We want to share a series of incidents that, while we cannot definitively prove who was responsible, raise deeply disturbing questions given Mark’s history of abuse, control, stalking, and restraining orders.

The Basketball Banquet Incident

At Nathan’s end-of-season basketball banquet, Mark arrived late, took a few selfies, and left early. When we came out after the banquet, we discovered that the passenger window of our Subaru Outback had been shattered.

Nothing had been stolen. The contents of the vehicle were untouched except for broken glass spread inside.

When the responding officer took our report for insurance purposes, he asked an unexpected question:
“Did you piss someone off?”

When we asked why he would ask that, he explained that another dark-colored Subaru Outback parked in the same lot during the same timeframe had also had the exact same window shattered — and again, no theft or disturbance inside.

At that point, we couldn’t ignore the odd circumstances:

• Mark had very recently petitioned Clark County Court to have his permanent restraining order lifted — and the judge had denied him on the grounds that he had done no work and failed to acknowledge his harmful actions.
• Following that denial, Mark erupted in court, loudly protesting that he wanted a restraining order against me and complaining that the outcome was unfair.

The AirTag Discovery

About a year after the banquet, we traded in that Subaru Outback for a larger Subaru Ascent. After owning the Ascent for nearly a year, I took the car to a detailer to have the interior cleaned.

The detailer called unexpectedly: they had found an Apple AirTag hidden in the vehicle’s wheel well. The battery was dead, but I replaced it to check whether it was associated with any of our accounts.

It was not. The AirTag was registered to a phone number completely unknown to us — not one associated with any of our family’s devices.

Given Mark’s history, this discovery felt unsettling and invasive.

A Pattern, Not Proof

We are careful to emphasize that we cannot prove Mark was responsible for the broken window or the AirTag. The evidence is circumstantial.

But in the context of:

• His prior abusive and controlling behaviors,
• His recent failed attempt to have his restraining order lifted,
• His outburst in court following that denial,
• His history of escalation when boundaries are enforced,

— these incidents raise very serious questions.

It’s worth noting that no property was stolen from either Subaru during the banquet incident, and the placement of an unauthorized tracking device on a family vehicle later on is consistent with patterns of stalking and control behavior often seen following legal setbacks.

While we cannot say conclusively what happened, these events underscore why we continue to take our family’s safety seriously and remain vigilant about patterns of harassment, boundary violations, and coercive control.