On April 5th, Matthew David Hughes, 27, broke into famous rapper Eminem’s home in Clinton Township in Detroit, Michigan.
Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, asleep at the time, woke up at the noise. Initially, he thought it was his nephew arriving home.
According to Officer Adam Hackstock and Detective Dan Quinn from the Clinton Township Police Department, security footage showed Hughes lurking around the rapper’s home a few hours before the break-in.
At around 3:00 AM, footage showed Hughes taking a brick and throwing it at a window. As mentioned, Mathers attributed the noise to his nephew, falling back asleep. A few minutes later, the 47-year-old rapper found Hughes standing over his bed.
According to Eminem’s testimony, he led Hughes to the living room area towards the outside basketball court, taking him to an exit. During this time, he alerted his security team, who called the police.
Hackstock was the officer on call at the time. When he arrived, he found Hughes fighting with members of Mathers’ security. According to the rapper’s statement, though he was weaponless, Hughes claimed to have broken into the home ‘to kill him.’
However, whether this is true remains unclear. According to his attorney, Hughes denies ever saying this. Therefore, his charges include only first-degree home invasion and malicious destruction of property.
Since the break-in, Hughes has been in police custody, his bail being set at $50,000. His first hearing was held on September 9th. Officer Hackstock and Detective Quinn both testified. Judge Jacob Michael Femminineo Jr. agreed to move the case forward.
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said Matthew Hughes told him he was there to kill him.” Detective said that’s what Eminem told him after his home was broken into in April. Hughes pictured faces felony charges. Case now heads to Macomb County Circuit court September 28. pic.twitter.com/k5il3IGQjwADVERTISEMENT — Nick Perreault (@NickPtv) September 9, 2020
Hughes’ arraignment is scheduled for September 28th in Macomb County District Court. His lawyer, Richard Glanda, asked for a competency evaluation. His request was rejected, despite his adamance that there are “mental issues involved.”
Eminem, reportedly, was not in attendance, sending his lawyer, who watched via a zoom link, in his stead.
With his charges, Hughes is potentially facing up to 25 years in prison as well as hefty fines on both counts.