Carlos Matchett

AKA: Carlito Matchett / Carlito's Way
Released
Full name:Carlos A. Matchett
Date of birth:1990
Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:2020s
State:New Jersey
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Carlos Matchett

Biography

Carlos Matchett is an Atlantic City, New Jersey man who set fire to an overturned Philadelphia police car on May 30, 2020, during George Floyd uprising protests, spraying the vehicle with lighter fluid before igniting it. He was also charged in connection with separate acts of theft and vandalism during a riot in Atlantic City the following day. Officers arrested him at the Atlantic City protest in possession of a folding knife, hatchet, and jar of gasoline. He pleaded guilty in late 2022 and was sentenced on April 3, 2023 to 60 months in federal prison in the Philadelphia case, concurrent with his New Jersey sentence.

Birth-year evidence

DOJ June4,2020 arrest announcement expressly identifies CarlosA.Matchett30 in AtlanticCity case; separate EDPA October29,2020 release age30 confirms case connection. c1990 only. Sources: Source 1. Birth is recorded approximately, not as a verified exact birthday; possible years: 1989, 1990.

Case

Federal Bureau of Prisons
Charges: Obstruction of law enforcement
Sentenced: Apr 3, 2023
Released: Jan 10, 2024
Sentence: 60 months federal prison imposed April 3, 2023 in E.D. Pennsylvania case 2:20-cr-00368; concurrent with the sentence in D.N.J. case 2:22-cr-00451. Three years supervised release. Remanded to the U.S. Marshal; original custody admission and actual release dates remain unverified.
Judge: Juan R. Sánchez
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: California

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