Matthew Whyte

Released

Date of birth:1982

Gender:Male

Race:White

Era:2000s

State:California

Time Imprisoned:

9 Months 14 Days

Support

Animal Rights Activism Animal Liberation Front

Biography

Matthew Whyte, age 18, was charged with attempted arson in 2001 alongside Peter Schnell in Capitola, California. Sentenced to 14 months federal prison.

Green Anarchy reports that Matthew Whyte and Peter Schnell pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose on October 15, 2001 to possession of an unregistered firearm. Its January 28, 2002 sentencing date was still a future hearing when that issue appeared. Earth First! Journal subsequently corrected its reversed sentences: Schnell received 24 months and Whyte 14 months. It reports Whyte transferred to a halfway house on December 18; this is not treated as unconditional release.

Original source, PDF page 20 (printed page 19).

Whyte’s first-person statement identifies prosecutor Scott Frewing.

Original source, PDF 1685.

Cases

Charges: Federal possession of firearms/incendiary devices and making destructive devices/unregistered firearms - 2001 attempted arson, Capitola California

Arrested: Jan 22, 2001

Sentenced: Jan 28, 2002

Incarcerated: Mar 4, 2002

Released: Dec 18, 2002

Sentence: Fourteen months in federal prison; transferred from prison to a halfway house on December 18, 2002.

Prosecutor: Scott Frewing

Judge: James Ware

Convicted: Yes

Plead: Guilty on October 15, 2001 to possession of an unregistered firearm

Charges: Halfway-house phase of the existing federal sentence after transfer out of prison

Incarcerated: Dec 18, 2002

Sentence: Transferred from prison to a halfway house.