Man charged with assault in argument over cockroach

A dispute over a cockroach sent a Texas man into a violent rage at his family's Friendswood home, said police.

According to police, it happened on June 7th at the home on the 900 block of Knights Court.



Investigators said Zachary Paul Thornhill, 23, refused to kill a roach and then turned violent.

Police said Thornhill kicked his stepfather and threw things at him. He's also accused of hitting his mother across the back and breaking a window. Thornhill is charged with two counts of assault by conduct.