An 84-year-old Hialeah man accused of threatening a teenage neighbor with a gun is speaking out, insisting he was misunderstood and wrongfully arrested.
The man, identified as Elso Lino Rodríguez, out on bond, said he never pulled a firearm—only a cellphone from his pocket.
Suspect claims mix-up over cellphone
Rodríguez said police and witnesses mistook his cellphone for a weapon. “I was wearing a jacket. They must have thought I had a gun,” Rodríguez said, showing CBS News Miami the jacket he wore and the cellphone he claims was mistaken for a firearm.
Despite his explanation, police arrested Rodríguez on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm…