Months of tension between neighbors, fueled by frustration over a driver apparently speeding down a quiet street in Rohnert Park, exploded over the weekend in back-to-back racially charged confrontations that ended up being posted on social media.

Clips from the seven-minute-long video drew comments throughout Sonoma County and beyond, with many condemning the actions of a man who spouted racial slurs.

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Those involved say there’s more to the story than what was captured on the video. Luz Maria Cabrera said her husband, Fernando Flores Cabrera, was washing his car Sunday evening when he heard his neighbor and her son yelling at a person driving a white sedan. Fernando Flores Cabrera pulled out his phone and began recording.

The woman who lives in the house next door to the Cabreras, Melinda (who requested only her first name be used) told The Press Democrat she and her son, who visits her frequently, have grown frustrated with drivers speeding on her street. Melinda lost a dog after it was hit by a driver years ago, and they’ve heard speeding complaints from other neighbors in the quiet neighborhood.

On Sunday, Melinda said the car “seemed to lose control” and almost hit her as she stood outside with her unleashed dog as her son Daniel Garber left her home in his red truck.

Garber stopped his truck, got out, hit the sedan with his hand and yelled at the driver, who was out delivering food.

After the driver apologized, Garber interrupted, saying “no” before uttering a racial slur usually directed at Black people, and saying to the driver, “I’ll kill you.”

After the driver left, Garber turned his attention to the Cabreras and referenced ICE. He drove his truck to their house, pulled out his phone and began recording them at the same time they were recording him. Entering the Cabreras’ property, Garber commented on the way they stored their garbage and repeatedly called them another racial slur usually directed at people of Latino descent.

Warning: This video contains explicit, violent and racially-charged language that may be unsuitable for all viewers.

Fernando Flores Cabrera remained on his home’s property the entire time. His wife told The Press Democrat, “that was the first time (Garber) ever came close to us.”

Garber called Fernando Flores Cabrera a “disrespectful” neighbor “who didn’t have any business” recording that interaction.

Days later, Garber told The Press Democrat his behavior was “totally uncalled for and disrespectful” and did not represent how he feels about Hispanic people, adding that he’s worked in construction for over a decade and wishes he could take the words back.

“My mouth got me in trouble,” he said, adding that the “I’ll kill you” comment during the first confrontation with the food delivery driver came from his perspective as a parent.

“I flashed and started spewing at the mouth. It wasn’t right, it wasn’t correct,” he said.

Luz Maria Cabrera said she contacted police after the incident. Rohnert Park Public Safety Chief Tim Mattos said his department is aware of the video and the dispute between neighbors.

The Cabreras moved into their current Rohnert Park home in March. They now say the incidents with their neighbors have made life difficult.

Luz Maria Cabrera recounted the episodes between the two neighbors: When they first moved in, Melinda entered their garage uninvited, Luz Maria Cabrera said. Melinda also has looked inside their home numerous times, approached their guests’ cars, taken their garbage bins out when asked not to do so, and called police on them for hosting daytime family party, Luz Maria Cabrera said.

Melinda contends she’s trying to be a good neighbor. She claimed that, since the Cabreras moved in, she’s seen more rats around her home and found “food products” on her roof because they hadn’t been properly taking the garbage out.

Now, the neighbors are at an impasse.

“I really don’t feel safe to be honest, being outside my house,” Luz Maria Cabrera said, adding that they’ve tried to quietly maintain their distance and brush off the interactions. “But we’re not moving because of her.”

Melinda said she’s also scared for her family’s well-being since the video came out. “For Daniel to be racist, is totally wrong,” Melinda said. “This is totally out of hand.”

But by recording the incident with the delivery driver, Fernando Flores Cabrera “stuck his nose into something that wasn’t even in his business.”