Eminem's brother pleads guilty in drunk driving case

Thursday, July 23, 2009
Eminem's brother pleads guilty in drunk driving case
Associated Press
Shelby Township -- The younger brother of rapper Eminem pleaded guilty to a lesser offense today to avoid jail time in connection with a drunken driving charge.

Nathan Mathers, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of operating a vehicle while visibly impaired, second offense. In exchange for the deal offered today by prosecutors, one count of operating a vehicle while impaired, second offense will be dismissed.

Police say Mathers, of Clinton Township, failed to pull over for an ambulance before failing sobriety tests April 15 in Macomb Township. Police say his blood-alcohol level was 0.16, twice the legal limit.

The arrest came just 15 days after he was convicted of a separate alcohol related offense in Clinton Township's District Court.

Under the terms of the agreement, Mathers will have his license revoked and likely be ordered to community service and mandatory alcohol screenings.

A sentencing is set for Aug. 26 before visiting Judge Matthew Rumora.

Nathan Mathers, who raps as Nate Kane, is the brother of Marshall Mathers, better known as Eminem.

Mathers attorney Cecil D. St. Pierre said his client is fitted with a GPS tether and has been alcohol three for almost three months.

"He's abided by all (the court's) orders up until this point," St. Pierre said.