Funny, he was here a week ago beating on the door at 11pm calling me out. Say get up and meet him out front. Saw it on the Ring.

I slept through it. Im getting old.

this right here. Keep your cool as much as you can and stay out of a physical confrontation unless there is no other option. Let the law/authorities take care of him.

This is where I'm different I guess. Once he started up this BS I'd just figure out his movements and catch him one on one when he least expected on neutral ground and we would have ourselves a get right talk or whatever else it took. Sometimes these idiots need to realize that good people have a dark side that they choose to keep locked away. This is a time where it would come out in full force.
My family is my family. Idiots like that escalate if given the chance. Most back down and go.away after getting snatched up when least expected and shown that it's not a game.

Right there with you. Been there. He cowers like the p-cake he is when confronted. But keeps coming back. And .r. tough guy to females.

An unexpected tune-up may be in order.

^^^this works the majority of the time.
Get an official complaint or three filed first; ideally with two agencies. Definitely CPS right away. If a child is suspected of being in harms way, it is your duty to report it.

Keep in mind that this boy may be mentally unstable and react unpredictably.
He is likely a coward and will slither away into his hole if confronted, or he could go home and get dark +/- substances and unpredictability increases.

Messed up all around.

This should have never been put on the govt, now thats all the people can do is run to corrupt govts to solve issues that they actually created.

Yes, get a paper trail NOW before it gets worse. Dealt with this years ago. Was told by the local PD that once you have a trail of his violent threats and actions, then it is within your rights to defend yourself if he comes on your property and threatens you or your family. Call the police and contact an attorney.

Call a leo everytime he shows up, get it documented and yes you might need a lawyer for this. Oh yeah, I’d be packing if i were you. Good luck.

Maybe it's the fact that I've seen so many episodes of Dateline, Cold Justice, Meet Marry Murder, etc., but man, tread lightly and keep the law involved...and get your daughter and the kids out of town somewhere he doesn't know about until he can calm the **** down. Dude does not sound mentally sound and people just seem to snap so easily nowadays.

I think he has schizophrenia. Seriously. That day he beat on my door, we were on fairly good terms. Went off for no good reason. Don't want my granddaughter around him. Would use plural but he wants nothing to do with the youngest.

I’m with you. Stuff like this can go sideways in a hurry. Get cops involved and no interaction with the perp. Be smart about your actions. Lawyer are expensive and you don’t want to do anything that you can’t undo. Don’t let some punk yank your chain. Good luck.

I think that's solid advice. Thanks! Can't let my emotions control me.

The impulse is to engage, but don’t unless there’s a true and immediate threat. You don’t want to end up in trouble. Been there and the temptation to kill him is immense. As others stated, let the cops handle it.

Sounds more like bipolar than schizophrenia. Have different clients that have each. Schizophrenia usually causes voices in their head/hallucinations, bipolar has major mood swings. Both can be dangerous. Sounds like the kid needs help, but right now your daughter and her kids need you to stay out of prison and so I'd try to get them out of town and away from the situation.