FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY FEBRUARY 9TH 2026

MILFORD — On Thursday February 5, 2026, at approximately 9:41PM, The Milford Public Safety Communications Center received a call from a male party reporting an altercation at TD’s Pub, located at 68 Water Street in Milford, MA. The caller was requesting police due to dispute with an employee and that he was going to “shoot up” the establishment.

On arrival officers were looking for a white male, wearing blue jeans, black jacket and a black cowboy hat. As officers located a suspect matching the description, fleeing on foot toward Main St. After a brief pursuit and search of the area, officers located the suspect hiding behind a vehicle on Thayer Street.

At approximately 9:56PM, officers placed Matthew Skelikh, 21, of Blackfoot, Idaho under arrest and charged him with the following crimes:

DISORDERLY CONDUCT
DISTURBING THE PEACE
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME
RESIST ARREST
BOMB/HIJACK THREAT
FALSE REPORT TO A PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCH
CONTACT JCOVINO@MILFORDPOLICE.ORG FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INQUIRES

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.