Matthew Taylor Coleman QAnon news – Santa Barbara Lovewater surf school owner kills kids over wife Abby's 'serpant DNA'
A father and surf school owner "obsessed with QAnon" has been accused of killing his two children with a spear gun believing that they were "serpent monsters".
Matthew Coleman, 40, the founder and owner of the Lovewater surfing school in Santa Barbara, California, is said to have admitted to cops that he killed his kids in Mexico on Monday.
Coleman told agents that he took his 2-year-old son and 10-month-old daughter to Rosarito, where he shot them with a "spear-fishing gun" in the chests, according to an affidavit filed by the FBI.
He reportedly told authorities that "he believed his children were going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them," the court document said.
The papers also revealed that, after being detained at a border checkpoint, Coleman told an FBI agent that "he was enlightened by QAnon and Illuminati conspiracy theories and was receiving visions and signs revealing that his wife, A.C., possessed serpent DNA and passed it on to his children."
Read our Matthew Coleman live blog below for the latest news and updates…
- Katie Balevic
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS COLEMAN 'WAS WELL AWARE OF HIS ACTIONS'
At a press conference on Tuesday, Baja, California's Attorney General Hiram Sanchez said that Coleman was well aware of the consequences of his actions.
"We are talking about someone who was educated and had degrees," he said.
"It was clear to him of the consequences he could face for the actions he was taking."
- Katie Balevic
'ENLIGHTENED' BY QANON
Coleman was detained at the border checkpoint, where during an interview with an FBI agent he explained that he was "enlightened by QAnon and Illuminati conspiracy theories and was receiving visions and signs revealing that his wife, A.C., possessed serpent DNA and had passed it on to his children," according to the affidavit.
He is facing a federal charge of the foreign murder of U.S. nationals, the U.S. attorney's office said in a statement.
- Katie Balevic
FARMWORKER FOUND KIDS' BODIES IN BAJA CALIFORNIA, SAY AUTHORITIES
A farmworker found the children's bodies on Monday at a ranch near Rosarito in Baja California, authorities there have said.
An iPhone-locating application was placed Coleman's phone in Rosarito on Sunday, and on Monday, it was traced to an area of Mexico near the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, according to the affidavit.
- Katie Balevic
COLEMAN RETURNED TO HOTEL ALONE AFTER CHECKING IN WITH KIDS
Coleman and the children apparently checked into a Rosarito hotel on Saturday and were seen in video footage leaving before dawn on Monday.
Coleman later returned to the hotel himself and was detained later that day near an entry point into the US in San Diego.
- Katie Balevic
COLEMAN CLAIMED KIDS WERE 'MONSTERS'
Coleman, of Santa Barbara, told authorities that "he believed his children were going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them," the court document said.
According to an affidavit, he believed "his wife, A.C., possessed serpent DNA and passed it on to his children."
- Katie Balevic
COLEMAN CLAIMED TO BE 'ENLIGHTENED BY QANON'
After being detained at a border checkpoint, Coleman told an FBI agent that "he was enlightened by QAnon and Illuminati conspiracy theories and was receiving visions and signs revealing that his wife, A.C., possessed serpent DNA and passed it on to his children," the affidavit said.
- Katie Balevic
DAD ADMITED TO HORRIFYING MURDERS
A "Qanon-obsessed" dad is accused of killing his two kids with a spear gun believing that they were "serpent monsters," cops said.
Matthew Coleman, 40, who owns a surfing school in California, reportedly admitted to the FBI that he killed the two children in Mexico on Monday.
He told FBI agents that he took his 2-year-old son and 10-month-old daughter to Rosarito, Mexico, and shot them with a "spear-fishing gun" in the chests, according to an affidavit filed by the FBI.
- Jocelyn Cook
HOW DID MATTHEW COLEMAN ALLEGEDLY KILL HIS CHILDREN?
Matthew Coleman allegedly admitted to cops that he killed his kids in Mexico on Monday.
Coleman told agents that he took his 2-year-old son and 10-month-old daughter to Rosarito, where he shot them with a "spear-fishing gun" in the chests, according to an affidavit filed by the FBI.
Court documents revealed that Coleman "believed his children were going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them."
- Jocelyn Cook
WHO IS MATTHEW COLEMAN?
Coleman, 40, is a married dad-of-two from Santa Barbara, California, who owns a surfing school.
He is reportedly a follower of QAnon and Illuminati conspiracy theories.
Coleman runs the Lovewater Surf Co.
- Jocelyn Cook
HOW DID QANON START?
The theory originated in December 2016, when Edgar M.Welch entered a Washington DC pizza joint and demanded to see a basement that did not exist.
According to NBC, he believed the restaurant was part of a child sex ring, a conspiracy known as Pizzagate.
US news site reported that eight months later, a person going by "Q" posted for the first time on the anonymous politics message board 4chan, known to be a hotbed of conspiracy talk.
- Jocelyn Cook
WHAT IS QANON? CONTINUED…
Supporters of the entirely unfounded theory believe that this ring is filled with celebrities and political elites, who have been covertly running the United States government for decades.
