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Lisa Mayfield – WNCN |
Jeremy Mayfield's stepmother faces a Sept. 14 court date on assault and trespassing charges after a visit to the suspended NASCAR driver's home Saturday night.
Lisa Mayfield, 48, of Statesville, was charged with simple assault and second-degree trespassing after being taken into custody by police in the town of Catawba. Police say they were called to Jeremy Mayfield’s house after a complaint that someone was intoxicated and pounding on his door.
The matter will be heard in Catawba County District Court, where records list Jeremy Mayfield and four other people as witnesses.
The arrest is the latest chapter in the battle between Lisa Mayfield and her stepson, who has been suspended by NASCAR for violating the sport’s substance-abuse policy.
08/17/09 Catawba ,NC Police have confirmed that they were called to NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield's home for a trespassing call on Saturday. Now, Jeremy Mayfield and his wife confirm to NewsChannel 36 that trespasser is Mayfield's former stepmother, Lisa Mayfield. He and his wife say Lisa Mayfield was drunk, banging on their door, and they claim she even threatened to kill them. This is just the latest chapter in the saga between Mayfield and his former step-mother with whom he has been trading insults and lawsuits for the past few months. Lisa Mayfield has sued the race car driver for slander. Mayfield, on the other hand, tells NewsChannel 36 he is putting the finishing touches on his wrongful death lawsuit against his step mother. Mayfield has said publicly he doesn't believe his father committed suicide, as is listed in a 2007 police report, but that he believes his step mother had something to do with this. wcnc.com