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Police: Man Threatens To Kill Woman For Interrupting Sleep

Loud Music Touches Off Dispute, Assault Charge

POSTED: Monday, August 29, 2005
UPDATED: 6:42 pm EDT August 29, 2005

A 73-year-old man in Port St. John faces charges of threatening to kill a woman for blaring a radio at his home and interrupting his sleep, according to Brevard County Sheriff's investigators.

Brevard County Sheriff's investigators were called to Robert Richter's home located on the 6100 block of Quito Avenue early Monday, Local 6 News partner Florida Today reported.

Police said two women stayed overnight at his home and woke Richter up to the sounds of loud music and a commotion.

"He had picked the two women up at a hotel at their request, they said they needed a ride," said Cpl. Wayne Tennant of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. "He got so upset because she was playing loud music. I don't know what kind of music, but I doubt if it was Frank Sinatra."

Investigators said Richter then took a loaded .380 pistol and confronted one of the women, Florida Today reported.

"The victim said that he put the gun to her head and said, 'If you don't get out of the house I will kill you,'" Tennant said.

The girl, who told investigators the trio had also been using cocaine together, left the house and got in contact with sheriff's deputies.

Richter surrendered to police.

He was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and possession of cocaine with intent to sell, officials said.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

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