Colt & Larissa & Debbie: Me, You, and Bith Phtew

[lucy711]

15 hours ago, doyouevengohere said:

On Debbie's IG she has an old picture of herself, her husband , and a slot machine in a casino.  Maybe gambling was their thing and her husband bought her her lucky slot machine or something.  For me, this is the least problematic thing on the show.

 

Guys, I had beef stew tonight; my husband wanted it for dinner!  But, it was homemade.

Yes, I don't know why people keep mentioning the slot machine.  It kinda makes sense being that she lives in Vegas.  It reminds me of when people who have a beach house decorate with shells and sailboats.  Embrace what makes your area unique!

[Honey]

I could not live with Larissa for 5 minites without saying "Larissa, stop adding an EE sound to the end of every fucking word"  That drives me batshit insane, every time she does it!   I would hurt her.

[deedee2]

Honestly, I find this couple unwatchable. I can't relate to either of them, and they're both so unlikable. They're not even in the ballpark of being remotely suited for each other. Larissa needs an aging, bored, married sugar-daddy who will keep her in leather couches, fancy cars, and air conditioning. Colt needs a woman who will agree to be his wife-appliance and have zero expectations. This has to be one of THE worst matches ever on this show, and that's saying something.

[iwasish]

2 hours ago, Honey said:

I could not live with Larissa for 5 minites without saying "Larissa, stop adding an EE sound to the end of every fucking word"  That drives me batshit insane, every time she does it!   I would hurt her.

She’s not even consistent in when she does it. Sometimes it’s ColtE,  sometimes Colt. Sometimes “more big” sometimes “more bigE”

Very annoying!!!

[Honey]

What the hell is a Bith Phtew??

[deedee2]

1 hour ago, Honey said:

What the hell is a Bith Phtew??

I'm guessing it's 'beef stew'.

[Rdh1314]

2 hours ago, Honey said:

What the hell is a Bith Phtew??

Glad I'm not the only person who didn't get that at first!!!!! It's beef stew. 

[silversage]

Larissa's speech is to Brazil the same way valley girl talk is to America.

[Mothra]

20 hours ago, Raja said:

But an arrest puts her adjustment of status at risk 

Furthermore, a law enforcement official in NV has stated that it's not the case that someone has to be arrested.

[toodles]

17 hours ago, Honey said:

I could not live with Larissa for 5 minites without saying "Larissa, stop adding an EE sound to the end of every fucking word"  That drives me batshit insane, every time she does it!   I would hurt her.

Thankeee youee.  Thiseee driveseee meeee crazyeee.

[HaaCHOO]

6 hours ago, silversage said:

Larissa's speech is to Brazil the same way valley girl talk is to America.

Did you meanee Brazilleeeee?

On 11/18/2018 at 1:37 AM, doyouevengohere said:

Guys, I had beef stew tonight; my husband wanted it for dinner!  But, it was homemade.

Does this mean Debbie's was not??

[LGGirl]

4 hours ago, Mothra said:

Furthermore, a law enforcement official in NV has stated that it's not the case that someone has to be arrested.

After watching last nights episode, I’m convinced that Colt is very capable of talking the police in to taking Larissa into custody.  The fight can totally be his fault and I can see him knowing which buttons to push to get her really riled.  Since Larissa doesn’t have a good command of the English language, Coltee can easily twist things around.

He’s a sadistic ass who gets off on misery.  Pretty sure sending her to jail is his way of keeping her in line.

Like I’ve said before, she needs a good immigration attorney.   

[iwasish]

50 minutes ago, LGGirl said:

After watching last nights episode, I’m convinced that Colt is very capable of talking the police in to taking Larissa into custody.  The fight can totally be his fault and I can see him knowing which buttons to push to get her really riled.  Since Larissa doesn’t have a good command of the English language, Coltee can easily twist things around.

He’s a sadistic ass who gets off on misery.  Pretty sure sending her to jail is his way of keeping her in line.

Like I’ve said before, she needs a good immigration attorney.   

She needs a  1 way ticketE backE to Brazil.

[CSS.MD]

I hope that big glass of white liquid Larissa had at the space needle place was vodka.

[Honey]

On 11/19/2018 at 1:25 PM, Mothra said:

Furthermore, a law enforcement official in NV has stated that it's not the case that someone has to be arrested.

