PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Matthew Hill, 30, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 144 months in prison and five years of supervised release by United States District Judge Mark S. Kearney for committing two carjackings in a six-week span.The defendant was charged by indictment in December 2024 and pleaded guilty this January to two counts of carjacking and one count of carrying, using, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.As detailed in court filings, on August 8, 2023, Hill stole a 2012 Chevy Impala from two people in Philadelphia, after faking an interest in buying the car via Facebook Marketplace. When he and the victims met, the defendant asked for a test drive. As Hill got into the Impala, he pulled out a black handgun and pointed it at the victims, told them not to follow him, and then sped off with the car.On September 18, 2023, the defendant carjacked a 2006 Dodge Durango from its owner, again after feigning interest in buying the car via Facebook Marketplace and requesting a test drive.
Just after he began to drive with the victim in the passenger’s seat, Hill pulled a black handgun from his hoodie, pointed it at the victim’s neck, told him to get out, and then quickly drove away.Twelve days later, the defendant was arrested by an officer with the Philadelphia Police Department (“PPD”) while driving the stolen Durango.This case was investigated by the PPD and the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Eric D. Gill.