Woman accused of stalking and attacking Fleetwood Mac star Lindsey Buckingham arrested in Indiana
A woman accused of stalking and assaulting former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham was arrested in Indiana Saturday evening after throwing an unknown substance on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee last month.
Michelle Dick, a 55-year-old woman who once told KTLA that Buckingham is her “birth father” and reportedly has a long history of harassing Buckingham and his family, was arrested by the Allen County Sheriff’s Office in Fort Wayne.
Earlier this month, Dick was charged with seven criminal counts in Los Angeles County after the March 25 incident in which she threw the unknown substance on Buckingham, according to Rolling Stone.
Charges included criminal threats against Buckingham and a misdemeanor battery charge for using force during the March 25 incident. But she was also charged with assault with a deadly weapon involving a motor vehicle and vandalizing Buckingham’s vehicle in a March 19 incident.
A Los Angeles judge had issued a warrant for Dick, who was known to Buckingham due to years of alleged talking and harassment, according to Rolling Stone.
In a 2024 restraining order petition that Buckingham secured against Dick, obtained by Rolling Stone and the Los Angeles Times, the musician said Dick loitered outside of his home, repeatedly called him, left threatening voicemails and, at one point, placed a false 911 call claiming she heard gunshots inside of Buckingham’s home.
During that incident, police descended onto Buckingham’s home and placed him in handcuffs.
Buckingham, 76, wrote in his petition, “She also blamed me for facial deformities she apparently suffered as a child and demanded money.”
“I do not know Ms. Dick and I am not her father,” Buckingham wrote.
A Los Angeles judge granted Buckingham’s petition and ordered Dick to stay at least 100 yards away from the Fleetwood Mac guitarist, his family, his homes and vehicles for five years.
On March 25, Dick approached Buckingham as he was walking into an appointment in Santa Monica and doused him with the unidentified liquid. Buckingham was not injured.
Dick admitted to approaching Buckingham and going to his home while speaking with KTLA earlier this month.
“One time, that was last year,” Dick said in response to allegations about showing up outside of his home. “But I didn’t know I had a restraining order on me. He wasn’t a father to me, but he’s my birth father.”
Dick is currently awaiting extradition to California.