Years ago it was the person who was hurt/hit who pressed charges in a DV situation.  That law was changed so that the state now presses charges.  It takes the pressure off the abused partner in that they have no say in it whatsoever.  If they were hit, the offending person is arrested.  Period.

[Neurochick]

Is it true Larissa has two children that she not taking care of?  Doesn’t she want to have kids with ColtEE?

[CSS.MD]

14 hours ago, Honey said:

Years ago it was the person who was hurt/hit who pressed charges in a DV situation.  That law was changed so that the state now presses charges.  It takes the pressure off the abused partner in that they have no say in it whatsoever.  If they were hit, the offending person is arrested.  Period.

That’s awesome. Because then there’s less fear of retaliation “for pressing charges” if “the state” did it on the victim’s behalf... (And if the neighbours called 911, even better.) Love it!

[iwasish]

44 minutes ago, CSS.MD said:

That’s awesome. Because then there’s less fear of retaliation “for pressing charges” if “the state” did it on the victim’s behalf... (And if the neighbours called 911, even better.) Love it!

It also stops the 911 calls for assistance and when the cops arrive the caller would suddenly decide they didn’t want the person arrested, wouldn’t press charges or started fighting with the cops when they tried to arrest the perpetrator. Then there were the people who let charges get filed and money and time be wasted on prosecuting someone and then refuse to testify or change their story. 

[doyouevengohere]

6 hours ago, Neurochick said:

Is it true Larissa has two children that she not taking care of?  Doesn’t she want to have kids with ColtEE?

Larissa addressed her children today on her IG.  I think I read somewhere this week that she doesn't want kids with Colt, but if things work out with him she wants to bring her daughter over and have a relationship with her son when he is older and can understand why she gave him up for adoption (she wasn't able to care for him; and her ex would not help out.)  sounds messy; but I honestly don't think she owes viewers explanations or anything about her kids.  Her ex (who didn't seek custody nor has it in the case of her son) brought it up with a friend to smear her online.  I dunno; I feel like make fun of her looks and her attitude; there's plenty to snark on without having to judge her as a mother.

[ezzy4]

This is no long distance love affair.  I mean NO ONE believes that, right?  

It's just a negotiated arrangement. but they are not yet on the same page.  Larissa was very, very clear in her negoiation; Colt should make 100% of the money and she should control 70% of it.  Colt doesn't agree or seem to have any counter offer.   Why? He doesn't actually think he somehow won over a foreigner with his personality, does he??? Lol.

They are going to continue to butt heads and have chaos until they firm up this agreement or acknowledge that an agreement won't happen and they should go their own ways.

Honestly, I think Colt giving up 70% of his income seems like a fair deal.

[Neurochick]

16 hours ago, doyouevengohere said:

Larissa addressed her children today on her IG.  I think I read somewhere this week that she doesn't want kids with Colt, but if things work out with him she wants to bring her daughter over and have a relationship with her son when he is older and can understand why she gave him up for adoption (she wasn't able to care for him; and her ex would not help out.)  sounds messy; but I honestly don't think she owes viewers explanations or anything about her kids.  Her ex (who didn't seek custody nor has it in the case of her son) brought it up with a friend to smear her online.  I dunno; I feel like make fun of her looks and her attitude; there's plenty to snark on without having to judge her as a mother.

I think if she were a man who wasn’t taking care of their children, people would have something to say.  If you go on a reality show, all your stuff could come out.

[doyouevengohere]

Her ex is a man that isn't taking care of his child, but tried to smear her with the same info.  At least she did recognize she could not care for her son and turned over rights to someone who could and who loves the child.  People's stuff do come out, but a mother that can't take care of her kids and makes other arangments with family is very different from a mother that abandons them in a gutter and doesn't care or keeps them to suffer for her mistakes or who is just a flat out lousy parent on camera (Nicole).   It's not like she was strung out on drugs and her children had to be taken from her. People are reacting on social media like she zipped them up in suitcases, threw them in the river, and then hightailed it to America to live the life of a loose floosey gold digger.  I guess she tried to make it and couldn't and didn't want any kids to be hungry.   I see her in a Hazel sort of way.  The show isn't about them getting their kids back or what kind of fit parent they are.  It's about them selling themselves into marriage with a weird American so that they can have the money to try to help their situation I guess.  She did say a few weeks ago that it would be somewhat addressed on the show, so we'll see.  Sometimes giving a child up IS the best option for the child.

