Court documents reveal moments leading up to alleged assault with knife and air freshener

UPDATE (March 16)- ABC 7 has obtained court documents that reveal the moments leading up to the alleged assault that led 38-year-old Rodolfo Marcelino Rodriguez to being arrested and charged Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

According to court documents, the victim has been in a relationship with Rodriguez's mother for around 12 years, which the two would take turns goin over to each others residence.

The victim told police that Rodriguez does not approve of the relationship and court documents say that this the reason as to why the victim avoids confrontation as he claims Rodriguez is a hostile, suffers from mental health problems, and uses narcotics.

The victim also told police that his step-son, Rodriguez stays over at his mother's house on occasion as he is homeless, court documents say.

The victim explained to officers that he arrived early in the morning to stay over at Rodriguez's mother's house for the weekend. Rodriguez's mother and the victim had eaten breakfast together before she left, which is when the victim stayed and cut the grass in the yard.

After cutting the grass, the victim went to bathe and during that time that's when the victim heard Rodriguez calling out and looking for his mother.

According to court documents, a confrontation occurred between the victim and Rodriguez when the victim got out of the shower to try and calm down Rodriguez.

Rodriguez allegedly went to the kitchen and returned with a knife in one hand and a Febreze air freshener in the other hand, and court documents say that's when Rodriguez threatened the victim.

Court documents say when the victim tried to get his clothes that were on the bed, Rodriguez allegedly sprayed the victim in the eyes, nose, and mouth with the Febreze. The victim told officers the spray burned his eyes, and he couldn't breathe, causing the victim pain and discomfort court documents say.

The victim grabbed what clothing he could and ran out of the house, according to court documents When officers arrived to the scene, court documents say that the victim's eyes were red, swollen, and irritated.

Documents reveal Rodriguez had called his mother saying he did not want to leave the house because he knew he would get arrested and was having anxiety and a mental health breakdown.

After Rodriguez was detained, court document say officers searched the house and found the knife and the Febreze air freshener allegedly used by Rodriguez.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- The El Paso Police Department has identified the man who prompted a SWAT response in the Mission Valley area on March 13, as 38-year-old Rodolfo Marcelino Rodriguez.

According to police, officers responded to the 9500 block of Martinique Dr. to a report of an aggravated assault in progress (domestic disturbance) around 3:30 pm.

Officers met with the 66-year-old victim who stated his step-son, Rodriguez, confronted him inside the residence and threatened him with a kitchen knife. Rodriguez also sprayed the victim in the face with an air freshener, officials say.

Police say the victim was able to leave the residence and called 911.

Additional assistance was requested for SWAT, who officials say responded to the scene.

Rodriguez initially remained inside the residence but later exited and was taken into custody for Aggravated Assault w/Deadly Weapon and was later booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility with a bond for $35,000.