Biography
Matthew E. Madden was arrested during protests in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 1, 2020, after police said he threw water bottles at officers and fled. A search recovered marijuana, a loaded .40-caliber pistol and an extended magazine. He entered a federal pretrial-diversion agreement, but prosecutors resumed the case after finding that he violated the agreement and absconded. Following a bench trial, he was convicted of possessing a firearm as an unlawful user of a controlled substance. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the conviction on April 25, 2025. Bureau of Prisons records list him as register number 34819-045 and in federal custody, with no projected release date published.
Birth-year evidence
DOJ June4,2020 explicitly names MatthewE.Madden22 in sameKansasCityprotest firearms case. c1998; excludes Californianamesake birth1986. Sources: Source 1. Birth is recorded approximately, not as a verified exact birthday; possible years: 1997, 1998.
Estimated incarceration year
2024 is a user-approved estimate based on the February 29, 2024 judgment identified in the appeal docket. The actual return-to-custody date has not been verified. January 1 is a calculation placeholder for year-only precision, not a documented admission date. Earlier diversion and absconding preclude assuming continuous custody from the 2020 arrest. Source: Appeal docket.
