Carlos Matchett

AKA: Carlito Matchett / Carlito's Way
Released
Full name:Carlos A. Matchett
Date of birth:09. 05. 1996
Age:30
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 in February 2023 to 46 months in federal prison.

Case

Federal Bureau of Prisons
Charges: Obstruction of law enforcement
Incarcerated: Feb 1, 2023
Sentence: 46 months federal prison Verdict as recorded: Yes — guilty plea (late 2022) Charges as recorded: Obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder (18 U.S.C. § 231); traveling in interstate commerce to incite a riot — for setting fire to a Philadelphia Police Department vehicle on May 30, 2020 during George Floyd uprising protests, and rioting in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 31, 2020
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: California

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