Ammel faces a felony criminal-damage charge at Sinema's Cave Creek home.

A felony criminal-damage charge and a booking are accusations. They are not a conviction. Ammel, 39, whom reporting describes as a former bodyguard linked to former Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, faces that charge for allegedly causing more than $200,000 in damage at her Cave Creek home. He was released with an electronic monitor and ordered to have no contact with Sinema.

The incident is alleged for Aug. 30, 2026. Sinema reported it to deputies on Sept. 3. Probable-cause reporting says Ammel demanded she post a video to X and threatened to damage paintings every 10 minutes if she did not. After she did not post, he allegedly removed about 22 paintings, reported value about $123,015, and threw them into the backyard pool. Reporting also describes smashed expensive alcohol bottles and a mirror, glass in the house and the pool, and one painting near the entrance with black lettering or spray paint. Those details are the accusation in the probable-cause papers. They are not findings. Reporting also ties him as a former partner. That description is context for who was arrested. It is not proof of the damage counts.

The total estimated damage is over $200,000, including the paintings and the home and pool. Ammel was arrested in mid-September 2026 in connection with his release from a mental-health or behavioral-health facility, as reported. FOX 10 Phoenix reported the arrest as Sept. 17. Azfamily reported Sept. 18. He was released with an electronic monitor, ordered to have no contact with Sinema, and a next court appearance was reported for the following week, around Oct. 1 in some coverage. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.