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San Luis Obispo man arrested for assaulting romantic partner

February 8, 2026

By  KAREN VELIE

Following a standoff, officers arrested a San Luis Obispo man on Sunday morning who allegedly stabbed his romantic partner two days earlier.

On Friday, a caller reported a stabbing on the 900 block of Monterey Street. San Luis Obispo officers arrived to find a woman at her apartment who was suffering from a stab wound to an arm.

Detectives learned the woman’s romantic partner, Matthew Dylan Jones, had stabbed her. Jones, who also lived at the apartment, fled before officers arrived.

On Saturday, officers attempted to contact the victim at her residence and discovered the suspect was back inside the apartment. Jones refused to open the door. Several attempts were made to reach Jones by telephone, but he was uncooperative and stopped responding to officers.

Based on the violent nature of the original incident, the San Luis Obispo Regional SWAT team was activated.

At approximately 8:21 a.m. on Sunday morning, Jones was taken into custody without incident. Officers booked Jones into SLO County Jail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence and evading arrest. Hi bail is set at $50,000.

 


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900 block of Monterey equals the Anderson Hotel, badly managed by HASLO. Supposedly senior housing it was transitioned to mentally ill housing, HASLO selected, and probably corrupt, contractors were paid millions for renovations. I know people who tell me it’s a mess, and HASLO is a mess, but everybody is getting paid, very well paid.


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The contractor was BLACH Construction, and yes, I know they are corrupt from my experience from past projects out of this area. They are change order artists and always threaten with litigation. All that aside, I can’t speak for how the contract went at the Hotel, and this has nothing to do with the domestic violence incident.


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