An ex-girlfriend of the Las Vegas explosion suspect reportedly shared text messages with the FBI that she received from Matthew Livelsberger just days ago playfully bragging about his rented Tesla Cybertruck. 

Alicia Arritt and Livelsberger dated from 2018 to 2021, but she told The Denver Gazette it was odd he reached out three days before the New Year’s Day explosion outside President-elect Trump’s Las Vegas hotel. 

She told the newspaper they met in 2018 after Livelsberger divorced his first wife, Sara. But Arrit said she and Livelsberger stopped talking after a painful breakup in 2021, and they had both moved on. 

“I just want everyone to know that Matt was the kindest man I ever knew,” Arritt told the Gazette, explaining that Livelsberger bought her a house when her mother became ill. “He got me through a difficult time.” 

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The FBI showed up at Arritt’s door in Colorado Springs the evening of New Year’s Day after tracking messages from Livelsberger’s account, but she was at work, according to the Gazette. 

FBI agents returned Thursday morning and met with her at 9 a.m., she said. 

She showed the agents how Livelsberger messaged her Dec. 29 photos and music videos of the gold Cybertruck he rented.

“I rented a Tesla Cybertruck. It’s the s—,” he wrote her at 9 a.m. Sunday, according to the Gazette.

“It matches my Kobe 2 shoes I had when I was little,” Livelsberger added. “Google them.

“I feel like Batman or halo.” 

Arritt said she was unaware of Livelsberger’s plans to allegedly shoot himself to death inside the Cybertruck loaded with explosives moments before it detonated outside Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas New Year’s morning. 

Arritt described Livelsberger as an honorable man who loved his country and that she knew him to be politically conservative. Livelsberger’s family has reportedly described him as a supporter of Trump. 

She also said Livelsberger had two surgeries on his back after serving as a paratrooper. She said she noticed a change in him in 2019 after he returned from a tour in the Middle East with a traumatic brain injury. She said Livelsberger became isolated, explaining to the newspaper she thinks his depressive symptoms went untreated because “it’s not acceptable to seek treatment when someone is in Special Forces.”

A Cybertruck covered with a tarp is parked in the valet area at the Trump International Hotel Jan. 1, 2025, in Las Vegas.  (David Becker for The Washington Post)

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They broke up partly because “he wanted to focus on his career,” she said. 

The Gazette said Arritt broke down in tears upon hearing investigators identified Livelsberger by a World War I plane tattoo on his right arm. 

“I don’t know if I could have stopped him,” she reportedly told the paper.

Arritt previously served as an Army nurse at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, according to the Gazette. 

Livelsberger was a Green Beret who served 19 years in the military, mostly at Fort Carson and on assignment in Germany. 

Arritt shared a photo of her with a wildflower in her hair as Livelsberger smiled behind her.

A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department vehicle blocks the road near the Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas after a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the entrance Jan. 1, 2025, in Las Vegas.  (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

She said it was taken when the two were at “spy school” in Washington state, according to the Gazette. 

After their three-year relationship, Livelsberger remarried. His second wife, Jennifer Davis, reportedly broke up with Livelsberger six days before the attack. 

She reportedly accused him of cheating on her around the time she gave birth to their infant daughter. He left their home in Colorado Springs the day after Christmas after a fight. 

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco’s outgoing mayor is touting a drop in crime on her last full day in office. As the city prepares to transition from one mayor to another, crime is front and center.

The latest data shows crime is on the decline in San Francisco. The mayor and chief of police said property crime is down 31% from 2023, and violent crime is down 14%.

On her final full day in office, Mayor London Breed said it’s the result of hard work on several fronts. The mayor said a strong district attorney, new state and local laws and the adoption of new technology, have all contributed to the lowest crime rate since 2001. 

“We have what we need to be a successful city and I feel strongly and proud that I laid the groundwork for what happened in 2024,” said Mayor Breed. “It’s only going to get better.”

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a privacy watchdog in the digital and technological space, warned that “There is no magic “tipping point” the SFPD can hit in which more and more surveillance will suddenly be the primary reason for safer streets—the opposite is true. The more surveillance there is, the more vulnerable communities will feel the negative impacts of heavy-handed policing.”

San Francisco’s Police Chief Bill Scott said a focused approach to catching and convicting repeat offenders and adopting new technology played roles in reducing the crime rate. “Once we got that equipment in our arsenal of tools, drones and helicopters, they became even more effective,” said Chief Scott. “We’re seeing more arrests, we’re seeing more arrests on people that are prolific.”

The latest data comes as the city prepares for a new mayor to lead the city. Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie met with officers in Chinatown to listen to their concerns. He acknowledged the decrease in crime, but said there is still work to be done. “It’s incredibly hopeful,” said Lurie. “We have to continue to do our work. I’ve commended them on those crime stats going down, want to continue to see improvements there.”

Specifically, the mayor-elect said he wanted to see increased focus on the fentanyl epidemic and maintain the focus on public safety and said he will share more details on his plans on Wednesday.