BARDIN, Fla. – On a ranch in Bardin, a family's domestic disturbance spiraled out of control and left one man in jail after he tried to break down the door of his daughter and son's home with a pickax.
According to Putnam County deputies, they responded to the ranch on Songbird Road at about 5 p.m.
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Deputies said when they arrived they found 55-year-old Elvis Rhodes, who had gotten into an argument with his son, Christopher Rhodes, 28, and his daughter Elaina Rhodes, 34.
They said that the argument started because Elvis Rhodes took two beers from a cooler on Christopher and Elaina's front porch while they were gone.
After he was confronted about it, Elvis got angry and went to the store to replace the beer then headed to his home which was on the same property as his children's.
A short time later, officials said that Elvis went back to the house and wanted to talk to his kids but they refused and locked themselves in the house.
Deputies said that Elvis wasn't happy about it and demanded to talk to them by trying to tear down their front door with a pickax.
Christopher, who was afraid of Elvis due to prior violence, grabbed a shotgun and fired through the front door, scaring Elvis off.
Deputies eventually arrested Elvis for burglary and two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Elvis is currently in the Putnam County Jail without bond.