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The Story, from Huey’s Owner Matt Dyer

Justice For Huey·Wednesday, April 26, 2017

The stories all over the internet call the dog Cam, but his actual name is Huey. He was re-named Camboui by Matt Dyer’s estranged wife Marinna Rollins, because “it rhymed with Huey.” She called him Cam for short. This is not his name and this article will not be calling him by the name the woman who killed him gave him, without permission of his actual owner.

Matt Dyer and his estranged wife Marinna Rollins separated in September of 2015. At the time, they had 2 cats together. Because they were a reminder of his wife and failed marriage, he returned the cats to the woman they got them from, who accepted them back and agreed to find them a home together, as they were attached to each other. He then looked into finding his own pet, as a companion during his separation that he could start over fresh with. Enter Huey, a 2 year old male pitbull who had been abandoned by his former owner. On January 7, 2016 he adopted Huey with his friends Bridget Carter and Josh Carlson. 12 days after getting Huey, he got orders to Korea. Bridget could not take Huey, and Josh was a manager at a Hibachi restaurant and moved into an apartment rented to him by his employer, where he could not have pets.

Matt’s dad went into the hospital that same month, and his estranged wife Marinna reached out to him about it. They began talking and being friendly towards each other again. At that point, Matt had arranged for a friend in Maine to take Huey. The friend however had a dog already, and there was concern that Huey would not get along with the friend’s dog. He was very friendly and loving with people, loved children, but was skittish with other animals. Marinna quickly took to Huey, and asked if she could watch him while Matt was in Korea. Thinking it would be a good thing for Marinna as she had been having having emotional issues and diagnosed with PTSD, he agreed.

His orders to Korea were unaccompanied orders, meaning if he wanted to bring Huey, he had to also bring his estranged wife and agree to 2 years, “accompanied.” At the time they were separated and Marinna was dating another man named Hunter. So an accompanied 2 year tour was not feasible. Hunter adored Huey and Matt felt that he was in good hands while deployed. He left in March of 2016 for Korea, 2 months after adopting Huey.

Initially, Marinna sent him lots of updates on Huey and appeared to be taking very good care of him with the help of her boyfriend Hunter. During the day, a friend of Matt’s named Duane would take him out for potty breaks and walks while Marinna was at work.

In September of 2016, Marinna informed Matt that she changed Huey’s name and his microchip, and that she got a doctor’s note saying he was an ESA (Emotional Support Dog), allegedly because she otherwise could not have a dog at her apartment. Matt told her that he was not her dog, that he did not give him to her, and that he expected his dog back when he returned from Korea as she was only supposed to be watching him while he was overseas.

Marinna was discharged from the military in December of 2016 and according to Matt, fell into drinking heavily and drugs. She met Jarren Heng, her co-accomplice in the murder of Huey, when he delivered pizza to her house one drunken night in December. She broke up with her boyfriend who had been supportive of her and Huey, and began seeing Jarren. Jarren quickly moved in with Marinna. He was hostile to Huey, allegedly hated the dog and wouldn’t let him out of his cage when friends visited.

Matt returned from Korea on March 1st and took 23 days of leave to Maine, where he is originally from. In mid March, a personal tragedy with a close friend extended Matt’s leave another 6 days. On March 29, he returned to Fayetteville, North Carolina. He couch surfed while finding an apartment. He reached out to Marinna, who refused to return the dog to him, saying she was attached to him and wanted to keep him. He found a place to live and moved in. Allegedly Jarren Heng would not allow Matt to talk to Marinna or see his dog. 2 weeks ago, he met with Marinna to take her on base to modify her TriCare health care (As they were still married), and he inquired as to how Huey was doing. Marinna then said that they were sick of him, that Jarren hates him, and asked if he wants him back. Matt asked her why she didn’t say this when he moved back, as he wanted him but was now in a place that didn’t allow dogs. Matt began asking friends if they could take the dog, but was unable to find anyone who could. Sunday, April 16 he asked her if she had found a place for him, as he saw a facebook post by Marinna stating that they had spent their last day with him and had “found him a better place.” She told him she found a “center” that accepted him.

On Monday, April 24 around noon, Marinna called Matt. She was inebriated and asked if he could pick her up and take her to jail as there was a warrant out for her. She told him that she had got in a fight. Matt agrees and goes to Marinna’s apartment, where she is extremely drunk. He goes to the bathroom, and while there he hears Marinna on the phone with Jarren. He can make out that they’re talking about Huey. He returns from the bathroom and asks if something happened with Huey, and she responds yes and then proceeds to tell him in graphic detail what actually happened to Huey. We will not go into it, as it can be seen from the video widely available. According to Matt, she became hysterical and violent, falling into a table, and then grabbing a chair and throwing it at the wall. He alleges that she took a razor and tried to cut herself. She then ran out of the house and to a neighbors. Matt says that he gave chase, and caught up to her and tried to calm her down. He mouthed to a passerby who watched the incident to call 911. He then was able to get her to return to her house, where the police showed up and took her to the hospital.

She was arrested on Tuesday for the warrant for Huey’s death.

There has been much speculation that Matt Dyer was neglectful in leaving his dog with Marinna, but as anyone former military (myself included) can attest, these issues are common and happen on a moments notice when orders come through. At the time, Marinna was still active duty and had not begun her downward spiral with drugs and alcohol and was in a stable relationship. She kept Matt’s dog from him when he returned, and rather than take him to a shelter, which she alleged she had done, she plotted with Jarren to kill him. Matt and Josh Carlson both allege that Huey was in good health, contrary to the claims that he was sick and they were putting him out of his misery. The dog’s remains have not been found yet and an autopsy will show the truth in this allegation.

RIP Huey, you were a good boy and you did not deserve this.