Judge issues bench warrant for Kim Mathers after failing to appear for hit-and-run sentencing
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Key Points:
- A Macomb County judge issued a bench warrant for Kim Mathers after she failed to appear for sentencing in a February hit-and-run case, to which she pleaded no contest.
- Mathers, ex-wife of rapper Eminem, was also arrested in a separate May incident involving intoxicated driving and crashing into another vehicle.
- She was scheduled for sentencing on the hit-and-run case and a probable cause hearing for the May OWI charge but missed the sentencing appearance.
- Prosecutors alleged she violated bond conditions from the February case, prompting the judge to consider reviewing the plea agreement and hold an evidentiary hearing.
- Conditions of her bond included wearing an alcohol monitoring device and enrolling in counseling programs.