The theory gained more press coverage after a supporter held a vast letter Q at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania in August 2018.
In June 2018, an armed QAnon follower blocked traffic at the Hoover Dam, demanding the president release a report allegedly tying past presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton to the alleged sex ring.
The protester, Matthew Wright, pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in February 2020.
The movement seemed to lose steam with Trump's election loss, with QAnon supporters demanding "what happened to the coup?"
- Jocelyn Cook
WHAT IS QANON?
QAnon is a conspiracy theory that has gained popularity among large swathes of Trump supporters.
Its supporters claim that the former president communicated about "covert battles" between himself and the Deep State.
However, suspected QAnon leader Ron Watkins told his followers to "go back to their lives" in wake of Trump's election loss to Joe Biden.
According to NBC, the theory centres around an anonymous source, Q, who is trying to tell the world a secret – or multiple secrets.
These centre around unfounded allegations that Donald Trump and special counsel Robert Mueller are waging a secret battle against an alleged paedophile ring.
- Jocelyn Cook
‘ENLIGHTENED’ BY QANON
Coleman was detained at the border checkpoint, and, during an interview with an FBI agent, he explained that he was “enlightened by QAnon and Illuminati conspiracy theories."
He added that he was "receiving visions and signs revealing that his wife, A.C., possessed serpent DNA and had passed it on to his children,” according to an affidavit.
- Jocelyn Cook
COLEMAN HELD WITHOUT BOND
Matthew Taylor Coleman is being held without bond according to a judge's order.
A judge also scheduled his arraignment for August 31, according to NBC.
- Jocelyn Cook
COLEMAN CONFESSED TO LOCATION OF MURDER WEAPON
After confessing to the killings of his children during an interview, Coleman gave authorities the location of the murder weapon and bloody clothing, NBC News reported.
He also identified the two bodies recovered by Mexican authorities as belonging to his kids.
- Jocelyn Cook
‘SAVE THE WORLD’
According to an affidavit, Coleman admitted that he knew killing his kids was wrong.
He believed it was "the only course of action that would save the world."
- Jocelyn Cook
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS COLEMAN ‘WAS WELL AWARE OF HIS ACTIONS’
At a press conference on Tuesday, Baja, California’s Attorney General Hiram Sanchez said that Coleman was well aware of the consequences of his actions.
“We are talking about someone who was educated and had degrees,” he said.
“It was clear to him of the consequences he could face for the actions he was taking.”
- Jocelyn Cook
EXPLAINED: WHO IS MATTHEW COLEMAN
Coleman, 40, is a married dad-of-two from Santa Barbara, California.
He is reportedly a follower of QAnon and Illuminati conspiracy theories.
Coleman runs the Lovewater Surf Co., a surfing school based in Santa Barbara.
He is also an alumnus of Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, according to the company’s website.
- Jocelyn Cook
BORDER PATROL AGENTS FOUND BLOOD IN COLEMAN'S VEHICLE
Police told the FBI about the investigation into Coleman's disappearance when they began to suspect it was a case of parental kidnapping, NBC News reported.
Coleman was detained Monday after an inspection of his van by border protection agents when he re-entered the United States.
The agents did not see his children and found blood in the vehicle, according to authorities.
- Jocelyn Cook
OFFICERS ASKED COLEMAN'S WIFE TO USE IPHONE FEATURE TO FIND FAMILY
After Coleman and the children went missing, a missing person's report was filed on Sunday, according to NBC News.
Officers asked Coleman's wife to use Apple's Find My iPhone feature to see whether or not she could find him.
It revealed that Coleman's last known location was in Rosarito, Mexico.
- Jocelyn Cook
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE DAY OF THE ALLEGED INCIDENT?
Coleman confessed to the FBI during an interview that he took his 2-year-old son and 10-month-old daughter to Rosarito, Mexico.
There, he fired a spearfishing gun into their chests, according to an affidavit filed by an FBI agent with the criminal complaint.
- Jocelyn Cook
WHAT IS MATTHEW COLEMAN CHARGED WITH?
Matthew Taylor Coleman is facing a federal charge of the foreign murder of U.S. nationals, the U.S. attorney's office said in a statement.
Coleman said that he believed his children were going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them.
- Jocelyn Cook
COLEMAN'S WIFE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS GOING
Coleman's wife told police her husband had left in the family's van and she wasn't sure where they were going.
She got worried after he failed to respond to her messages.
She knew her husband didn't have a car seat with him and called the police, NBC News reported.
- Jocelyn Cook
COLEMAN ADMITTED TO USING SPEARFISHING GUN TO KILL KIDS
Coleman admitted to killing his children and told the FBI that he used a spearfishing gun to do it, according to NBC News.
He believed the kids "were going to grow into monsters" due to conspiracy theories that made him think his wife had passed down her "serpent DNA" to the children.
- Jocelyn Cook
WHAT WAS COLEMAN'S SURF SHOP?
Matthew Coleman and his wife, Abby Coleman, own the Lovewater Surf School in Santa Barbara.
The popular surfing school’s website features photos of the Coleman family.
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