Mission family goes after teenage daughter's boyfriend with weapons

Valley Central ^ | 04.09.2014 | Nadia Galindo

[moonshinner_09]

Three members of a Mission family are facing criminal charges after allegedly going after their teenage daughter's boyfriend with a loaded rifle and a baseball bat.

Mission police arrested Baldomero Cortes, his wife Ana Maria Cortes and their son Artemio Cortes on Sunday afternoon.

Investigators told Action 4 News that the family did not approve of their 17-year-old daughter's 21-year-old boyfriend.

Mission police said her brother Artemio went to the boyfriend's house on Rancho del Rey Street and smashed the windows with a baseball bat on Sunday.

Artemio Cortes allegedly came back with his parents looking for the 17-year-old girl.

Investigators said all three of them forced their way into the boyfriend's home and confronted his family demanding the girl.

Police said Baldomero Cortes pointed a loaded rifle at his daughter's boyfriend and threatened to kill him.

Officers arrived at the home and learned that the three had a baby asleep in their car.

All three are facing burglary with intent to commit a felony charges while Artemio Cortes is facing a separate criminal mischief charge for smashing the windows.

A Mission Municipal Court judge issued a $200,000 bond for Baldomero Cortes while issuing $7,000 in bonds for Artemio Cortez and a $5,000 bond for Ana Maria Cortes.

[moonshinner_09]

I thought this was like review for an upcoming movie it has the plots ,twists and turns.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

What happened to the girl? Where is she?

This action is typical in Hispanic families and would not cause such a ruckus in Mexico, for example.

[Mercat]

Came really close to this two or three times with our daughter. What do you do?

[A_Tradition_Continues]

Can’t you just feel the (Jeb) love?

[Caipirabob]

Three members of a Mission family are facing criminal charges after allegedly going after their teenage daughter's boyfriend with a loaded rifle and a baseball bat.

Need more rifles...

[Talisker]

Burglery?!

What about assault with a deadly weapon!

[School of Rational Thought]

Have no idea where Valley Central is but don’t they have statutory rape laws there?

[TChad]

Have no idea where Valley Central is but don’t they have statutory rape laws there?

Age of consent is 17 in Texas.

[Nitehawk0325]

We need to ban assault bats and assault knives. We need to ban kitchen knifes and have nothing but sporks to use. The utensils that fast food establishments give out, that's what we need to protect ourselves from ourselves.

[LevinFan]

” Came really close to this two or three
times with our daughter. What do you do?”

Know that there are right ways and wrong ways to handle family issues, and that just because it is your family doesn’t change that.