Overview

• Records from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol show the senator was stopped Saturday night at Trinity Road and Edwards Mill Road in Raleigh.
• He faces misdemeanor counts of driving while impaired, transporting an open container, and failing to obey a traffic officer.
• A breath test registered 0.16, prompting an immediate civil driver’s license revocation.
• He posted a $2,000 bond, with a court date set for Nov. 7.
• The Republican from Pamlico County represents District 2 in eastern North Carolina and issued an apology through a statement released by the Senate Republican Caucus.