
California Parolee Arrested for Allegedly Invading Home With Machete, Terrorizing Family
Published on April 12, 2024
ESCONDIDO, Calif.—A paroled sex offender was arrested after allegedly breaking into an Escondido family’s home April 11, waving a machete and threatening to kill everyone inside—instead winding up with a serious stab wound inflicted by one of the victims in self-defense. Jesse Angel Martinez, 29, allegedly forced entry to the house in the 1000 block of Camellia Street and began terrorizing the residents about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, according to the Escondido Police Department. Patrol personnel responding to a 911 call reporting the home invasion arrived to find some of the victims running from the residence, shouting for help and two others struggling with Mr. Martinez outside, trying to hold him down, police said....