Edited November 24, 2018 by doyouevengohere

[iwasish]

15 hours ago, ezzy4 said:

This is no long distance love affair.  I mean NO ONE believes that, right?  

It's just a negotiated arrangement. but they are not yet on the same page.  Larissa was very, very clear in her negoiation; Colt should make 100% of the money and she should control 70% of it.  Colt doesn't agree or seem to have any counter offer.   Why? He doesn't actually think he somehow won over a foreigner with his personality, does he??? Lol.

They are going to continue to butt heads and have chaos until they firm up this agreement or acknowledge that an agreement won't happen and they should go their own ways.

Honestly, I think Colt giving up 70% of his income seems like a fair deal.

The problem is she doesn’t grasp that the 100% isn’t all that much. I don’t know if she any idea of what ColtE earns but she might not realize just how expensive it is to live in the US and have all the niceE thingsE that she thinks she should have, bigE, fancy car WITH A/C, bigE house, with bigE pool and now she’s talking about a bigE wedding with lots of people. And what does she intend to do when she gets her green card? Somehow I don’t think she’s going to get access to that checking account unless she’s contributing to it..

[Kiss my mutt]

The fact that she doesn’t have custody of any of the 2-3 kids make me raise an eyebrow or two. 

Some people prefer that others not comment on looks as well so what does that leave us with. 

It’s all free game to me except for trashing a kid’s appearance. But those are just my personal standards. 

[Lily247]

2 hours ago, Kiss my mutt said:

The fact that she doesn’t have custody of any of the 2-3 kids make me raise an eyebrow or two. 

I am guessing some mental health issues. The situation is incredibly sad, especially that she adopted out her son and will probably never get to spend much time with him until he is in his teens. 

[CSS.MD]

I’M DYIIIIINNNNNGGGGG!!!! 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷🏻‍♀️😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💛😂

i don’t usually watch the aftershow interview stuff but for some reason when YouTube recommended this I clicked on eit: 

i don’t believe Debbie!!!! There is no way Coltman Bates had 4 serious exes who wanted a relationship more than he did!!!! I can’t stop laughing. Help.

[Booger666]

Does anyone in the legal field know what the DV arrest(s) mean for her greencard app?  Is it placed on hold until there is a conviction or dismissal?

[doyouevengohere]

She probably does have custody of her daughter.  It does not sound like she signed over rights or lost custody.  It's probably a temporary arrangement with her father until she can bring her to the states.  All I'm saying is that Larissa doesn't really owe viewers an explanation.  If the adoptive parents haven't signed a release and don't want her talking about it on the show or in social media, then she probably can't really elaborate anyway.   In regards to the children, she has not committed any criminal offences towards them nor put them in danger that we know of.  Even barring snarking on her looks, she does and says tons of stupid  stuff on the show to snark on her.   I don't like Larissa and honestly , she and Colt deserve one another, but all I'm saying is an ex of hers brought it up on social media to try and make her look bad when he himself doesn't even seem to be in the child's life either.  And if she were really destitute with no way or help to care for a child or had such overbearing mental issues that she couldn't care for a child, then she did the right thing.  It just automatically doesn't make her a "bad" mother.  If more comes out or she is shown to be interacting grossly with one of her children on the show then we can call a spade a spade.  I'll call Ledia an uncaring mom all day long though.  And Nicole a bad mom all day long too.

Edited November 25, 2018 by doyouevengohere

[lucy711]

20 hours ago, Kiss my mutt said:

The fact that she doesn’t have custody of any of the 2-3 kids make me raise an eyebrow or two. 

Some people prefer that others not comment on looks as well so what does that leave us with. 

It’s all free game to me except for trashing a kid’s appearance. But those are just my personal standards. 

I agree.  I also find it disturbing that she is not living in the country they are in.  I'd be really curious to know if her situation in Brazil was really that desperate (a la Hazel) or if she just wants to latch on to any guy with money.

On 11/24/2018 at 5:54 PM, Neurochick said:

I think if she were a man who wasn’t taking care of their children, people would have something to say.  If you go on a reality show, all your stuff could come out.

Yes to this.  Not mentioning having kids is a pretty major omission.  I don't see how this wouldn't come out!

