ARLINGTON, Texas — The family of Mary Spears shared a video they describe as one of the heated moments before Arlington police arrested her estranged husband. The Sept. 17 video shows Frederick Spears holding a knife and threatening his stepson, Ashton.

“He tried to hit my dog, I said something, and he just started cussing at me,” said Ashton Spears, Mary’s son.

Officers arrested Frederick Spears and booked him into the Arlington City Jail on one count of aggravated assault family violence. His bond included a restraining order ordering him to stay away from the family.

But Ashton says an Arlington police officer drove him back to the home anyway .

“It makes me so mad, and I don't — I don't want to ruin the officer's life or get her in trouble," Ashton said. "I don't want any of that

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