Rep. Madison Cawthorn charged with misdemeanor, risks facing jail time
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.Related: Madison Cawthorn was caught doing WHAT during a Zoom meeting?!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 It is not publicly known why Cawthorn’s license was revoked.The court date for the misdemeanor is May 6.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newspaper says Cawthorn was previously charged in 2017, before becoming a Congressman, for driving while his license was revoked.
