A Valentine’s Day Arrest
Mr. Matthew Alexander Mann, aged 35 and possibly not much of a gentleman, found himself clapped in irons on the evening of February 14, which some might call poetic justice for a fellow whose notions of courtship lean more toward villainy than affection.
The trouble began on February 10, when deputies of Carson City went to a domestic disturbance on N. Curry Street. The complainant, a woman who had already availed herself of a protection order against Mann–suggesting she was well acquainted with his character–reported that he had waylaid her near her vehicle, attempting—without success—to abscond with her purse.
Mann, it seems, possesses neither scruples nor skill in larceny, as surveillance footage bore out the victim’s account in full. The law, ever patient but not forgetful, issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of attempted robbery, false imprisonment, domestic battery, and violating the protection order—offenses that, even to the most charitable observer, paint him as a singularly unpleasant suitor.
Not content with physical misdeeds, Mann elevated his folly to fresh heights on February 13 by phoning his former flame, wherein he allegedly threatened to shoot her for her impudence in reporting his conduct. He also inquired, as if discussing the weather, whether she intended to testify against him in court—a question with a foregone conclusion, given that law-abiding citizens tend to prefer their testimony unaccompanied by the prospect of gunfire.
Detectives, displaying considerably more competence than their quarry, discovered Mann lurking in a Reno residence the following day and took him into custody without apparent incident. He now resides at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Jail, contemplating his choices from behind bars, with a $100,000 bond between him and his next poor decision.
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