05/19/2026
Antonio was arrested last night. I don’t have a lot of information other than there was allegedly an event at the Beaverton library involving Antonio, an individual who was possibly trying to drop off a ballot, and Antonio allegedly brandished a weapon on this person.
I started getting calls from news stations wanting interviews, which I found suspicious considering the event that took place at my business, happened over a month ago. I answered one call and I told this journalist that I was en route to my coffeeshop, having received a community tip with very brief information (enough to cause me great concern) and that my first priority was to ensure the safety of my staff and that that was where my immediate focus was at.
We shut down Mutts safely and what was even more concerning to me was that I never saw a single police car go down Angel (Antonio lives just a few blocks away from my business), there was never a BOLO, and I never received a single call from police alerting me in lieu of recent events.
It was my responsibility to get my staff to their cars and out of the neighborhood safely, alert my property owner, and Pokey Pet Pantry volunteers who stop by late to fulfill requests.
In the last month, Antonio has been posting what we believe to be encrypted messages, many of them have been specific to John Dugger, the incumbent Antonio is running against, and our business for going public about the events that took place last month during Antonio’s time at our establishment.
In his latest posts, there was what I believed to be a growing concern for Antonio’s own life and/or those around him. Mutts and John Dugger would be obvious targets but Antonio was also a possible threat to himself.
To have suspicioned that even before the event took place yesterday and know now that he has allegedly had a firearm all this time, just really sends me into a mental and emotional spiral.
At this time, there has not been a press release from either BPD or the City of Beaverton about any of these events and I think you all deserve to know what’s going on.
Please don’t let this distract you from voting today.
