{"id":285794,"date":"2023-08-18T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=285794"},"modified":"2023-08-18T12:07:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T17:07:05","slug":"caesars-palace-standoff-suspect-pleads-guilty-apology-made-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-palace-standoff-suspect-pleads-guilty-apology-made-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Caesars Palace Standoff Suspect Pleads Guilty, Apologizes in Court"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man accused of holding a woman hostage as he tossed furnishings out of the window of a Caesars Palace Las Vegas<\/a> hotel room pled guilty on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\"Matthew<\/a>
Matthew Mannix in a recent court appearance, pictured above. He faces several years in prison for holding a woman hostage in a Caesars Palace hotel room. (Image: KSNV<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Matthew Mannix<\/a>, 36, entered the pleas to two charges: malicious destruction of property and performance of an act or neglect of duty in willful or wanton disregard of safety or persons or property.<\/p>\n

His Las Vegas-based lawyer, David Roger, said Mannix has an issue with drugs, Las Vegas TV station KVVU<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mannix is very sorry for his conduct which led to his arrest,\u201d<\/strong> Roger said during the court appearance. \u201cHe will continue to work to address his drug addiction.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mannix allegedly smoked methamphetamine<\/a> (meth) while in the Caesars Palace room.<\/p>\n

He and the woman \u201cboth were clearly under the influence of narcotics and experiencing drug-induced paranoia (around the time of the incident),\u201d Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officers wrote in an arrest report, Las Vegas TV station KSNV <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n

Plea Deal<\/h2>\n

The incident took place on July 11 when guests reported hearing shots being fired toward the hotel\u2019s pool.<\/p>\n

Police arrived and touched off a standoff with Mannix lasting for more than five hours. At one point, he threatened that he had \u201ca magazine full of rounds and that he would pull the trigger,\u201d KVVU<\/em> reported. The woman being held by Mannix said he also had a knife.<\/p>\n

During the standoff, Mannix threatened to shoot officers and cut the tongue out of the woman\u2019s mouth, police said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two of the initial charges against Mannix were dropped under the plea deal. The dropped counts included first-degree kidnapping<\/a> and coercion with a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n

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Mannix remains at the Clark County Detention Center as of Friday. When he’s sentenced on September 28, he faces more than five years in prison and fines of up to $12K. He also must pay the hotel\u2019s parent company, Caesars Entertainment, $55,292.01 for damage to the window, furniture, room, and other locations on the property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mannix will also be ordered not to return to the casinos along the Las Vegas Strip. The weapons he had with him during the incident will be kept by police.<\/p>\n

Feared for Life<\/h2>\n

The woman revealed to police she did not flee from the Caesars Palace hotel room because she feared for her life.<\/p>\n

She also said Mannix had led her to believe he was an actor employed by MTV.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mannix also has charges pending in Colorado<\/a>, where he formerly lived.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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