Jeremy Mayfield's stepmother pleads guilty to trespassing; battery charges dismissed
Lisa Mayfield, the stepmother of suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield who has alleged that she has seen him use methamphetamines, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of second-degree trespassing but had four misdemeanor charges of simple assault dismissed Monday, according to the Catawba County (N.C.) Clerk of Court office.
She was ordered to pay court costs of $130, according to the clerk’s office.
The charges stemmed from an Aug. 15 incident at Jeremy Mayfield’s home in Catawba, N.C., according to the criminal complaint. In the criminal complaint, Jeremy Mayfield stated that Lisa Mayfield trespassed on his property, threatened and assaulted workers at his home.
The incident was another part of a family spat being played out in the shadow of Jeremy Mayfield’s legal challenge to his NASCAR suspension issued May 9 for what NASCAR says was a positive test for methamphetamines. Mayfield claims that the test was a false positive reading from the prescription drug Adderall, which is used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and the over-the-counter allergy medicine Claritin-D.
NASCAR filed an affidavit in July that included Lisa Mayfield’s testimony that she had seen Jeremy use methamphetamines. The affidavit was part of NASCAR’s argument that the driver should remain suspended.
Jeremy Mayfield has since filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Lisa, whose actions he alleges contributed to the death of his father, Terry, in September 2007. Lisa Mayfield also has sued Jeremy Mayfield for defamation.
