Man accused of making threats while holding machete, knife

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Man accused of making threats while holding machete, knife

An Odessa man was arrested last week after his girlfriend said he threatened her with a machete and knife. According to an Odessa Police Department report, dispatchers received a call about a disturbance in the 3300 block of Deering Drive around 6:30 p.m. March 5. When officers arrived, a 42-year-old woman told them Joseph Yates II, 37, locked her in their bedroom and said “anyone trying to to take this baby I’m going to kill them” while holding…