Woman lured the father of her kids out of the YMCA so her ex-boyfriend could stab him during custody exchange: Police

A Texas antheral was accused of stabbing different man, allegedly astatine the absorption of the victim's ex-girlfriend.

Abel Ali Rivas, 27, was charged with aggravated battle with a deadly limb successful transportation with the alleged onslaught connected 32-year-old Oscar Javier Barbosa. Rivas' apprehension comes astir a period aft the apprehension of 31-year-old Melanie Sierra Gomez, who was besides charged with aggravated battle with a deadly limb days aft the Feb. 19 onslaught connected Barbosa.

According to an affidavit obtained by section CBS affiliate KENS, Barbosa shares 2 children with Gomez, but they were nary longer together. Barbosa was picking up their 2 children from a YMCA determination successful San Antonio erstwhile helium was allegedly stabbed by Rivas.

The San Antonio Express-News reported that Rivas was besides the ex-boyfriend of Gomez. According to the affidavit obtained by some quality outlets, Gomez allegedly lured Barbosa retired of the YMCA wherever helium was scheduled to prime up their children for a custody speech connected the evening of Feb. 19. Barbosa told constabulary that helium was communicating with Gomez connected the telephone that evening. When helium arrived astatine the YMCA astatine astir 6:30 p.m., Gomez reportedly told him archetypal to spell wrong the gathering to get the children, past told him to travel backmost outside.

According to the affidavit, Barbosa placed a telephone to his existent woman during this time.

Police said that erstwhile Barbosa came extracurricular the YMCA, Rivas was waiting determination for him and said, "What's up?" Soon aft that, Gomez approached, and she and Rivas initiated a verbal altercation with Barbosa, who was inactive connected the telephone with his existent girlfriend. Investigators spoke to the woman who was connected the different extremity of Barbosa's call, and she told them she heard Barbosa say, "Are you going to stab maine implicit this?" earlier the telephone was disconnected.

The woman told constabulary that she recognized Rivas' dependable due to the fact that she antecedently had a 10-year narration with him.

According to the affidavit, Gomez accused Barbosa of getting his caller woman pregnant, past allegedly told Rivas to "go… bash what you are going to do." Rivas past allegedly stabbed Barbosa respective times successful the abdomen and arms, causing superior but not life-threatening injuries. At the aforesaid time, constabulary said, Gomez pinned Barbosa against a car truthful helium could not escape.

Police said that aft the alleged attack, Rivas fled successful Barbosa's car, which had been moving since helium pulled into the parking batch to get his children. Gomez reportedly stayed for a fewer moments, getting successful a fewer much insults astir Barbosa's existent woman earlier leaving the country herself.

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Barbosa was brought to a infirmary and treated for superior injuries. He was capable to place Gomez and Rivas arsenic his alleged attackers.

Gomez was arrested a fewer days aft the alleged onslaught and was released from the Bexar County Jail aft posting $85,000 bond. Rivas remains successful custody astatine the Bexar County Jail wherever helium is being held connected a full of $105,000 bond, $100,000 for the aggravated battle complaint and $5,000 for a complaint of possession of a controlled substance.