Joshua Miramontes threatens to kill landlord’s family during confrontation over unpaid rent

21-year-old Joshua Miramontes threatened Reynoldo Osejo Maradiaga, his landlord, over the phone on May 5th, 2023. Maradiaga advised that he had rented a room to Miramontes for over a month, and he had recently stopped paying rent. Maradiaga confronted him about this, and Miramontes responded with threats. Miramontes claimed he had a firearm and would kill everyone in the house. Maradiaga said he did not see a firearm, but he did take his comments seriously and was concerned for his family’s safety. Miramontes was taken into custody for harassment on February 7th.