COEUR d’ALENE — The case of a man accused of choking his mother and threatening her with knives has been referred to the district court for further action.

The 33-year-old Coeur d’Alene resident is charged with aggravated assault, attempted strangulation and mayhem, all felonies. A preliminary hearing in the case was waived this week.

The charges stem from the morning of March 1, when police responded to a domestic disturbance at a Coeur d’Alene apartment complex.

An officer said the man began to approach him when he arrived at the scene, in the alley behind the building.

A woman, later identified as the man’s mother, reportedly shouted, “He has weapons on him!”

The man had multiple knives tucked inside the sleeves of his sweatshirt, police said, and did not immediately comply with commands to get on the ground and drop the weapons.

When the officer drew his gun, the man allegedly yelled, “Shoot me!”

The officer retreated while he waited for backup to arrive.

In the meantime, the man reportedly threw two knives to the ground and got on his knees. He eventually laid down and police handcuffed him.

Police said there was blood on the front door of the apartment, as well as on the kitchen counters and in the living room. Several items throughout the home were damaged or broken.

The man’s mother told police her son attacked her, choking her and using his thumb to bend the post implants in her mouth that were used for her dentures.

He held two knives up to her face, she said, and smashed her cellphone.

The woman said her son had choked her previously. He was arrested in December for battering her, she said.

Police found four knives at the scene, according to court documents.

Judge Robert Caldwell ordered the man be held on $150,000 bail.

He is scheduled to appear in court again on April 29.

The Press is not naming the suspect because that would reveal the identity of the victim. The Press tries to protect the privacy of victims.