IRVING, Texas — A dispute over payment for a bathroom remodeling project at a North Irving home ended with a contractor behind bars after police say he threatened a woman and her father with a tile-cutting grinder and a hammer.
Esgar Rodriguez Mercado, 32, of Heath, Texas, was arrested October 29, 2026, and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following the confrontation at a residence in the 2500 block of Corbeau Drive, in the Lakeside Landing neighborhood near West Walnut Hill Lane.
According to an Irving Police Department arrest affidavit, the dispute began when the homeowner refused to pay the contractor until he completed the remodeling work.
Contractor Allegedly Threatened to “Break” Homeowner During Payment Dispute
At approximately 10:49 a.m., Irving police responded to a report of a civil dispute in progress at the residence…