Judge Mathis investigated in alleged spitting incident

[Doobie Doo]

Judge Mathis investigated in alleged spitting incident
George Hunter, The Detroit NewsPublished 4:26 p.m. ET Aug. 28, 2019 | Updated 4:34 p.m. ET Aug. 28, 2019

CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE

Detroit — Police are investigating an incident in which celebrity judge Greg Mathis allegedly spit on a parking valet.

The alleged incident happened about 8 p.m. Friday outside a club on the 1700 block of St. Antoine, Detroit police Sgt. Nicole Kirkwood said. She declined to identify the suspect but a police source confirmed it was Mathis, who has starred in the courtroom show “Judge Mathis” since 1999.

Judge Greg Mathis (Photo: Elizabeth Conley / Detroit News file)


“Preliminarily, we got a report that the victim was working valet parking at the time, when the suspect allegedly spit on him,” Kirkwood said. “Apparently, the suspect became upset over whether the victim had his car keys, so the suspect allegedly spit on him.”

Mathis, a Detroit native, is a former staffer for the late Detroit City Council member Clyde Cleveland and worked for the late Mayor Coleman Young. He was also close to the late Detroit City Councilwoman Brenda Scott.

After troubles with crime as a youth, Mathis turned his life around and became a lawyer and then a judge in 1995 for 36th District Court in Detroit. He considered but ultimately decided against running last year for the congressional seat formerly held by John Conyers.
Judge Mathis investigated in alleged spitting incident in Detroit

 

[CoryMack]

nikka still got that Errol Flynns action in him

 

[newworldafro]

He been a hot spitta.

 

[FlyGuy]

You ain't Anthony Anderson

 

[MJ Truth]

Probably just thought the valet was a crack head. Or the valet owed Mathis money and said they’d pay him back with the tax return.

 

[TEH]

A little spit never killed anyone


Walk that shyt off

 

[Strapped]

He did that shieet ; however i can't convict the og or hold hi. Accountable for his actions

 

[richaveli83]

Probably just thought the valet was a crack head. Or the valet owed Mathis money and said they’d pay him back with the tax return.

 

[Cyrus' Wife]

What in the crackhead hell?

 

[douche]

Mathis won't be charged in alleged spitting incident at Flood's Bar
Posted: 4:21 PM, Sep 04, 2019

Updated: 2019-09-04 16:27:17-04

Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images


DETROIT (WXYZ) — Well-known television Judge Greg Mathis won't be charged in an incident where it was alleged he spit on a valet worker at Flood's Bar and Grille in downtown Detroit.

The alleged incident happened in August. Now Detroit police say the victim is not cooperating with police as investigators have attempted several times to get a statement.

"There is nothing we can do without the victim coming forward. We'd need a statement from the victim to pursue criminal charges in this matter," according to a statement from Detroit police.

The valet claimed that the celebrity judge yelled at him in front of co-workers and customers when he was returning with the keys to the judge's car. The valet then claimed that Mathis spit on him.

Mathis denied the claim in a video with TMZ . The judge also posted his response video to Twitter, but has since deleted the post.

Mathis also claimed he was waiting for his vehicle keys for 40 minutes.

Action News recently interviewed the attorney representing the valet worker . The alleged victim's attorney did not return calls made by Action News for comment.


Mathis won't be charged in alleged spitting incident at Flood's Bar