{"id":914650,"date":"2026-07-05T18:24:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/914650\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T18:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:24:30","slug":"he-was-a-demon-suspect-takes-blowtorch-cinder-block-knife-to-neighbors-home-bcso-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/914650\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He was a demon\u2019: Suspect takes blowtorch, cinder block, knife to neighbor\u2019s home, BCSO says"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 A Bexar County family is recovering after they said a man they once considered a friend tried to set their home on fire Wednesday morning<\/a> and violently attacked multiple people on the Northeast Side.<\/p>\n

According to the Bexar County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Jorge Ibarra, 43, has been charged with multiple felonies after allegedly using a blowtorch to start a fire at his own residence before targeting a neighboring home on Manda Drive.<\/p>\n

The attack began when Ibarra damaged the father\u2019s truck before threatening to kill the family and burn down their home, the family said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a demon,\u201d the father, who asked to not be identified, said. \u201cWhen I was holding him down, he was laughing and saying, \u2018I\u2019m going to kill you and your family. I\u2019m going to burn you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The father said he had considered Ibarra more than just a neighbor.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo come break my truck and try to burn my children and say all that to me? I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going through his head,\u201d the father said.<\/p>\n

Ibarra used a blowtorch to set fire to his own residence before crossing to the neighboring home, investigators said. <\/p>\n

BCSO said Ibarra broke a front window and used the torch on it while a mother and her young children were sleeping inside the room.<\/p>\n

The mother said her husband prevented Ibarra from entering the home as she and the children hid in a bathroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy husband, with all his strength, wouldn\u2019t let him in,\u201d the mother, who asked to not be identified, said. \u201cMy kids were crying and crying. We went to hide in the restroom.\u201d<\/p>\n

The family said Ibarra then tried to burn through the front door. When that failed, he moved to the back of the home, threw a cinder block through a window and again attempted to get inside. This led to another struggle between the father and Ibarra.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was defending myself,\u201d the father said. \u201cHe was trying to kill me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The father suffered a serious cut to his arm during the confrontation. <\/p>\n

While the struggle continued, a relative arrived to help the family escape, but the mother said her sister was also attacked.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe grabbed my sister by the hair, knocked her down and he was kicking her,\u201d the mother said.<\/p>\n

The father was eventually able to restrain Ibarra until Bexar County Sheriff\u2019s deputies arrived and took him into custody.<\/p>\n

Jail records indicate Ibarra was charged with multiple felonies:<\/p>\n