The California Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) denied release from prison to Matthew Nall, age 46, convicted of murder and attempted murder of a peace officer among other crimes. This hearing was Nall’s first parole hearing.
In 1997, Nall went on a crime spree during which he murdered a man in Riverside County by shooting
him three times in the head and burning his body in a stolen car. Nall then stole a truck in Visalia and
drove to the Wasco area where he attempted to murder a Deputy Sheriff by driving the stolen truck at a
high rate of speed into the rear of the deputy’s patrol vehicle, crushing the deputy’s lower body between
the vehicles, leaving him permanently disfigured. Nall then used a gun to threaten a witness to keep quiet
about the attack on the deputy.
Nall went on to commit two home-invasion robberies at gunpoint while seeking another vehicle. Nall succeeded in taking a vehicle from the second residence. Nall was spotted by deputies shortly after taking the vehicle and led them on a high-speed chase through Wasco.
Nall had numerous prior felony convictions and had served prior prison sentences. In prison, Nall was a
validated member of the Nazi Low Riders prison gang. During his current term, he accumulated 15
serious prison Rule Violation Reports and was sentenced to additional prison terms. The Board of Parole
Hearings found that Nall was unsuitable for parole and posed a current unreasonable risk of danger to
society as he was denied parole for three years.
Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer commented on the denial saying, “I am relieved that the Board of Prison Terms chose not to release such a dangerous person who committed horrific criminal acts.”
