Matt Wright back with family after what he says was ‘one hell of a fight’

Celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright has been released from a Northern Territory prison after serving five months behind bars.

Wright was jailed in Darwin last December after being convicted on two counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice following a month-long Supreme Court trial.

He was served a 10-month sentence, with the non-parole period of five months expiring today.

In a post to social media Wright revealed he was not released in time for the birth of his third child with his wife, Kaia Wright.

“Didn’t quite make the birth of our beautiful boy Sterling but [Kaia] did an incredible job.”

Appeal yet to progress

Outside court on the day he was found guilty Wright said he would fight the verdict.

An appeal notice was filed by his legal team last year but has not been progressed.

The charges related to attempts by Wright to obstruct an investigation into a 2022 helicopter crash in Arnhem Land that killed his friend and Outback Wrangler co-star Chris “Willow” Wilson and seriously injured pilot Sebastian Robinson.

Wright was not alleged to be responsible for causing the crash itself and no charges were laid over the cause of the accident.

Of the two charges he was found guilty on, count one related to a lie Wright told police during a recorded interview about how much fuel he thought the chopper had left.

Count two related to a visit Wright made to the critically injured pilot in the aftermath of the crash, when he asked Mr Robinson to falsify helicopter records.

The jury failed to reach a verdict on a third count of the same charge.

Following the jury’s decision, Wright said the outcome was “disappointing” and vowed to “keep moving forward” with an appeal.