Mayfield's stepmother faces court date in September
Monday, Aug. 17, 2009
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.
Jeremy Mayfield was suspended indefinitely after failing a drug test in May. Mayfield appealed, saying he failed the test because he was using an over-the-counter allergy medicine and a prescription medication. A federal judge issued an injunction overturning the driver’s suspension, but the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the injunction and reinstated the suspension in late July.
During the legal battles, Lisa Mayfield signed an affidavit in which she said she saw her stepson use methamphetamine more than 30 times over a period of seven years.
Jeremy Mayfield then was quoted in several media outlets as making disparaging remarks about her and blaming her for the death of his father (which was ruled a suicide).
Lisa Mayfield countered in Iredell County Civil Court, suing her stepson, claiming slander and defamation.
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