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A Cape Coral man was arrested Monday after police say he threatened a woman with a BB gun because he thought she parked too close to his car.
Louis Mazzaro, 40, was arrested and charged with one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.
Cape Coral Police Department officers responded to a disturbance at 315 S.W. Pine Island Road just before 11 p.m., where they met with a woman who said she was threatened by a male.
According to CCPD officials, the woman told police she parked her car at an apartment complex, and as soon as she exited her vehicle, a man from a third-floor balcony began yelling at her.
Police said the woman said the male raised his voice saying, "I'll pop your jaw. Don't make me come down there. I don't care if you're a girl. I will send my daughter."
The reporting party told police that the male, later identified as Mazzaro, left the balcony and came back a few seconds later with what appeared to be a long-barrel gun and demanded she move her vehicle.
CCPD officials reported that she told officers the man said, "I'll pop you right now {expletive}. Move your car." When she asked him if it was a gun, he said it was a BB and said, "This is not a threat. It's a promise."
In fear for her life and safety, the woman moved her vehicle to the other side of the apartment, went into her home, and called 9-1-1, police said. She was able to describe the male to police, saying he was wearing some type of jacket and what seemed to be sweatpants, and said she wanted to press charges.
CCPD officials said the investigation revealed that the incident was centered around Mazzaro feeling the reporting party parked too close to his car.
"He grabbed the BB gun and started pretending to load it," CCPD officials stated in a release. "Mazzaro led officers to a long-barrel rifle in one of the rooms of the home. The reporting party identified Mazzaro as the offender in a show-up. There were children present in the home at the time of the altercation."
As of Tuesday afternoon, Mazzaro was still in custody at Lee County Jail, being held on a $75,000 bond.