Kyrsten Sinema's former bodyguard and lover arrested after throwing 22 paintings in her swimming pool
Kyrsten Sinema's former bodyguard and lover arrested after throwing 22 paintings in her swimming pool Rob Beschizza 1:46 pm Sun Sep 27, 2026 Ammel in his Maricopa County mugshot and Sinema in 2023; photo: Gage Skidmore (CC BY 3.0) Matthew Ammel, the former bodyguard and boyfriend of former Arizona U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, was arrested after allegedly breaking into her home while she was out of town and causing $200k worth of damage. Ammel, police say, demanded that Sinema post a video to social media and threatened to throw one of her paintings into her swimming pool every ten minutes until she complied.
- ▪Kyrsten Sinema's former bodyguard and lover arrested after throwing 22 paintings in her swimming pool Rob Beschizza 1:46 pm Sun Sep 27, 2026 Ammel in his Maricopa County mugshot and Sinema in 2023; photo: Gage Skidmore (CC BY 3.0) Matthew A
- ▪Senator Kyrsten Sinema, was arrested after allegedly breaking into her home while she was out of town and causing $200k worth of damage.
- ▪Ammel, police say, demanded that Sinema post a video to social media and threatened to throw one of her paintings into her swimming pool every ten minutes until she complied.
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Kyrsten Sinema's former bodyguard and lover arrested after throwing 22 paintings in her swimming pool Rob Beschizza 1:46 pm Sun Sep 27, 2026 Ammel in his Maricopa County mugshot and Sinema in 2023; photo: Gage Skidmore (CC BY 3.0) Matthew Ammel, the former bodyguard and boyfriend of former Arizona U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, was arrested after allegedly breaking into her home while she was out of town and causing $200k worth of damage. Ammel, police say, demanded that Sinema post a video to social media and threatened to throw one of her paintings into her swimming pool every ten minutes until she complied. By the time police arrived, 22 paintings were thusly abob.
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