Kyrsten Sinemas ex-bodyguard allegedly vowed to punish ex politician, threatened to decapitate judge, chilling texts show
Kyrsten Sinema’s ex-bodyguard turned lover allegedly threatened to punish the former lawmaker and threatened to decapitate a judge, chilling text messages show, as he appeared in court for violating his no-contact order in place against her.Prosecutors highlighted messages allegedly sent by Matthew Ammel, which resulted in Sinema being “reasonably and objectively afraid” she could be seriously injured by the former security guard, 12News reported Monday.Ammel, who is accused of trashing the former lawmaker’s home, was arrested on Sept.29 outside a Phoenix gun store for allegedly flouting his no-contact order. He was being held on a $25,000 bond, that prosecutors wanted to increase to $100,000 cash only.Investigators not only uncovered messages Ammel allegedly sent about Sinema when he was busted but also about a North Carolina judge.
The judge wasn’t named but Ammel’s ex-wife, Heather Ammel, filed a lawsuit in the state under its “homewrecker” law.“She needs to pay,” the Army veteran, who previously served in Iraq and Afghanistan, allegedly wrote in one message as he told a bail bondsman Sinema should pay his bond.“I’m taking her down no matter what it takes,” Ammel allegedly wrote in another message, with prosecutors claiming he also penned “she needs to be punished.” It’s unclear when Ammel allegedly sent those messages, but a victims attorney representing Sinema revealed the impact the messages had on her wellbeing.“[She] is reasonably and objectively afraid that if [Ammel] is released, that he will seriously injure either [her] or someone else in the community,” they said during Monday’s hearing in Arizona.Ammel also confided in his military pals on Aug.16 where he allegedly wrote, “I’m going to decapitate this f—-t and kill his entire family.”Ammel previously pleaded guilty to assaulting a physician at a North Carolina hospital.Prosecutors called for his bond to be upped to $100,000 cash only – a demand they a...