RFP Staff
♦ Mama always told us never drive high and those ladies from MADD you know what they say. Some of us are armed with a little “common sense” about what to do with the keys on a Saturday when we’ve had one too many or worse. Messing around with drugs behind the wheel ain’t such a good idea either. Then a report comes across our desk about Christopher Michael Reece, 20 of Salisbury allegedly involved in a wreck Saturday night.
Reece, already on the hook for an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on a previous Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) charge, allegedly ran a red light at Jake Alexander Boulevard and Old Concord Road and smashed into another vehicle, causing damage.
The Salisbury Police quickly determined that Reece, who allegedly appeared disoriented, needed to be evaluated at Novant Health Rowan Regional Medical Center with a blood test. Adding to Reece’s mounting dilemma were the allegations that 4 grams of Marijuana and brass knuckles were found in his car. Uh oh.
Sometimes trouble piles on trouble. After his arrest Saturday night, Reece was charged with carry a concealed weapon (misdemeanor), possession control substance schedule VI (misdemeanor), possession of drug paraphernalia (misdemeanor), driving while impaired (misdemeanor), failure to appear/comply (misdemeanor), failure to stop at a stoplight (misdemeanor), and failure to yield from driveways or alleys (misdemeanor).
Under a secured $10,000 bond, Reece remains in the Rowan County Detention Center.
