form.

The victim told deputies she left the residence after that in an attempt to deescalate the situation, and that’s when she said Soto began destroying property inside the home, breaking glass items, removing TVs from the walls and slamming them onto the ground, punching holes into the walls and kicking a hole into the children’s bedroom door.

Once inside the children’s room, the victim told police Soto yelled that “he hoped everyone would die” and allegedly pointed at one of the children and repeatedly said he hoped that would die, an arrest report stated.

A confession was redacted from Soto’s arrest form.

He is facing four counts of abuse or cruelty toward a child without great bodily harm and an additional count of domestic violence assault.

He was not listed among Broward County jail inmates as of Monday evening.

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