Mr Martens said he repeatedly struck Mr Corbett with the baseball bat but, at one point, Mr Corbett shoved him away and managed to grab the bat.Mr Martens said he jumped back up off the floor and rushed Mr Corbett.
Somehow, he said he managed to regain control of the bat from the younger man.
"I did not want to hit Molly. His head was taller than hers."
Mr Martens claimed his son-in-law had his daughter in a choke hold and he was afraid when he saw the young woman stop trying to wiggle.
"I don't know how many times I hit him in the head."
"I was scared. That's what I remember. I am shook up."
"Molly was screaming (at Jason); 'Don't hit my Dad.' Things looked pretty bleak."
Mr Martens said he was convinced that if he fled the bedroom his daughter would have been killed.
"If I get out of the bedroom he is going to kill Molly. He is bigger, stronger and younger than me."
"I felt both our lives were in danger."
"I just did the best I could."
Eventually, he said his son-in-law fell to the ground after repeated blows to the head.
