Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) on Wednesday was arrested in Florida after failing to look in courtroom for an arraignment in Collier County, in keeping with Gulf Coast Information. The ex-congressman was cited by Naples police in August for driving with a suspended license.
Cawthorn was due in courtroom at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday for the misdemeanor, however his failure to point out prompted a warrant, in keeping with the Collier County Clerk of Courts. The previous lawmaker informed Gulf Coast Information he was arrested at his Cape Coral residence by native police.
“Former Congressman, Madison Cawthorn, was arrested earlier today for failure to appear for a routine traffic infraction,” in keeping with a press release he shared with the outlet. “Madison keeps a very busy schedule and, due to a scheduling misunderstanding, did not appear in court this morning. Following processing Madison was immediately released.”
Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace data present Cawthorn was launched on a $2,000 bond.
Cawthorn is a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump. He misplaced his congressional reelection bid in North Carolina in 2022, however is rumored to be contemplating a run in Florida’s nineteenth Congressional District.
He’s been in loads of authorized bother earlier than, stemming from incidents each on and off the highway.
The ex-lawmaker allegedly slammed into the again of a state trooper’s automotive in Collier County final 12 months, reportedly inflicting about $30,000 value of injury, and was investigated in 2022 by the Home Ethics Committee for an alleged “improper relationship” with a staffer.
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The far-right Republican was additionally ordered to pay greater than $14,000 to charity that 12 months after the committee discovered he financially benefited from the LGB Coin, a cryptocurrency he had been selling — thus violating congressional battle of curiosity guidelines.
The coin was named after the “Let’s Go Brandon” chant conservatives used to mock then-President Joe Biden.
Cawthorn additionally tried to get on a airplane with an unloaded gun in 2021 at Asheville Regional Airport, and pleaded responsible two years later to a misdemeanor after leaving a loaded gun in his carry-on baggage at Charlotte Douglas Worldwide Airport.
The previous lawmaker, who infamously visited Adolf Hitler’s former trip retreat in 2017, was additionally armed through the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots in Washington, D.C. He informed Smoky Mountain Information about this himself, in the future after the violent assault from Trump supporters.
