'Flowers for the people about to get murdered': Man returns to pub after being kicked out over 'disturbance' to issue chilling threat, police say
Share this @internewscast.com

Inset: Luis Armondo Diaz Mendez (Bexar County Jail). Background: The pub where Diaz Mendez allegedly threatened to kill people in San Antonio, Tex. (Google Maps).

A Texas man has been arrested and is facing charges after allegedly threatening to commit multiple murders at a specified location and time, while bizarrely offering flowers purportedly for the victims’ memorials, according to Texas law enforcement.

Authorities have charged Luis Armondo Diaz Mendez, 34, with making a terroristic threat intended to incite significant public fear, as reported by the San Antonio Police Department.

This alarming sequence of events began in the early hours of New Year’s Eve at The Ringer Pub, located on Thousand Oaks Drive in San Antonio’s Oak Hollow neighborhood. The trouble started when Diaz Mendez was initially ejected from the establishment around 1 a.m. after causing a disturbance, and he was subsequently banned from the premises, according to an arrest affidavit referenced by San Antonio’s ABC affiliate KSAT.

Despite the ban, Diaz Mendez returned later that same day, this time bearing a peculiar offering. Around 1:30 p.m., surveillance footage reportedly captured him coming back to the pub with a bouquet of flowers. He then approached an employee near the bar, placed the flowers down, and ominously stated, “These are for you.”

But Diaz Mendez returned, with a gift of sorts, police say.

Around 1:30 p.m. that same day, the defendant came back with a “bouquet of flowers” in hand, according to surveillance footage cited by the affidavit. Then, he allegedly approached a worker near the bar area, placed the bouquet down, and said: “These are for you.”

Next, Diaz Mendez asked the employee if the pub had his black iPhone that he left while being kicked out. After retrieving the digital device, he was told “he needed to leave the premises,” police said.

But the defendant allegedly responded with a chilling question.

“You don’t work Tuesdays, do you?” Diaz Mendez allegedly asked.

As the woman began to respond, Diaz Mendez allegedly interrupted to say: “Stay away from it. Stay away from next Tuesday night.”

Again, the worker told the defendant to leave and that he should “stay away from the location,” police said. This suggestion, however, apparently infuriated Diaz Mendez. The woman said he picked up the bouquet and then flung it back down onto the bar.

Then came a harrowing clarification, law enforcement said.

“Those are flowers for the people about to get murdered,” Diaz Mendez allegedly said as the petals shook and he finally left the pub.

The worker then called 911 and reported that she feared for her safety and her co-workers’ safety due to the defendant’s words, according to an arrest report obtained by local NBC affiliate WOAI.

The worker who called police later identified Diaz Mendez from a photograph, authorities say. The defendant was subsequently arrested over the weekend and booked into jail the next day.

Diaz Mendez is currently being detained in the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on $30,000 bond. In the event the defendant is able to post bond, he will be placed on house arrest, court records show.

Share this @internewscast.com
You May Also Like

Tragic Incident: Man Accused of Killing Infant During Walk and Attempting to Conceal Body, Police Report

John Hannon (San Juan County Adult Detention Center). In a chilling incident…

Teen’s Fate Decided After Tragic Family Shooting Over Eviction

Inset: Corey D. Williams (Milwaukee County Jail). Background: The area in Milwaukee…

Cold Case Breakthrough: Arrest Made in Decades-Old Tragedy of 5-Year-Old Found Wrapped in Wallpaper

On Wednesday, federal authorities apprehended a man believed to be responsible for…

Woman Sentenced to Prison for Threatening to Target White House and Assassinate Trump

President Donald Trump attends the 157th National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington…

Revealed: Cause of Texas A&M Student Brianna Aguilera’s Tragic 17-Story Fall

The tragic death of 19-year-old Brianna Aguilera, a student from Texas A&M,…

Gruesome Details Emerge: Court Hears Man’s Head Severed for Transport in Murder Case

A jury recently heard chilling recordings from police surveillance devices capturing a…

Pickup Truck Incident at Safeway Fundraiser: Shocking Attack on Youth Baseball Team

Background: The scene of the crash in the Safeway parking lot on…

Recently Terminated Employee Allegedly Strikes Co-worker with Audi in Nearby Parking Lot, Police Report

Inset: Lenard Hale (Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The Dollar General in…

Brutal Attack: Neighbor Fatally Stabbed 61 Times, Discovered by Her Father

Inset: Dana J. Shepherd (IMPD). Background: The area in Indianapolis where Shepherd…

Father Accused of Waterboarding Teen Daughter Over Untidy Room: Police Report

David Johnson (Wasatch County GOP/Facebook). A disturbing incident has surfaced in Utah…

Savannah Guthrie’s Mother Remains Missing: Day 12 of Search Efforts

As the search for Nancy Guthrie enters its twelfth day, authorities are…

Fired Employee Charged in Murder of Bar Owner After Theft Allegations Surface, Say Prosecutors

Background: Julius Burkes Jr. appears in court on Feb. 11 (WGN). Inset:…