29yearold Matthew Ryan Desha is a marine who served overseas in iraq. Neighbors here say matt was a quiet nice guy. Kathleen considered matt a close friend. He suffered from ptsd from his time spent fighting overseas. Thats what must explain the unexplainable. He was always a sweet never expect him to do Something Like that. Say if somebody was attacking you. I think when the car flipped, hes been in the car war mode. Reporter we spent time looking over his criminal record. At 5 00. Cleveland 19. Thanks, denise. Were also getting answers about the rifle he used. Were only getting a partial picture at this point. The investigators have yet to tell us exactly what kind of rifle. What they have told us is this was a 5. 56 millimeter rifle. What does that tell us . Only tells us the size of the car tragedy. Here it is a round. This would have been the kind of round. By looking at this, our next question is this specific to an Assault Rifle or hunting rifle . Thats just it, were not sure at
Earned several medals including marine corps Good Conduct Medal and combat action ribbons. Whether ptsd is a factor or not is a question that remains unanswered for both the police and her family and friends. We are wounded , but we trust god to see us through, we believe as christians he will not put more on us that we can bear. St this has been an emotional struggle for debbie pearls family, her husband just left the Police Department here, he was holding a pair of sunglasse and garage door opener, he said that this is all that he has left. What pushed Matthew Desha over the edge . And where there look into his background including a past road rage incident. Matt wright what did you find out today square Matthew Desha she says that he has weapons color says she took this picture of him with a handgunay and 2011 common resulting in a charge of using weapon while intoxicated. Hes got a picture and never said that he is pointing a gun at her and it was not true two months earlier, a war
Beloved family members in hopes for some closure. After two years emotional testimony at the sentencing for jesse and Maleisa Hughes. Owners of the green acre boarding facility. I apologize that i upset people. Reporter the hughes gave public apologies while the victims who lost their beloved pets shared their stories in court. I lost probably my best friend since that day. The pain away at night. Nobody has portrayed me quickly. Reporter in june of 2014, 23 dogs died of heat exhaustion under the hughes care. They face four felony count of fraud and cruelty to animals. It didnt seem like they were concerned too much. The court believed it was not intentional. Reporter but the challenge for the judge was to hand down a sentence equal to the loss each victims suffered. Days for Maleisa Hughes to begin january 15. We are trying to eliminate the animal cruelty across the country. This was a big ruling in our favor. Its been a lot of work. Two years waiting for this case. And finally it is
On this busy friday night, we are now back open after 202 was shut down for an hour. Dps troopers were called out to the loop 202 and mcdowell road after reports of a man with a gun near the freeway. Troopers checked it out. They did not locate anyon now this happened about an hour ago, but it lead to this. That closing of the freeway causes massive backup. You can see all those cars just now reopened, opened about 30 minutes ago. 60 days in jail. Six years probation. Thats the sentence handed down to the dog kennel owners after the death of 23 dogs in their care. It was an em day. Jessica parsons is live with more. Reporter yes, kris, there are no winners here, a heartbreaking case from the beginning to the end. Today in court the victim described the pain of lo for some closure. After two years emotional testimony at the sentencing for jesse and Maleisa Hughes. Owners of the green acre boarding facility. I apologize that i upset people. Reporter the hughes gave public apologies while
And katie couric sits down with joe biden and asking about the state of the race. Surely there have been moments in recent weeks, months, even, where you thought, hmmm, maybe maybe. Controversial release. The man who tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan becoming a free man today. Should John Hinckley jr really be set free . Put down the feds urging people who have the galaxy note 7 to put down your phone. And on the edge. A heart stopping moment in austin, texas when the driver of this car drives off the edge of the parking garage. The miracle survival story today. Announcer from nbc news, this is today live from rockefeller center. Good morning. Welcome to today. Im Sheinelle Jones alongside craig melvin and Stephanie Ruhle and dylan dreyer. That video is extraordinary. I wasnt sure it was a movie or real life. We will hav m story coming up. Also, we are following breaking news overseas to what many are hoping is the turning point in syria. News overnight that u. S. And russia reached a