A judge has issued a warrant for the immediate arrest of Jen Belichick, the daughter-in-law of Bill Belichick and the wife of UNC defensive coordinator Steve Belichick, after she failed to show up for a required court appearance tied to a speeding charge.
Court records show Jen Belichick was supposed to appear before a judge on July 10 over a misdemeanor citation, but when she did not attend the hearing, the warrant was issued. The case stems from a traffic stop in the Leland area, where state highway patrol officers say she was clocked driving a Jeep at 88 miles per hour in a 70-mile-per-hour zone on May 21.
Because of the speed involved, the court required her to appear in person. When that did not happen, the legal process escalated quickly. No public information has been released about her current status or whether she has been taken into custody.
The development adds another off-field wrinkle for a family that has already drawn attention. Last football season, Jen Belichick reportedly had a confrontation with Jordon Hudson, Bill Belichick’s girlfriend, in which heated words were exchanged about the relationship and its effect on the family. That incident never went any further.
Jen Belichick and Steve Belichick have been married for nearly a decade and have several children. The speeding case is separate from anything happening on the field at North Carolina, where Bill Belichick is the head coach and Steve Belichick serves as defensive coordinator.
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