D.C. Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Murdering Same Woman He Was Previously Convicted of Assaulting

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Michael Garrett, 70, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced on September 11, 2026, to 25 years in prison, in D.C. Superior Court in connection with the December 3, 2021, murder of Sylvia Matthews, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.