Man Chases Son with Saw, Threatens Murder

Gilroy police responded to a domestic dispute Sunday on the 200 block of Severance Street and arrested Sergio Salazar Valdez, who had pushed his wife down stairs and chased his stepson with a saw threatening to kill him.

Around 11:30 p.m., Valdez's wife was in a bedroom with their son. Valdez entered the room and the wife refused to let him lie down. According to Sgt. Pedro Espinoza, Valdez became angry, and his 21-year-old stepson came into the room to intervene.

Valdez, 44, then chased the stepson out of the house with a saw and threatened to kill him if he returned, Espinoza said. He then locked the door, and pushed his wife down three stairs, and she was not injured.

According to Espinoza, the victim told police she and Valdez have lived together for eight years and have three children together.

Valdez was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, harassment and felony domestic violence.