Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido announced that a judge revoked the bonds of 51-year-old Kimberley Anne Mathers, of Chesterfield, Michigan, and remanded her into the custody of the Macomb County Jail after the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office filed an emergency motion to reconsider the order of a magistrate giving Mather’s a cash bond.
Warrants for Mather’s arrest were issued after she absconded from Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center on August 26, 2026. Mathers had been released from the custody of Macomb County Jail into the in-patient treatment center pursuant to New Baltimore, Michigan’s 42-2 District Court Judge William H. Hackel III ’s earlier order.
On Friday, October 2, 37 days after she left the rehabilitation clinic, Mather’s presented herself to 42-2 District Court Magistrate Genevieve L. Taylor. Magistrate Taylor cancelled Mather’s arrest warrants and set bond at $5,000 cash/surety/10%, with a requirement of house arrest.
At a hearing on Wednesday, October 7, Judge Hackel held that the Magistrate did not have the authority to change his previous order revoking her bonds and remanding Mathers to the custody of the Macomb County Jail. Hackel again revoked Mathers’ bond and remanded her into the custody of the Macomb County Jail. Mathers may still be released from the jail into an in-patient treatment facility.
Mathers is scheduled to appear before Hackel on Wednesday, October 14, at 9 a.m. on two felony cases and for sentencing on a misdemeanor case.
Regarding one felony case, it is alleged that on July 11, 2026, law enforcement responded to Mathers’ home for assistance with a suicidal person. It is further alleged that Mathers’ injured one officer and resisted arrest. In that matter, she is charged with the following:
COUNT ONE: Police Officer – Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing Causing Injury, a felony punishable by up to four years in prison
COUNT TWO: Police Officer – Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing, a felony punishable by up to two years in prison.
In the other felony case, Mather’s is charged with Operating While Intoxicated – Third Offense Notice, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison stemming from an alleged incident that occurred on May 13, 2026.
Also on Wednesday, October 14, Mathers will be sentenced on a count of Operating – Impaired, punishable by up to 93 days in jail and Failure to Report an Accident, punishable by up to 90 days in jail. Mathers pled no contest to these charges on May 11, 2026.
The two felony cases are scheduled for Preliminary Exam before Hackel at the 42-2 District Court on Friday, October 23, at 11 a.m.
“It is reasonable for the public to be seriously concerned about this defendant. She is alleged to have been under the influence of alcohol when she crashed her vehicle—just two days after pleading no contest to a separate alcohol-related charge. She is also alleged to have repeatedly violated the conditions of her bond, including the requirements of her Soberlink tether. These allegations show a troubling pattern of escalating behavior. Sometimes the safest and most responsible place for someone is behind bars. That is not punishment for punishment’s sake—it is about protecting the public, holding people accountable and ensuring the defendant gets the help she needs without putting innocent people at risk,” said Lucido.
Warrants for Mather’s arrest were issued after she absconded from Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center on August 26, 2026. Mathers had been released from the custody of Macomb County Jail into the in-patient treatment center pursuant to New Baltimore, Michigan’s 42-2 District Court Judge William H. Hackel III ’s earlier order.
On Friday, October 2, 37 days after she left the rehabilitation clinic, Mather’s presented herself to 42-2 District Court Magistrate Genevieve L. Taylor. Magistrate Taylor cancelled Mather’s arrest warrants and set bond at $5,000 cash/surety/10%, with a requirement of house arrest.
At a hearing on Wednesday, October 7, Judge Hackel held that the Magistrate did not have the authority to change his previous order revoking her bonds and remanding Mathers to the custody of the Macomb County Jail. Hackel again revoked Mathers’ bond and remanded her into the custody of the Macomb County Jail. Mathers may still be released from the jail into an in-patient treatment facility.
Mathers is scheduled to appear before Hackel on Wednesday, October 14, at 9 a.m. on two felony cases and for sentencing on a misdemeanor case.
Regarding one felony case, it is alleged that on July 11, 2026, law enforcement responded to Mathers’ home for assistance with a suicidal person. It is further alleged that Mathers’ injured one officer and resisted arrest. In that matter, she is charged with the following:
COUNT ONE: Police Officer – Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing Causing Injury, a felony punishable by up to four years in prison
COUNT TWO: Police Officer – Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing, a felony punishable by up to two years in prison.
In the other felony case, Mather’s is charged with Operating While Intoxicated – Third Offense Notice, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison stemming from an alleged incident that occurred on May 13, 2026.
Also on Wednesday, October 14, Mathers will be sentenced on a count of Operating – Impaired, punishable by up to 93 days in jail and Failure to Report an Accident, punishable by up to 90 days in jail. Mathers pled no contest to these charges on May 11, 2026.
The two felony cases are scheduled for Preliminary Exam before Hackel at the 42-2 District Court on Friday, October 23, at 11 a.m.
“It is reasonable for the public to be seriously concerned about this defendant. She is alleged to have been under the influence of alcohol when she crashed her vehicle—just two days after pleading no contest to a separate alcohol-related charge. She is also alleged to have repeatedly violated the conditions of her bond, including the requirements of her Soberlink tether. These allegations show a troubling pattern of escalating behavior. Sometimes the safest and most responsible place for someone is behind bars. That is not punishment for punishment’s sake—it is about protecting the public, holding people accountable and ensuring the defendant gets the help she needs without putting innocent people at risk,” said Lucido.
