Four of the eight mayoral hopefuls in Detroit are convicted felons

Candidate Donna Pitts, 58, was convicted of assault after cops say she got into a gun fight over an auto repair bill

Danetta L. Simpson, 46, candidate for Mayor, was convicted of assault with attempt to murder after an altercation led to her firing a round at a woman

Candidate Curtis Greene, 32, was busted for evading police and pot, he was put on probation and violated it and was sentenced to six months in jail

Articia Bomer, 45, another hopeful, was convicted of felony gun possession in 2009

Half of the candidates for Detroit mayor are convicted felons.

Four of the eight hopefuls who hope to face off in the election on November 7 have been busted on various felony crimes including attempted murder, assault, weapons and drug charges according to the Detroit News.

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Two of the candidates, Donna Marie Pitts, and Danetta L. Simpson, were both charged with attempted murder.

Mayoral hopeful Pitts, 58, exchanged fire with the owner of a collision shop in a dispute over a repair bill.

Donna Marie Pitts was charged with attempted murder, she was convicted on an assault charge

DaNetta Simpson was convicted of assault with attempt to murder

Candidate Christopher Greene was sentenced to six months in jail after he violated probation on drug charges

Mayoral hopeful Articia Bomer was convicted of a felony weapons charge

Pitts in 1987 was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison after a jury convicted her of the lesser offense of assault. She ended up serving four years and eight months behind bars.

Before that in 1977, Pitts was convicted of receiving and concealing a stolen 1977 Oldsmobile. She completed a year of probation.

Simpson, 46, has a 1996 felony conviction for assault with attempt to murder. She claims she was wrongfully convicted.

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Her conviction stemmed from an incident with a woman who was living with the father of her two children. An altercation ensued where the woman claimed Simpson shot at her but missed.

Simpson served a year probation.

Candidate Curtis Christopher Greene, 32, was charged with a felony at age 19 after police say he eluded them during an attempted traffic stop. He was also charged with delivering and growing marijuana in the incident.

Half of the Detroit mayoral hopefuls have been convicted of felonies

Greene was sentenced to 18 months probation, but violated that probation in 2005 after being busted for passing fraudulent checks. He was sentenced to six months in jail according to the report out by the Detroit News.

Candidate Articia Bomer, 45, was approached by police while she was sitting in her parked car. Police searched the vehicle and found a .38 caliber pistol with four live rounds.

Bomer claims the gun was not hers. She was convicted in 2009 and sentenced to a year of probation.

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The primary for the eight candidates is Tuesday, the field will be whittled down to the final two who will face off in the November election.