Uncle Kracker's Wacker Lands Singer in Slammer

Kid Rock's former DJ, who also had a double platinum selling album of his own a few years back, was arrested and charged with a second-degree forcible sex offense outside Raleigh, North Carolina this morning.

Uncle Kracker, aka 33-year-old Matthew Shafer, was busted by Raleigh police who responded to a call at an Embassy Suites hotel around 4:45 AM.

Kracker, who had a huge hit with the song "Follow Me" in 2000, is currently being held in Wake County Jail on $5 million bond. He is scheduled to face a judge on Friday.

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Weird..

I remember he and his wife were on an episode of "I Married a Rock Star" on VH1 and they seemed so normal...kids and all...wonder what happened.

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This was not the story I expected. i thought he attacked someone with his weed wacker it was his other wacker.

Message edited 7/16/2011 4:59:51 PM.

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I love the title

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Cops: Kracker Threatened to Bolt

After he was arrested on a forcible sex offense in N.C this morning, cops say Uncle Kracker actually threatened to hightail it back to his home state to avoid charges.

According to the arrest documents obtained by TMZ, "arresting officers informed this court that [Kracker] made statements that he would immediately fly back to Michigan to avoid charges." Kracker, who was determined to be "a nationally known singer with major assets at his disposal" was then branded an "exceptionally high flight risk." His bond was then set at a cool $5 mil.

Raleigh Police tell TMZ that Kracker was busted early Friday morning after a 26-year-old female approached an off-duty cop in a nightclub and reported that "he had committed a sexual act against her while she was inside the establishment."

Kracker was later arrested at a nearby Embassy Suites Hotel.