Above: Matthew Carrington in 2016

Matthew Adrian Carrington

Last seen in Severn, Maryland on October 1, 2016

Vital statistics: Black male. Born on November 2, 2012. Black hair, brown eyes. Was three at the time.

Circumstances: He was initially abducted by his non-custodial mother, April Carrington. A photo is posted below. She had failed to return him to his father, Andre Richards, after a visit. Richards eventually drove to Alabama, where April Carrington resides, to find his son, and she shot him, resulting in arrest. He was possibly seen in Birmingham, Alabama on October 15 and February 25 and may still be in that area. They may be traveling in a black 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander, with a Jim Burke dealer paper license plate. Caution is advised; the individuals who are harboring him are considered armed and dangerous.


Above: April Carrington in 2016

If you have any information as to Matthew's whereabouts, please contact the Anne Arundel County Police Department at 410-222-8631. Any information received can be kept confidential.


Information used to compile this casefile came from the following resources:
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Charley Project
WIAT CBS 42
WBMA
FOX 5 DC WTTG
WHNT
AL.com

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