LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — A Umatilla man was arrested Wednesday after a woman reported that he threatened to kill her while armed with a handgun, according to a Lake County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit.
Justin David Ares, 32, faces a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm without intent to kill in a domestic incident.
Woman ran to responding deputies
Deputies and Umatilla police responded to a home early Nov. 11 after receiving a report of threats involving a handgun.
The woman told investigators Ares had been drinking and damaged her vehicle, leaving her unable to drive away, according to the affidavit.
Responding deputies positioned their vehicles away from the home and asked her to drive toward them. When she could not leave the driveway, she got out and ran to deputies, the report states.
She told investigators Ares had threatened her while holding a handgun.
Deputies documented vehicle damage
A deputy reported finding a punctured front passenger-side tire, damage that appeared to be from kicking and writing scratched into the vehicle’s paint.
Deputies also found quarters around the car, consistent with the woman’s account that Ares had thrown loose change at it, according to the affidavit.
Investigators deployed a drone to get a better view of the property. Deputies later used a patrol vehicle’s public-address system to ask Ares to come outside.
Ares exited with his hands raised and followed commands, the report states. He declined to speak with investigators after being advised of his rights.
Firearm was not located
Deputies reported seeing a loaded handgun magazine on the driver’s seat of Ares’ truck but did not locate a firearm in the yard.
Ares was taken to the Lake County Jail.
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