Decatur man arrested after allegedly shooting mother in buttocks
According to the affidavit, deputies responded to a shooting call on June 10 at 424 Aday Road N.W. The caller told deputies that her son, 38-year-old Matthew Ryan Martinez, had shot her.
Martinez's mother had not seen him in three months and he "randomly" showed up at her residence.
"(The caller) advised that when Matthew came in her residence, she gave him a hug and Matthew did not show much affection and just patted her on the back," the affidavit said.
The affidavit said Martinez's mother then went to sit on her couch and told him he could sit as well, but instead, he just stood by the front door and was not acting normally. He became hostile when his mother asked about his eBay business and began mumbling incoherently.
After looking back at her TV, she heard Martinez say something like "Bye, Mom," and she heard gunshots shortly after.
"(The caller) advised that she felt a burning pain in her buttocks and realized that Matthew had shot her," the affidavit said. "She said that as she was getting up, she heard Matthew leaving her property in his truck at a high rate of speed."
Morgan County 911 then issued a BOLO (be on the lookout) for Martinez and his vehicle, a white Nissan Titan four-door truck.
The affidavit said Decatur police officers were able to stop Martinez in his truck a short time later. As they were searching the truck, officers located two handguns on the passenger side of the vehicle.
"CSI recovered three spent 9mm casings at the scene," the affidavit said.
Martinez was booked into Morgan County Jail at approximately 9:36 p.m. and released Monday after posting a $75,000 bond, according to court documents.
— wesley.tomlinson@decaturdaily.com or 256-340-2442.
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