North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R) has been charged for driving with a revoked license. It’s the second time this has happened.
The Asheville Citizen Times reports that Cawthorn, 26, who was the youngest member of Congress to be elected in 2020, was pulled over March 3 near Shelby, Cleveland County, by the highway patrol.
Besides this misdemeanor, a Highway Patrol spokesperson confirmed Cawthorn is also facing speeding citations in Buncombe and Polk counties: for driving 89 mph in a 65 mph zone and 87 mph in a 70 mph zone respectively. Both citations were picked up in the last five months.
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According to last week’s citation, Trooper Tyler Gantt saw a Toyota Truck cross the centerline and pulled it over. Cawthorn was the driver.
“During the course of the investigation it was determined that the driver’s license was in a state of revocation and he was subsequently charged with driving while license revoked,” said the spokesperson.
Gantt noted that Cawthorn was “was very polite and cooperative.” It is not publicly known why Cawthorn’s license was revoked.
The court date for the misdemeanor is May 6. It carries a potential 20-day jail sentence, although a fine or probation is more likely.
The Polk County speeding charge is set for April 18 with the Buncombe citation on May 3.
The newspaper says Cawthorn was previously charged in 2017, before becoming a Congressman, for driving while his license was revoked. On that occasion, the case was dismissed.
The misdemeanor will come as a blow to Cawthorn, who last week had victory in his bid to keep his political career on track.
In January, a group of voters in North Carolina launched a legal bid to disqualify Cawthorn from running again. The group cites Cawthorn’s involvement in the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, saying he encouraged people to “fight” the election result. Cawthorn filed a counter lawsuit to halt the challenge.
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On Friday, a federal judge shut down the challenge from the voters. CNN described it as “a major victory for the pro-Trump firebrand.”
Cawthorn has not issued any comment about being charged for driving without a license. Instead, he’s spent much of the past 24 hours tweeting about the rising cost of gas. Something he probably won’t have to personally worry about for a while going forward.
Neither is getting caught speeding in October (89 in a 65mph zone), then again in January (87 in a 70mph zone), and then getting arrested in March for driving with a revoked license, but I digress.
— Jax Persists (@LadyJayPersists) March 10, 2022
At least we can all drive to our strategic oil reserves— our licenses aren’t revoked.
— CB— (@ConservBlue2020) March 10, 2022
cawthorn: “Do you know who I am?”
Police: “No, who are you?”
cawthorn: “I’m Madison Cawthorn”
Police “The” Madison Cawthorn?
cawthorn: “Yes.”
Police: “Here’s two tickets.”
😂😂— MsMxlputz (@MsMxlputz) March 9, 2022
white-queer-african
So again my comment is awaiting moderation?
Maybe I should ask my buddy Trump to introduce me to his russian hackers to override Queerty’s idiotic algorithm!
marxist_homo
Get a life.
Den
Perhaps, “marxist homo”, you should rather get a brain. effing breeder troll!
white-queer-african
So an hour later my comment is still awaiting moderation?
I merely staded that maybe MC should be joined in a p*rison c*ell by the orange chosen one and SamB et al. They can discuss how Beautiful, Great the US of A will be under complete dictatorship, read Trump and his GOP worshippers. And in cohorts with their buddy Putin.
There will be no funny “jail” business as none of them will be able to “rise” to the occasion!
Lol. Lol. Lol.
Ronbo
Do not edit your comment after clicking on “post comment”.
Den
If you edit a comment in any way, even for spelling, it will never see the light of day. So proofread before you post.
NateOcean
Cawthorn received his citation for “crossing the centerline”.
That required him to move to the left, something he never does!
This must be fake news!
Rocinante
I am always against Police brutality but I am making an exception in Cawthorn’s case. A double tab to his chest would be a welcomed event in this household.
gregg2010
Nothing will happen to Madison. Wait and see.
David
Good old Madison Cawthorn – in a wheelchair because of one drunken bacchanal with his boyfriend and voila, here he is tempting fate again. Since he has no legs to give up, he should be more careful and as a politician he should not be out breaking the law. I wonder if he did the Jeanine Pirro thing, get busted for DWI and then abuse the cop!
scotty
14th amendment pal and you go out like shit thru a goose.
Cozmo2
Drop the soup queen
The Accidental Polemicist
It must be a slow news day.
KyleMichelSullivan
Considering he lost the use of his legs in a car wreck, you’d think he’d learn something, but he’s just an idiot who thinks he’s smart. I would be overjoyed to never hear another word about this little fascist cretin. He’s now spitting Putin’s talking points and doing all he can to drag down the US in our response to the invasion of Ukraine and slaughter of her people. He has no soul or even an ounce of simple human decency. Please relegate him to the trash heap.
johncp56
Ditto such a shame he is so tasty looking, but a true creep
My2CentsWorth
I grew up in the Cleveland County, where he was caught driving without a legal license. It is a county where a large percentage of the population (mostly the Whites) would have voted for Cawthorn if he represented them. His district is to the west.
It is amazing that so many of the people of western part of North Carolina are [WHATEVER] to believe in and support people like Cawthorn, Mark Robinson (Lieutenant Governor) and a host of others who are obviously not the best for them. Robinson is trying to get ahead, and like Trump, seems to not have any moral boundaries.
As far as Cawthorn being homosexual goes, his pattern of behavior seems to suggests that he might be dealing with some personal problem and is unwilling to face up to it. Like so many others he is taking the difficult path by living a lie that appeals to a certain part of the population. They like and support a fictitious character played by Cawthorn.
If my speculation is correct he is hurting himself a lot and also others. Too bad for everyone.
CNY1983
good thing they pick up the trash on thursday night.