Eminem’s recent home intruder tried to break into one of the rapper’s old homes last year.
Matthew David Hughes, the man who was arrested for breaking into Eminem’s Detroit home last month, was arrested in June 2019 for trespassing on two Michigan properties while on the prowl for the Stan rapper, according to TMZ.
The first home he hit was not Eminem’s but the second was a property previously owned by the rapper – birth name Marshall Mathers.
Repeat offender: Eminem’s recent home intruder tried to break into one of the rapper’s old homes in June 2019. Eminem is seen in January above
Hughes, 26, started his hunt for the Godzilla rapper in Rochester Hills, Michigan around 2AM. He woke the homeowner by throwing rocks through the window but then fled by the time the cops arrived.
The homeowner said he later returned to the home and knocked on the window to say he was ‘looking for his brother Marshall.’
The officers returned but by that point Hughes had headed to a home in Oakland Township which Eminem did previously own, according to the reports obtained by TMZ.
After getting past security fencing and a gated entrance, Hughes was found ambling about the property around 4:30AM looking for the rapper, ringing doorbells and asking for his whereabouts.
The homeowner informed Hughes that Mathers no longer lived there and told him to leave because he was trespassing. Though he headed off, Hughes was later found hiding under a bed on the second floor of the property’s guardhouse by authorities.
Hughes was booked for breaking and entering, as well as malicious destruction of property for breaking the window at the first home.
Hot spot: The first home he hit was not Eminem’s but the second was a property previously owned by the rapper – birth name Marshall Mathers, above
Booked: Hughes was booked for breaking and entering, as well as malicious destruction of property for breaking the window at the first home. He is seen in his 2020 mug shot above
For his crimes Hughes was sentenced to 90 days in jail. He had fines totaling nearly $1400k and was issued an arrest warrant after failing to pay up.
Now Hughes is in hot water after coming face to face with Eminem while breaking into his Detroit home last month.
TMZ report that the break-in happened earlier this month at around 4am at the 47-year-old rapper’s house which is situated inside a secured gated-community.
Law enforcement sources tell the outlet that the suspect, believed to be 26-year-old Matthew David Hughes, managed to break into the property by smashing a kitchen window with a paving stone before climbing into the house.
Face-off: The rapper (pictured above in 2018) confronted a home intruder at his house in Detroit earlier this month, after the man slipped past the rapper’s security
Per the report, an alarm system was activated during the break-in, but it was not heard by Eminem’s security who were ‘figuratively asleep’, at the front of the house.
Fortunately, the rapper – who has a net worth of $210 million – was awoken by the alarm, and got up to investigate – allegedly finding Hughes in his living room. After shouting for his security, the intruder was restrained.
Police were called to the home and Hughes was reportedly taken into custody.
It has been claimed that Hughes was arrested on first-degree home invasion and malicious destruction of a building, which are both felonies.
Stan culture: Eminem (pictured above in 2014) is well-known for his 2000 track ‘Stan’ which tells the story of an over zealous fan who becomes a stalker, named Stanley ‘Stan’ Mitchell.
Hughes is currently being held on a $50k bond at the Macomb County Jail, according to TMZ. He did not attempt to steal anything from the home, instead he was said to have wanted to meet the rapper face-to-face.
Eminem – real name Marshall Bruce Mathers III – is well-known for his 2000 track ‘Stan’ which tells the story of an over zealous fan who becomes a stalker, named Stanley ‘Stan’ Mitchell.
The influential song is where the term ‘stan culture’ comes from, describing dedicated fans of famous stars, who refer to themselves as ‘stans.’
The song is a cautionary tale to fans about taking everything your idol says literally.
Home invasion: The entrance to one of two homes in Detroit that Eminem has lived in
In the lyrics, Eminem reveals how the character Stan starts writing him several letters, over three verses, where he becomes more obsessive and angrier when he doesn’t get a reply from the star.
Eminem offloaded one of his two Detroit-area mansions in 2017, when he listed his Rochester Hills home for $1.99 million, selling it for less than half what he allegedly paid for it for reasons unknown.
The rap star has a daughter Hailie, 24, from his relationship with ex Kim Mathers, 45.. Hailie recently graduated from college where studied psychology at Michigan State University.
Eminem also has two adopted daughters Alaina Marie Mathers, whose mother is Kim’s late twin sistert, and Whitney Scott Mathers, Kim’s daughter with a former partner.
Des res: An exterior view of one of the rapper’s homes in Detroit which he has since sold