[dreadfulLeigh]

2 hours ago, doyouevengohere said:

I don't like Larissa and honestly , she and Colt deserve one another, but all I'm saying is an ex of hers brought it up on social media to try and make her look bad when he himself doesn't even seem to be in the child's life either.  And if she were really destitute with no way or help to care for a child or had such overbearing mental issues that she couldn't care for a child, then she did the right thing.  It just automatically doesn't make her a "bad" mother.  If more comes out or she is shown to be interacting grossly with one of her children on the show then we can call a spade a spade.  I'll call Ledia an uncaring mom all day long though.  And Nicole a bad mom all day long too.

I agree. I feel like it’s a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation. It appears her situation was not good and she recognized that and sought better for her child. If she never rose above her shitty situation, people would look down on her for not bettering herself. If she did work for a better life*, people would look down on her for bettering herself and still not having care or custody of her child. But who’s to say that would be the better choice for the child at that point. 

 

*and I’m def not saying Colteeee/marry an American is necessarily “better”

[doyouevengohere]

I doubt that she can speak freely about the situation with her son.  She has to follow the desires of the adoptive parents there.  I don't see why her not talking about the situation with her children on the show so far is a bad thing or why this coming out is scandalous?  It doesn't seem like she lost custody: she gave up parental rights and apparently still has custody of the other if she is planning to bring them to the US.  I don't know; I just don't see this makes her more completely terrible than she has presented herself so far.  It actually makes her seem more human to me under that big weird awkward toothy grin and robotic poses.  Getting arrested for assault (no matter what the truth is there) and calling cookie dough fat are more scandalous things to me.

[Lily247]

I just put my finger on it, that Larissa reminds me so much of Adriana from the Real housewives of miami, coincidentally also Brazilian. 

Edited November 26, 2018 by Lily247

[Honey]

Who knew that "I like your glasses" is such an effective pick up line.  Coltee putting on the smooooth moves.  Lol  It was so funny that Larissa was so incredibly jealous.

Seriously though, that girl at the reception venue looked like she was made for Colt.  They really looked like they belong together.  

[magemaud]

https://www.dwbistro.com/menus/#dinner

I don’t see bith phtew on the menu for the wedding reception but there’s another chance for Debbie to try lamb. Larissa asked for Brazilian food at the party so of course Colt takes her to a restaurant specializing in Jamaican and New Mexican cuisine 

[Awfarmington]

4 hours ago, Honey said:

Who knew that "I like your glasses" is such an effective pick up line.  Coltee putting on the smooooth moves.  Lol  It was so funny that Larissa was so incredibly jealous.

Seriously though, that girl at the reception venue looked like she was made for Colt.  They really looked like they belong together.  

I wonder if “I like your hearing aid” or “I like your prosthetic leg” are equally effective?   

[Rabbittron]

What did just me or did the places look different because someone he showed her when the internet was all fancy and everything and then the one they looked at was so plain.

[Honey]

1 hour ago, Rabbittron said:

What did just me or did the places look different because someone he showed her when the internet was all fancy and everything and then the one they looked at was so plain.

The picture he showed her, showed the venue was all set up for a function. It sure did seem a lot smaller in person.  I guess they don't need much space though, they'll just have his immediate family, and his D&D buddies.

[AZChristian]

I actually expected them to visit the "venue" used for Mykelti and Tony's wedding on SisterWives.  More free advertising.  But there was so much negative feedback about the Browns and the whole wedding that maybe they wouldn't want to participate in another fiasco.

[Toaster Strudel]

Does Coltee have Klinefelter-ee Syndrome-ee? Asking for an extra X chromosome.

[Cherrio]

7 hours ago, Honey said:

Seriously though, that girl at the reception venue looked like she was made for Colt.  They really looked like they belong together.  

Because of her glasses? More like she HAS to be nice to the customers?

I see Colt being more attracted to someone who resembles Mommy.

 

 

[Rebecca]

On 11/10/2018 at 10:51 AM, AZChristian said:

Being practical, I would think that two adults living together who are not married SHOULD have a joint account (in addition to their personal accounts).  Then they could each deposit half of the expenses into it on a monthly basis, and one check could be cut for mortgage, utilities, car insurance, etc. (whatever expenses they split).  Anything outside of that account belongs individually to each person.  

