Elyria man accused of threatening to kill children

A 67-year-old Elyria man was arrested Oct. 6 after allegedly brandishing a large knife to children and threatening to shoot them for being in his yard.

Officers responded at 4:39 p.m. to the 100 block of Hillsdale Court for a woman who said the man had threatened her children, while holding a large knife, for being on his property, according to an Elyria police report.

While officers were en route, the man called dispatch and said if officers did not arrive soon he was going to take out his rifle and shoot the children, the report related.

The woman told officers she heard yelling and then her children and their friends ran into her home and said the man threatened to kill them, the report said.

The woman opened her window and saw the man holding the six-inch knife, according to the report. He told the woman he was going to kill her children if they did not stay off his yard, the report said.

Officers met with the man, who smelled of alcohol, had glossy eyes and slurred speech, the report said.

He told officers he didn’t own a rifle and he just said that so officers would get there faster, according to the report.

He said the children often jump his chain-link fence to retrieve items and he was highly upset they did it that day, the report related.

The man was arrested, taken to Lorain County Jail and was charged with inducing panic and aggravated menacing, both firstdegree misdemeanors, and disorderly conduct while intoxicated, a minor misdemeanor, according to police.