Bare, Blood-Coated Man Arrested for Triple Stabbing Hours After Handing Out Halloween Sweet: Police

Matthew Regnier was arrested for first-degree homicide, tried homicide, assault, and youngster abuse after Colorado Springs police obtained a name a few home disturbance simply earlier than midnight on Friday evening.

Based on the arrest affidavit through KTTV, a girl referred to as 911 to report the disturbance, as a toddler might allegedly be heard crying. Authorities described the caller as “talking in a measured or calm tone,” including that Regnier might “be heard within the background,” seeming “agitated.”

8 minutes later, Regnier himself referred to as 911 as properly, claiming he had been attacked. Per the report, he was described as sounding “out of breath” within the name, as he stated he “defended himself.”

On the scene, first responders stated a male was discovered unresponsive with “a number of traumatic accidents per stab wounds,” as have been two girls have been additionally discovered with comparable accidents. They have been transported to the hospital; the person later died from his accidents. Regnier, in the meantime, was described by authorities as being “totally bare and bloodied, and holding a toddler,” who was “freed from any damage.” Regnier additionally had what police described as a “deep laceration to the third and fourth digits of his left hand,” because the suspect claimed he had “been bitten.”

A patrol officer on the scene stated one of many victims informed them, in Spanish, “he/she has a knife,” as they helped her from the house — earlier than they noticed Regnier, who was described as “instantly saying he acted in self protection and that they attacked him first.” He allegedly informed authorities he received as much as change a child’s soiled diaper, earlier than he was attacked “unprovoked.”

A bloody buck knife was recovered from the scene; a sufferer later informed a detective it was Regnier who “produced a knife and started to stab them.” The connection between the suspect and victims is unclear right now, because the affidavit is closely redacted.

Talking with authorities in an interview after being learn his Miranda rights, per the affidavit, Regnier stated, after he modified the kid’s diaper, somebody entered the room and “started a bodily confrontation.” Authorities famous Regnier “started to supply conflicting particulars relating to the timeline of occasions,” as he allegedly referred to as it a “three-on-one assault.” Through the confrontation, Regnier allegedly stated somebody tried “to chunk off his finger,” “strangle him” and “rip off his penis and testicles.” Per the docs, he stated he then “reached into the closet and grabbed a buck knife and ‘defended himself.'”

Regnier allegedly informed police he “couldn’t recall” who stabbed first or what number of instances he used the knife.

“When requested what he thought would occur if he didn’t use the knife to defend himself, Matthew said he believed he would have his testicles and penis ripped off, his finger bitten off and he can be strangled to dying,” reads the affidavit. He additionally allegedly stated he had mobile phone video of the altercation, video he stated would “present that he acted in self-defense.” He allegedly consented to a search of his telephone for the footage.

Describing the video, which was 5:55 in size, authorities stated the digicam was “pointed at [Regnier] nearly all of the period.” Within the video, per the affidavit, “Matthew narrates his actions to the digicam, repeatedly said ‘depart me alone’ or ‘she’s choking me’ or ‘I am unable to breathe.'”

At one level, somebody’s arm was “seemingly round his neck,” reads the outline, as Regnier was “screaming about being choked and never having the ability to breathe, however repeatedly escaped from the supposed strangulation.” About 3 minutes into the video, authorities famous, he went into the closet. Shortly after that, screaming started from others, “as if they’re being stabbed.” Blood spatter might then be seen on the partitions, as Regnier was allegedly heard “screaming one thing about his testicles earlier than he begins to repeatedly stab.”

“On the conclusion of the video, Matthew said the video corroborated his statements that he was in concern for his life and was appearing in self-defense,” reads the affidavit. Investigators, nevertheless, informed him they believed the video and bodily proof on the scene “did not help his assertion of self-defense.” Quickly after that, authorities stated Regnier “ended the interview by reinvoking his request for authorized counsel.”

The affidavit additionally famous there was one other latest name to the house for a home disturbance involving the identical folks a few month previous to the Halloween incident.

Per inmate data, Regnier is being held with out bond forward of a November 10 courtroom look.

Based on KRDO, Regnier labored as an artwork trainer at Monument Academy; he has since been terminated.

If you’re experiencing home violence, name the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. The hotline is on the market 24/7 in additional than 170 languages; Calls are confidential and toll-free.