Park ranger Matthew Livelsberger bragged to his ex-girlfriend about renting the Tesla Cybertruck pickup days before killing himself and blowing up the vehicle outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, claiming that he felt like Batman.
The 37-year-old Army soldier reached out to his former flame Alicia Arritt at 9 a.m. while in Denver on Dec. 29, days after leaving his Colorado Springs home because his wife l ‘had confronted for his alleged cheating.
“I rented a Tesla Cybertruck. This is crap,” Livelsberger said, according to text messages obtained by the Denver Gazette.
Arritt didn’t expect to hear from Livelsberger — who had since married and had a child — since the couple stopped speaking after their breakup in 2021.
The single mother says it was nice to hear from her former boyfriend as he sent several more messages along with photos and videos of the truck.
“I feel like Batman or Halo,” Livelsberger texted seven minutes after the initial message, referencing the superhero character and video game franchise.
The futuristic truck caught Arritt’s attention, leading him to wonder how fast it was going.
“Ungodly,” Livelsberger responded, according to the outlet.
Livelsberger changed the discussion to telling Arritt what he had done, but never gave any indication of the explosive plan.
“I’m building drones in my new position,” he said. “You would love that.”
Arritt described Livelsberger as “the kindest man” she had ever known and said he once bought her ailing mother a new house.
The Army soldier’s 37-year-old wife broke up with him on Dec. 26 after discovering he was cheating on her, sources told The Post on Thursday.
Livelsberger left the couple’s Colorado Springs home following an argument after Christmas in which his wife allegedly told him she knew he had cheated, the sources said.
After leaving home, Livelsberger used the Turo app to rent the Cybertruck before heading to Las Vegas.
He parked the explosive-filled vehicle in the valet area of the Trump Hotel where he shot himself in the head.
Livelsberger was the only person killed in the incident and his body was burned beyond recognition. Authorities identified him by his passport and military ID found inside the truck.
Seven people were lightly injured by the explosion.
Investigators found fireworks-style mortars, camping fuel and canisters inside the truck.
The FBI was investigating whether the bombing was politically charged because it occurred outside a hotel owned by President-elect Donald Trump and inside a vehicle made by the company. close ally of Trump, Elon Musk.
Arritt questioned why Livelsberger would do it, because she knew him as a conservative, the Denver Gazette reported.
Officials are also investigating whether the active Special Forces soldier, known to be a “Rambo-type patriot” and a staunch Trump supporter, deliberately chose a Cybertruck to limit civilian casualties, a source told the Post.
