Eminem stalker reconvicted after third home invasion in six years

A stalker who broke into Eminem’s location successful Michigan for a 2nd clip has been convicted of first-degree location penetration and aggravated stalking.

Matthew David Hughes was arrested successful August 2024 aft being seen astatine the rapper’s location successful Clinton Township, a suburb successful north-eastern Detroit. He didn’t conscionable bail conditions and has been jailed since his arrest.

Eminem, existent sanction Marshall Mathers, testified astatine the tribunal proceeding connected Wednesday. A assemblage recovered Hughes blameworthy of some charges. He volition beryllium sentenced connected 17 June.

The 32-year-old had antecedently been charged with location penetration successful 2020, erstwhile helium entered Eminem’s Clinton Township spot portion the rapper was astatine home. Eminem said that helium woke up to find Hughes lasting down him; a constabulary serviceman recounted that Eminem “was told by Mr Hughes that helium was determination to termination him”.

Following a plea deal, Hughes avoided situation and was sentenced to 5 years’ probation successful September 2021. But helium violated the presumption of probation with an unrelated battle aboriginal that twelvemonth and was sentenced to a situation term. He was released connected parole successful May 2024.

In 2019, Hughes broke into 1 of Eminem’s erstwhile homes successful the Rochester Hills country of Detroit. He initially spoke with the caller homeowner, telling them helium was “looking for his member Marshall”, past aboriginal broke into a impermanent location connected the property. He served a 90-day situation word aft being convicted of breaking and entering.

Eminem during a run lawsuit for Democratic statesmanlike nominee Kamala Harris successful Detroit past October. Photograph: Emily Elconin/Reuters

The lawsuit has resonances with 1 of Eminem’s astir palmy and celebrated songs, Stan, astir an obsessive instrumentality who sends the rapper a bid of progressively disturbing messages.

It’s besides the 2nd stalking lawsuit involving a personage to person reached tribunal this week.

Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, was charged with stalking, vandalism and menace of bodily harm aft allegedly crashing his car done the beforehand gross of histrion Jennifer Aniston’s Los Angeles location connected Monday.

Carwyle is besides accused of harassing Aniston for 2 years with messages implicit voicemail, email and societal media.

He appeared shirtless and wrapped successful a broad astatine a tribunal proceeding connected Thursday. A lawyer entered a not blameworthy plea connected his behalf. Judge Keith L Schwartz said Carwyle indispensable person a intelligence wellness appraisal to find if helium tin look the charges. Carwyle was ordered not to person immoderate interaction with Aniston.

Aniston and her ineligible squad person not commented connected the charges.