A Houston man with a long list was arrested after police say he broke into a home and stabbed his 58-year-old mother after she refused to hand over her wallet.
A Texas man with a long sheet was arrested after police say he broke into a home and stabbed his 58-year-old mother after she refused to hand over her wallet.
Joseph Anthony Abreu, 35, allegedly kicked in the door of the Houstons’ home around 3:15 p.m. local time Saturday and when he entered, he demanded his mother’s wallet.
When she didn’t comply, Abreu pushed and stabbed her, Houston police say. The house on Farnsworth Street is about six miles north of downtown Houston. It is not clear if the home is his mother’s residence.
Joseph Anthony Abreu, 35, broke down the door of a Houston home and stabbed his mother after she refused to give him her wallet, police say. (Houston Police Department)
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Abreu, a convicted felon, fled the scene before police arrived but was arrested Sunday.
The victim was transported to the district hospital in stable condition. says the police.
Abreu was charged with aggravated assault on a family member and burglary with intent to commit a second felony.
Police say Joseph Anthony Abreu fled the scene but was arrested Sunday (Houston Police Department)
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This is not Abreu’s first brush with the law.
Fox 26 Houston reported that in 2015, Abreu was convicted of prostitution with three or more prior persons in Harris County.
In 2021, Abreu attempted to purchase a gun from Academy Sports and Outdoors, despite being under Texas law for a convicted felon to possess a firearm.
Court documents say Abreu gave his driver’s license when he tried to buy the gun, and when the salesman explained that the gun came with a six- and eight-round magazine, Abreu told the clerk, “Dude, that’s fine, I got eight bullets to kill eight people today,” Fox 26 reported.
Houston Police Department vehicles (Houston Police Department)
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The clerk told Abre that he could not sell him a gun because of his comments and the police were notified.
Abreu then took a plea deal and was sentenced to four years in the Texas Department of Corrections for attempted possession of a firearm by a felon.
He is being held in the Harris County Jail on $202,500 bail, the outlet reported. He is due to appear in court later today.
