HEBER CITY, Utah, Jan. 28, 2017 (Gephardt Daily) — A Heber City man who police say was high on meth and marijuana, and who threatened to kill family members with a machete, was taken into custody on Friday.
Rodolfo Humberto Acosta, 51, made threats to kill his wife, his 18-year-old child, and his sister-in-law with the machete, according to information released on the Heber City Police Department Facebook page.
Acosta then drove to his wife’s workplace and tried to force her into his vehicle, according to the HCPD statement.
“Their 18-year-old child intervened thwarting his kidnapping attempt to take her to Mexico with him,” the prepared statement said.
Heber City Police officers arrived and took Acosta into custody without incident. Acosta was booked into the Wasatch County Jail on charges including DUI, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, disorderly conduct, three counts of cohabitation abuse/disorderly conduct, threat of violence, carrying a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, two counts of cohabitation abuse/aggravated assault, and one count of felony kidnapping.
Bail has not been set, according to the police statement.
