A 46-year-old Trenton woman is facing a felony charge after prosecutors say she went to a home owned by Eminem, violating a no-contact order meant to keep her away from the rapper. Nicole Gwen Savage was arraigned on one count of aggravated stalking and ordered held on $250,000 bond, with a judge requiring her to have no contact with the musician, possess no weapons, and wear a GPS tether if she is released.
According to CBS News, Macomb County prosecutors allege Savage went to the home owned by Marshall Mathers, who performs under the name Eminem, on Tuesday. Security at the property alerted law enforcement, and officers took Savage into custody without incident, the outlet reports.
Savage was arraigned on the aggravated stalking charge the following day. The outlet notes that an injunctive order bars her from contacting Eminem, and the court also ordered her not to leave as part of her release conditions. Aggravated stalking is a five-year felony, per the same account.
What the No-Contact Order Requires
Beyond the no-contact provision, the court barred Savage from possessing any weapons. If she posts the $250,000 bond, she will also be required to wear a GPS tether, the station reports. She is scheduled to return to court for a probable cause conference on November 9.
Macomb County officials framed the case as a reminder that celebrity status does not change how stalking laws apply. “Everyone deserves to feel safe in their own home and go about their daily lives without fear of being harassed or stalked. No one is exempt from these protections, regardless of their public profile or celebrity status,” Peter Lucido said, according to CBS News.
How Michigan Law Defines Stalking
Under Michigan law, stalking is defined as a willful course of conduct involving repeated or continuing harassment of another person that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested — and that actually causes the victim to feel that way, according to the Michigan Legislature.
State law also allows a personal protection order to be sought and granted even when the person to be restrained has not been charged or convicted under the state's stalking statutes, per the Michigan Legislature. That provision underscores how protective orders can function independently of a criminal stalking case.
Savage's next scheduled court date, the probable cause conference on November 9, will determine whether the case proceeds further through the Macomb County court system.
