I am still amazed this guy gets away with this stuff.
I know some folks think he's not the guy they want to represent them. No wonder he has so many challengers for his 11th District seat.
Cawthorn's run-ins with the law
Pay wall
However my google-fu is strong tonight.
▪ Oct. 13, 2011, (Age 16, 3 months) Henderson County, NC: speeding. Case disposed Jan. 25, 2012.
Pleaded guilty to a lesser speed and paid fine of $40.
▪ Feb. 27, 2016, Henderson County, NC: speeding and expired registration card/tag. Case disposed May 18, 2016.
Pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of failure to wear seat belt in rear seat and paid fine of $75. The expired registration card/tag charge was dismissed.
▪ April 21, 2016, South Carolina: speeding ticket for going more than 25 mph over the speed limit.
Pleaded down to a 10-miles-over violation in July 2016.
▪ Oct. 7, 2016, Virginia: ticket for following too close. Case resolved Jan. 27, 2017.
▪ Dec. 8, 2017, Buncombe County, NC: driving while license revoked, not impaired.
Case was dismissed Dec. 29, 2017.
▪ Dec. 12, 2019, Georgia: speeding ticket for going more than 25 mph over the speed limit and having expired tags, followed by a charge of failure to appear on Feb. 7, 2020.
Plea deal negotiated in August 2021.
▪ Oct. 18, 2021, Buncombe County, NC: speeding.
Case disposed March 4, 2022. Pleaded guilty to improper equipment. Paid fine of $25.
▪ Jan. 8, 2022, Polk County, NC: speeding, for traveling 87 mph in a 70 mph. Court date is June 2.
▪ March 3, 2022, Cleveland County, NC: driving while license revoked, not impaired. Court date is May 6.
Firearms and weapons incidents
▪ Jan. 6, 2021, Washington, D.C.: Cawthorn claimed he went to Congress armed, The Asheville Citizen-Times reported, on the day a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol building to attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Cawthorn has not been charged.
▪ Feb. 13, 2021, Asheville: Airport security stopped Cawthorn for attempting to board a plane with a Glock 9 mm handgun and a loaded magazine, The News & Observer previously reported.
Cawthorn was not charged, and security held onto the weapon for him to pick up when he got back from his flight.
▪ 2021, Multiple incidents: As Cawthorn visited school facilities around the state, he was accused of bringing a knife to at least four of those visits. There are several state laws with various levels of crimes related to knives on school property, the Citizen-Times reported, but
Cawthorn has not been charged with any crimes for the incidents.
▪ April 26, 2022, Charlotte: Cawthorn was again accused of trying to go through airport security with a loaded gun, this time at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers took away his gun and issued him a citation.
No wonder he is an irresponsible asshole.