Man Allegedly Threatens to Burn Down Home in Dispute

During an altercation between two men early Sunday morning in the 1100 block of Florence Street, 36-year-old Raul Sanchez allegedly pulled a knife on the other and threatened to burn down his home, Sgt. Joel Stranger said.

Sanchez was arrested at 2:34 a.m. and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, threatening crime with intent to terrorize, vandalism and likely to cause harm or death of an elder or dependent adult.

"This was an ongoing acquiantance between acquaintances," Stranger said. "Because the mom was there and she's over 62, because of that threatened to burn the house down they charged him with elder abuse."

Sanchez was booked at San Diego Central Jail around 2 p.m. and is being held on $150,000 bail.

He is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. for arraignment at the South County Courthouse in Chula Vista.