Uncle Kracker Arrested

On last Friday, August 17, Uncle Kracker was arrested for a second-degree forcible sex offense in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was held at the Wake County Jail. Uncle Kracker, or Matthew Shafer, is most famous for his former position as Kid Rock’s DJ, his hit “Follow Me” from the year 2000, and his famous duet with Kenny Chesney titled “When the Sun Goes Down”.

uncle-kracker.jpgShortly after he was released on $75,000 bail, Uncle Kracker made a statement to PEOPLE which suggests that he views the accusation from a women who was present at a club he also attended as nothing more than an attempt to ruin his reputation simply because he is famous. The statement reads, “It’s regrettable that someone would make this kind of allegation, not only because it’s not the kind of thing I’d do, as the father of three girls, it’s the kind of thing that I wouldn’t stand for. Anyone can say anything about anybody but it doesn’t make it true or correct. This is one of those cases. I’m saddened that anyone might think I’m capable of this sort of thing.” It is currently unknown whether the accusations of his 26-year old accuser are not credible, but as with any accusation of this nature, the accusations have been taken very seriously and will be investigated further by police. According to numerous reports, the woman approached an off-duty police officer stating that Uncle Kracker had committed a sexual act against her while she was inside the club. It is unknown what the exact offense he allegedly committed actually is because police have yet to release that specific information regarding the incident.

The accusing woman’s name was not released but the incident allegedly took place at the Ess Lounge, a nightclub where he had performed on the same night in downtown Raleigh, on Thursday night. However, Uncle Kracker was not arrested until hours later on early Friday morning, at approximately 4:45 a.m. according to TMZ.com, at the hotel he was staying in which was the Embassy Suites hotel. TMZ also reported that police officers had viewed Uncle Kracker as a flight risk because he had stated that he would fly immediately back to his home state of Michigan in order to escape the woman’s accusations and charges.