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Eminem Cleared in Domestic Violence Case
After being investigated for domestic violence in an incident involving the 13-year-old niece of estranged wife Kim Mathers, Eminem will not face any charges from Macomb County police.
According to The Macomb Daily, the investigation stems from an argument Eminem (whose real name is Marshall Mathers) had on September 24th with his niece, who is currently under his guardianship. His niece, a daughter of Kim Mathers' sister, is in the custody of Marshall and Kim.
In police reports from the Macomb County Sheriff's Office, Eminem said he was speaking to his niece on the phone regarding "her school clothing," when "she didn't like what she heard" and began speaking over him before hanging up on him. After calling her back several times with no response, and failing to receive any answers to calls made to Kim Mathers, Eminem told police he headed to Kim's home in Macomb Township to "make sure everything was OK over there."
According to his niece's statement, Eminem entered the house without knocking . "Don't you ever hang up on me again," the girl quotes her uncle in the written statement to police. "The next time you do you won't have anything at my house and will never see me again. And you wanna know the reason I left your aunt was because she had hung up on me."
Mathers' niece also says in the report that Eminem "was poking me in the head" and moments later raised his hand "as if he was going to hit me." However, according ot a report written by sheriff's Detective Sgt. Larry King, Eminem told police he "tapped her on the side of her head with this finger because she was not paying attention to what he was saying."
Mathers' niece and mother-in-law Kathleen Sluck, who was also present during the incident, also said in their written statements that Eminem yelled, "I'll kill you," and took the girl's cell phone as he left the home about 2:15 p.m. that Sunday. The cell phone was later returned to the girl through an attorney and police.
Kim Mathers was driving home at the time of the incident and called police after being told about the incident.
After opening the domestic violence investigation, investigators from Macomb County Sheriff's Office and countyProsecutor's Office agreed that Eminem's actions did not warrant an arrest for misdemeanor domestic violence.
"There were no injuries and nothing to give an indication of a domestic assault," Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel said. "We don't think there was any intent to hurt her."
Eminem's publicist, Dennis Dennehy, released the following statement Friday night (Oct. 6):
"After an independent investigation by the Macomb County Sheriff's Office and a review by the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, both have decided that the basis for the complaint was without merit, and the prosecutor has declined to issue any charges. Anybody who is remotely familiar with Marshall's life knows he is a caring and loving guardian of his niece."
James Langtry, chief of operations at the prosecutor's office, said Marshall Mathers did not receive any special treatment from his office.
"We treated it as any other criminal allegation brought to us," Langtry told The Macomb Daily. "There was insufficient evidence to warrant any criminal charges."
Source: sohh.com
According to The Macomb Daily, the investigation stems from an argument Eminem (whose real name is Marshall Mathers) had on September 24th with his niece, who is currently under his guardianship. His niece, a daughter of Kim Mathers' sister, is in the custody of Marshall and Kim.
In police reports from the Macomb County Sheriff's Office, Eminem said he was speaking to his niece on the phone regarding "her school clothing," when "she didn't like what she heard" and began speaking over him before hanging up on him. After calling her back several times with no response, and failing to receive any answers to calls made to Kim Mathers, Eminem told police he headed to Kim's home in Macomb Township to "make sure everything was OK over there."
According to his niece's statement, Eminem entered the house without knocking . "Don't you ever hang up on me again," the girl quotes her uncle in the written statement to police. "The next time you do you won't have anything at my house and will never see me again. And you wanna know the reason I left your aunt was because she had hung up on me."
Mathers' niece also says in the report that Eminem "was poking me in the head" and moments later raised his hand "as if he was going to hit me." However, according ot a report written by sheriff's Detective Sgt. Larry King, Eminem told police he "tapped her on the side of her head with this finger because she was not paying attention to what he was saying."
Mathers' niece and mother-in-law Kathleen Sluck, who was also present during the incident, also said in their written statements that Eminem yelled, "I'll kill you," and took the girl's cell phone as he left the home about 2:15 p.m. that Sunday. The cell phone was later returned to the girl through an attorney and police.
Kim Mathers was driving home at the time of the incident and called police after being told about the incident.
After opening the domestic violence investigation, investigators from Macomb County Sheriff's Office and countyProsecutor's Office agreed that Eminem's actions did not warrant an arrest for misdemeanor domestic violence.
"There were no injuries and nothing to give an indication of a domestic assault," Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel said. "We don't think there was any intent to hurt her."
Eminem's publicist, Dennis Dennehy, released the following statement Friday night (Oct. 6):
"After an independent investigation by the Macomb County Sheriff's Office and a review by the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, both have decided that the basis for the complaint was without merit, and the prosecutor has declined to issue any charges. Anybody who is remotely familiar with Marshall's life knows he is a caring and loving guardian of his niece."
James Langtry, chief of operations at the prosecutor's office, said Marshall Mathers did not receive any special treatment from his office.
"We treated it as any other criminal allegation brought to us," Langtry told The Macomb Daily. "There was insufficient evidence to warrant any criminal charges."
Source: sohh.com