Male caller unfazed when threatened woman hands York Police officer the phone

A York man who was allegedly threatening a woman by phone on Nov. 24 did not care when she put a York City Police officer on the line, according to charging documents.

The man, Roberto Rios, 48, did not hang up, but instead spoke with the officer, passing along an additional threat to the woman, documents state.

Rios, of the 800 block of East Prospect Street, faces one count each of aggravated assault, stalking, harassment and criminal mischief. He was arraigned on the charges on Nov. 25 and was released the same day after posting a portion of his $10,000 bail.

He has a preliminary hearing before District Judge Linda Williams on Dec. 22, according to online court dockets.

Rios could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.

About 4 p.m. on Nov. 24, York City Police Officer Galen Detweiler responded to the 400 block of East Princess Street. Once there, he spoke with a female victim, who said Rios had put a gun to her head and threatened to kill her, documents state.

An intoxicated Rios had demanded keys to the woman's apartment and the woman refused, according to documents.

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"This upset Rios who then produced a 9mm pistol, grabbed (the victim) by her hair and (put) the gun to her head and threatened to kill her," documents state.

A female witness then was able to physically remove Rios from the apartment. But Rios returned, issuing more death threats and causing about $500 in damage to the female victim's tables and decorations, according to documents.

Rios was then forced from the apartment a second time. When Detweiler arrived, Rios called the victim about 10 times, documents state.

"Upon the tenth time I answered and identified myself as a York City Police Officer," Detweiler wrote in documents. "Rios then told me to tell (the victim), it did not matter what I did; he was going to kill her."

Detweiler said he then heard over the phone, based on his experience, someone racking the slide on a semi-automatic handgun. Rios then hung up, documents state.

Ted Czech is a multi-platform crime/emergency journalist with The York Daily Record. He can be reached at tczech@ydr.com, at 717-771-2033 or on Twitter at @TedCzechYDR