Man Found Guilty of Stalking and Invading Home of Rapper Eminem

Matthew David Hughes, 32, was convicted of first-degree home invasion and aggravated stalking the rapper on multiple occasions.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 05: Eminem performs onstage during the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on November 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

A man charged with stalking rapper Eminem and breaking into his home has been found guilty on two counts.

Matthew David Hughes, 32, was convicted on May 7 in Macomb County Circuit Court in Michigan on first-degree home invasion and aggravated stalking.

Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, testified during the trial that began on May 6, with the jury quickly deliberating and returning with the guilty verdict.

Hughes was arrested last year after trespassing onto the rapper’s property in Clinton Township, a suburb north of Detroit. He fled the scene and was apprehended days later at a local Walmart.

According to court records, bail was set at $500,000, which Hughes failed to post, and he has remained in jail since the arrest. He was ordered to have no contact with the victim.

Hughes will face sentencing on June 17 before Judge Diane Druzinski.

This isn’t the first instance Hughes has been charged with home invasion regarding the rapper. In 2020, he broke into Eminem’s home and made his way into his bedroom, where he threatened to kill him.

Hughes reached a plea deal at the time and was sentenced to five years’ probation. However, an unrelated arrest for assault and violation of parole landed him back in prison before he was released in May of 2024.

In 2019, Hughes also broke into one of Eminem’s former homes in Rochester Hills looking for him. He was found in the guest house on the property and served 90 days behind bars after being convicted of breaking and entering.

The Epoch Times contacted Hughes’s legal representation for comment but did not hear back by the time of publication.