White Boy Rick aka Richard Wershe accused of assaulting girlfriend after sex
The youngest FBI informant in history known as White Boy Rick, aka Richard Wershe, was arrested Tuesday and charged with assaulting his girlfriend after she stormed off when he called her the wrong name during sex.
Wershe, whose story inspired the 2018 Matthew McConaughey film White Boy Rick, was having sex with his girlfriend in his apartment near Miami when the altercation took place.
She told police that Wershe, 53, called her by another name, angering her, when she tried to leave, he grabbed her and ripped off her diamond necklace and bracelet.
The woman, named by officials as Wershe’s girlfriend, then threw a shoe at the former informant, prompting him to punch her in the chest. She also says that she has a ‘third party’ who will verify her story. It is not known who the witness is or why they were there.
Wershe’s friend said she was reluctant to come forward until now due to her immigration status. She suffered bruises after the incident. The couple has been together for four years.
That is what his lawyer, Nabih Ayed, told WXYZ in Detroit that his client is innocent and said the complaint stems from Wershe asking his girlfriend for a watch he returned to her. The lawyer said there are text messages to support this version of events.
When he said to her, “Return my watch,” she refused. When he told her, “Return my watch or I’ll go to the police,” she outran him and filed a phony report that he hit her. Ayed said he is in contact with the Miami Police Department.
Wershe was carrying $11,000 in cash while he was arrested, as well as a set of Lamborghini keys, a Rolex watch and two gold chains.
As recently as February, Wershe referred to a woman named Michelle McDonald, whom he has known as his fiancé since he was 12.
Federal law protects undocumented migrants who are victims of crime. Online records show that Wershe is dealing with robberies and battery charges. He has since been released on $5,000 bail.
At age 14 in 1984, Wershe became a state witness after being found with nine kilograms of cocaine.
His testimonies helped convict many of the most well-known drug lords in his home city of Detroit.
Wershe spent time in jail in Michigan when he stopped being an informant and started selling drugs. In 1987 he was convicted of intent to deliver more than 650 grams of cocaine. He was released in 2020.
His story was told in a feature film starring Matthew McConaughey and Richie Merritt and in a 2017 documentary.
Wershe posed for a photo with his fiancé, Michelle McDonald, in February
Since his release from prison on drug charges, Wershe has become involved in the legal cannabis industry
Wershe introduced himself at the time of his drug trafficking conviction in 1987
Wershe’s incredible story was turned into the 2018 Matthew McConaughey hit White Boy Rick
Wershe’s brand is the eighth named after the 8th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prevents cruel and unusual punishment
Since his release, Wershe has become involved in a legal cannabis venture. His company is called The Eighth, named after the 8th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects against cruel and unusual punishment.
In 2021, Wershe filed a lawsuit against both the FBI and the Detroit Police Department. He is demanding $100 million because he claims his legal troubles are related to his role as an informant in the 1980s.
Wershe told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview shortly after his release from prison that “carries no anger” but instead revealed his plans to advocate for change in the system that “treated him roughly… chewed him up and spit him out” ‘.
Wershe said, “I can tell you this, I have more peace in my life now than ever before.
‘I felt welcome and accepted. I wasn’t sure if it would be. But many people seem to feel and see that I had a hard time. I’m going to pay for a meal, and someone recognizes me as “White Boy Rick” and they say, “I got this.”
Wershe said at the time that he was engaged to a woman he has known since high school.
As Wershe was adjusting to life outside, he told DailyMail.com that he is working on plans to use his voice to advocate for prison reform.
He said, “Tell me how justified it is that I have served 32 years for a non-violent crime and that someone who has raped or murdered will go free in a few years.
‘Did I do something wrong? Absolute. But where is the fairness in a system that locks up non-violent criminals while killers run free?
“I work to advocate for people who are in the same situation I am – non-violent offenders who are in maximum security prisons or serving substantial sentences beyond what they should be. Where is the equality in justice? I want to advocate for that.’
For his part, Wershe was the longest-serving non-violent juvenile offender in Michigan state history and was repeatedly denied parole even though he was a model inmate.
His 1988 sentence was a result of draconian drug laws enacted in the state at a time when drug crime was rampant on the streets of Detroit.