It sure would cut down on the number of cases on Judge Judy featuring roommates who "gave the cash" to the other roommate for rent, etc., which was not spent on rent.  It would be official confirmation of deposits made and monies paid out.

My former roommate and I never had to have a joint account to achieve any of this. My bank (a local credit union, so I’m sure it’s a widespread feature if my podunk bank has it) had an option to set up transferring of funds from my account to her account online so I just had to log on every month and easily send the money to her account for rent and bills and then she’d write the checks. The money deposited from my account to hers instantly and I had a record of everything. There was even a place to write what the $ was for. And the bank can do it over the phone too, so internet knowledge isn’t needed. There’s no way Colt and his mom need to be sharing one account with this technology available. And it’s been available at least 10 years.

On 11/18/2018 at 9:30 PM, iwasish said:

She’s not even consistent in when she does it. Sometimes it’s ColtE,  sometimes Colt. Sometimes “more big” sometimes “more bigE”

Very annoying!!!

She’s definitely playing it up...she even writes like that (sometimes). 🤦🏻‍♀️ 

On 11/19/2018 at 12:25 PM, Mothra said:

Furthermore, a law enforcement official in NV has stated that it's not the case that someone has to be arrested.

That random poster? They were wrong. It says mandatory arrest. Colt is lucky he wasn’t also arrested because the officer could’ve chosen to arrest them both. Directly from the bar association:

Source: 

https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/images/domestic_violence/Domestic Violence Arrest Policies by State 2011 (complete).pdf

There are minimum sentencing requirements for people convicted of DV in Nevada...if this is her second time (was she convicted on the first charge?) she’s facing at least 10 days in jail no matter what and up to 6 months. This link was interesting, it’s info about DV in Nevada: 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lvnvlawfirm.com/amp/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-battery-domestic-violence-in-ne.html

Edited November 26, 2018 by Rebecca

[Honey]

50 minutes ago, Cherrio said:

Because of her glasses? More like she HAS to be nice to the customers?

I see Colt being more attracted to someone who resembles Mommy.

 

 

Not just the glasses.  The gummy smile, the nerdy affect, all of it together.

[Honey]

45 minutes ago, Rebecca said:

My former roommate and I never had to have a joint account to achieve any of this. My bank (a local credit union, so I’m sure it’s a widespread feature if my podunk bank has it) had an option to set up transferring of funds from my account to her account online so I just had to log on every month and easily send the money to her account for rent and bills and then she’d write the checks. The money deposited from my account to hers instantly and I had a record of everything. There was even a place to write what the $ was for. And the bank can do it over the phone too, so internet knowledge isn’t needed. There’s no way Colt and his mom need to be sharing one account with this technology available. And it’s been available at least 10 years.

She’s definitely playing it up...she even writes like that (sometimes). 🤦🏻‍♀️ 

That random poster? They were wrong. It says mandatory arrest. Colt is lucky he wasn’t also arrested because the officer could’ve chosen to arrest them both. Directly from the bar association:

Source: 

https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/images/domestic_violence/Domestic Violence Arrest Policies by State 2011 (complete).pdf

There are minimum sentencing requirements for people convicted of DV in Nevada...if this is her second time (was she convicted on the first charge?) she’s facing at least 10 days in jail no matter what and up to 6 months. This link was interesting, it’s info about DV in Nevada: 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lvnvlawfirm.com/amp/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-battery-domestic-violence-in-ne.html

Yes, mandatory if it's found that someone actually committed battery, and it ties into what I posted before.  The state presses the charges, not the abused.

[Rebecca]

5 minutes ago, Honey said:

Yes, mandatory if it's found that someone actually committed battery, and it ties into what I posted before.  The state presses the charges, not the abused.

All they need is probable cause, ie a scratch. Or even the person’s word if the other isn’t calm. They don’t have to prove much for an arrest because they are supposed to be arresting someone. In states with mandatory arrest someone is basically always arrested on a DV call. Yes, the state presses the charges even if the victim “takes it back.”

Edited November 26, 2018 by Rebecca

[Honey]

2 minutes ago, Rebecca said:

All they need is probable cause, ie a scratch. Or even the person’s word if the other isn’t calm. In states with mandatory arrest someone is basically always arrested on a DV call. 

But not mandatory simply because they responded to a DV call.  There has to be cause to arrest someone.

