Article with info on some of his previous criminal history:
http://www.wsls.com/story/26595292/person-of-interest-jesse-matthew-shown-to-have-criminal-history
He was charged. Charges were droppped. This happens alot when a bunch of guys (yes usually males) get into a fracas and someone snatches something of someone else. He is not a convicted felon. Whatever charges they had on him were dropped. Unles he had multiple charges of the sort, I would not put a lot of credance in this. Many AA males have such charges as the police tend to be very quick to charge them. Things are changing but slowly in this regard.