Hilary Sweeney remembers Jesten Mata — her ex-fiance and father of their now 17-year-old son, Ryan — as a kind, loving and generous man who struggled. They met as teens who attended the same school in Arizona, but grew apart as Mata’s run-ins with the law landed him behind bars for burglary and theft charges. While in prison, Sweeney said, Mata made friends with people that she believes led ...