[iwasish]

Whatever type of account Colt and his mother have jointly works for them. I don’t see why they have to change things for Larissa’s comfort. Not before the wedding anyway and it definitely seems to me that Colt expects her to get a job when she’s able and contribute to the household. 

I don’t get Larissa and Fernanda.. if there are so many things they don’t like in their mates, just call things off. These men are what they are, they’re in their 30s. They aren’t going to change much. 

Fernanda can’t drink for another 2 years, is she going to get in a hissy every time they go clubbing and Jon has a few drinks too many and dares make eye contact with another girl?  Go home to Mexico and party with people her own age, or she’s going to find herself saddled with a kid before she’s even legal to drink in the US and stuck at home every night.

Larissa isn’t happy because Colt doesn’t give her enough compliments, won’t spend bigE money on a bigE car or bigE house and his mother lives with him. She’s no naive 19 yr old. She’s 30+ and has plenty of life experience, maybe she thought Colt was a sex starved mommas boy that she could mesmerize with her pussy and live a life of luxury here. Clearly she misjudged him. Cut your losses, go back to Brazil and try again. 

[Rebecca]

4 minutes ago, Honey said:

But not mandatory simply because they responded to a DV call.  There has to be cause to arrest someone.

That’s not true and the mandatory arrest laws are a reason that domestic abuse may go unreported in those states, read this article: https://www.uakron.edu/im/news/mandatory-arrest-laws-may-hurt-domestic-violence-victims

”The thinking behind the advice is a positive opinion that mandatory arrest – a policy that was created in an effort to curb domestic violence – is an effective way to stop the abuse.

The law, active in 22 states including Ohio, says that police officers responding to a call for help would no longer need to determine whether one person was truly violent or out of control; every time someone reported abuse, the police would simply be required to make an arrest.” 

I think you’re misunderstanding the legal verbiage. When it says “shall” it might as well say “must” in codes.

They had to arrest someone, what we don’t know is why they chose Larissa.

Edited November 26, 2018 by Rebecca

[Gobi]

I'm siding with Larissa. When they were looking at cars, she said she didn't want a big wedding, just a nice car. Last night she said she didn't get the couch, she didn't get the car, so she wants a big wedding. And what's her idea of a big wedding? Ten people at $50.00 each at the Brazilian restaurant. Coltee probably spends more than that on cat clothes.  Hell, Nicole Nicole's mother spent more than that on the horrible wedding dress.

For the record, I like her accent and the way she adds "e" to words. Who are you to judge me?!

[iwasish]

3 minutes ago, Rebecca said:

That’s not true and the mandatory arrest laws are a reason that domestic abuse may go unreported in those states, read this article: https://www.uakron.edu/im/news/mandatory-arrest-laws-may-hurt-domestic-violence-victims

”The thinking behind the advice is a positive opinion that mandatory arrest – a policy that was created in an effort to curb domestic violence – is an effective way to stop the abuse.

The law, active in 22 states including Ohio, says that police officers responding to a call for help would no longer need to determine whether one person was truly violent or out of control; every time someone reported abuse, the police would simply be required to make an arrest.” 

I think you’re misunderstanding the legal verbiage. When it says “shall” it might as well say “must” in codes.

They had to arrest someone, what we don’t know is why they chose Larissa.

I thought it was only in cases where there is visible injury on someone, that they were required to make an arrest. 

[LGGirl]

6 minutes ago, Rebecca said:

That’s not true and the mandatory arrest laws are a reason that domestic abuse may go unreported in those states, read this article: https://www.uakron.edu/im/news/mandatory-arrest-laws-may-hurt-domestic-violence-victims

”The thinking behind the advice is a positive opinion that mandatory arrest – a policy that was created in an effort to curb domestic violence – is an effective way to stop the abuse.

The law, active in 22 states including Ohio, says that police officers responding to a call for help would no longer need to determine whether one person was truly violent or out of control; every time someone reported abuse, the police would simply be required to make an arrest.” 

I think you’re misunderstanding the legal verbiage. When it says “shall” it might as well say “must” in codes.

They had to arrest someone, what we don’t know is why they chose Larissa.

They arrested Larissa because Coltie had scratch marks on him (self inflicted, I’m sure) and he snowed the officers with his calm, psychopath demeanor.   You know if Colt took Larissa’s phone and removed the SIM card, she had to be really hot.