Re: Eminem's Mothers Carjacking Updates:
Teen Faces Sentencing For Carjacking Eminem's Mother
James Antonio Knott, 16, threatened to kill Debbie Nelson -- the mother of Marshall Mathers III, aka Eminem -- if she did not get out of her vehicle, according to Oak Park police.
Nelson was sitting in her late model Honda Accord while pumping gas at a BP on Eight Mile and Coolidge roads around 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 22 when she was approached by Knott, armed with a silver handgun.
The incident reportedly took place on the same street made famous by the rap star's movie "Eight Mile."
"He demanded that she get out of the car. He produced a handgun, made threats to her and then forcibly pulled her out of the car," said Lt. John McNeilance of the Oak Park Public Safety Department.
Oak Park police say Knott then drove away from the gas station onto westbound Eight Mile.
Nelson went into the BP and told an attendant what happened. She called police from a nearby pay phone, according to Local 4 reports.
A short time later, police spotted Nelson's black Honda Accord waiting at a traffic light.
"There came a point when the subject was blocked in by traffic at a red light and knew the officer was behind him and then jumped out of the car and ran. The officer pursued him on foot and was able to apprehend him and put him in custody," said McNeilance.
Police recovered Nelson's car and arrested Knott.
Knott was charged as an adult with carjacking and armed robbery.
He was being held on a $150,000 cash bond and was scheduled to be sentenced Monday afternoon at the Oakland County Circuit Court.
Nelson's rocky relationship with Eminem has been no secret since he became a star. He's disparaged his mother in songs such as "Cleanin Out My Closet