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The result was keep per overwhelming consensus that the subject is notable. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 00:03, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:OE, WP:CRIME and WP:NOTNEWS. No notability except for participation in 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape. Prior to that, his criminal exploits, heinous as they were, did not receive more than local coverage. No more notable than his escaping partner David Sweat, who hasn't and should not have an article. Should be deleted or merged with 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape. Coretheapple (talk) 14:35, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep There has been coverage recently and in the past, and looking at coverage of notable prison breaks likely in the future too. There is considerable interests by reliable sources in that person, which makes the article notable enough. Wikipedia is not printed on paper. prokaryotes (talk) 14:46, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Per Prokaryotes. There's been substantial coverage on Matt and his previous prison breaks. DisuseKid (talk) 15:01, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep This isn't just run-of-the-mill coverage of a prisoner, it's substantial. Therefore, they pass WP:GNG. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:04, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep I agree with all the reasons listed so far. Matt has a history of past escapes, which makes him more notable than Sweat. His past escapes combined with the Clinton escape is what makes him qualified for an article, not just only the Clinton escape. Rainbow unicorn (talk) 15:32, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Per above. The difference between Matt and Sweat is that Matt has had a long history of escapes, while this is Sweat's first. William8288 (talk) 16:52, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep A long time has passed since this event started, and there still continues to be significant coverage. ContinualCoverage (talk) . The coverage is also international. I signed in from NWT Canada to read about the individual and was glad to find this article. It's disappointing to read that someone would have preferred that I couldn't find this article.
• Keep I just read an article in the Buffalo News that goes in detail about the fatal injuries Matt received from the shooting, and that he had an odor of alcohol and had abrasions and blisters. He has become a household name and is certainly notable. Buffaboy ^talk 19:11, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per Joseph2302.4meter4 (talk) 21:20, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep This is a pretty ridiculous afd, both of these guys are household names now. Robman94 (talk) 22:09, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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