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 mandatory court hearing tied to a speeding charge.
Court records say Jen Belichick was scheduled to appear before a judge on July 10 in connection with a misdemeanor speeding citation. When she did not appear, the judge ordered the warrant. Public records show the case started with a traffic stop on May 21 in the Leland area, where state highway patrol officers allegedly clocked her driving a Jeep at 88 miles per hour in a 70-mile-per-hour zone.
Because of the speed involved, the court required her to appear in person. She did not make the morning hearing, and no public information has been released about her current status or whether she has been taken into custody.
The legal trouble arrives after earlier reports of tension inside the Belichick family. Last football season, Jen Belichick reportedly had a confrontation with Bill Belichick’s girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, in which heated words were exchanged about the relationship and its effect on the family. She was also previously reported to have gone on a verbal tirade against Hudson and issued an ultimatum to Bill, though nothing came of that incident.
Jen Belichick and Steve Belichick have been married for nearly a decade and have several children. The matter is separate from the football operation at North Carolina, where Bill Belichick is the head coach and Steve Belichick serves as defensive coordinator.
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