HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A Hollywood man was arrested over the weekend after he threatened his family and a responding police officer after grabbing a machete, authorities said.
According to an arrest report, the incident occurred just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday at the family’s home.
Police said the suspect’s wife told them that her husband, Rene Matute Godoy, 43, was dropped off at home by a friend and was “extremely intoxicated.”
According to the report, Matute Godoy insulted his wife when he arrived, tapped her on the arm and told her, “I’m going to hit you.”
Police said the wife told Matute Godoy not to touch her or insult her again, at which point he became enraged, went into the backyard and grabbed a machete.
According to the report, the wife grabbed two of her four children and fled to the front yard of the home while the eldest child grabbed her younger sister and locked themselves in the bathroom as they hid from their father.
Police said Matute Godoy then went into the home and began swinging the machete inside the kitchen area, destroying various items before going outside again and striking his wife’s vehicle.
The wife told police that she handed her children over to a friend as her husband continued damaging the vehicle and mailbox until officers arrived.
According to the arrest report, Matute Godoy’s eldest child heard her father yell in Spanish, “I’m going to kill you all!”
Matute Godoy also made threats toward an officer before entering his home again, police said.
According to the report, Matute Godoy eventually exited the home and was taken into custody.
He was arrested on multiple charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without the intent to kill, assault on an officer, damaging property/criminal mischief, child neglect and resisting an officer without violence.
As of Tuesday morning, Matute Godoy was no longer appearing in the online jail database.
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