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| Born | August 15, 1972 |
| Hometown | Walnut Creek, California, United States |
| Height | 6'9" (2.06m) |
| Spouse | Khris Brown (m 1997 - 2007) |
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Feds wanted N.C. man jailed for 5 years for Jan. 6 crimes. The judge had a different idea.
- U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sent Matthew Wood back to North Carolina to serve a year of home confinement, not the 57-month prison sentence recommended by federal prosecutors.
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