Man accused of damaging $5,000 menorah at Coral Springs synagogue, resisting officers

A man was arrested after police said he damaged a menorah outside a synagogue in Coral Springs, causing an estimated $5,000 in damage. According to an arrest report, Coral Springs Police units responded to reports of a man damaging a menorah at Chabad of Coral Springs, located at 3925 N. University Drive, late Saturday morning. A witness told investigators that a man wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses and a black shirt was pushing a shopping cart containing a dog when he damaged the religious monument. Officers established a perimeter and searched the surrounding area before spotting a man matching the suspect s description walking eastbound along Wiles Road with a shopping cart containing a pit bull. Police identified the man as 44-year-old Matthew John Ryan and said he refused to comply with officers commands to get on the ground. The arrest report states Ryan argued with officers, telling them, I didn t do anything and I m in a production movie. Investigators