09-07-2011, 08:58 PM
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A man is facing multiple child abuse charges after police say he was intoxicated and driving around southwest Charlotte with three children inside his vehicle.
The traffic stop occurred around 6:47 p.m. in the 12800 block of S. Tryon Street.
The police report said the driver, 33-year-old Timothy Leon Johnson, was impaired by marijuana.
A 6-year-old boy, a 6-year-old girl, and a 14-year-old boy were in the back of the vehicle.
Cops searched the vehicle and found two marijuana roaches, one marijuana blunt, and an ash tray which contained tobacco and blunt wrappers.
Johnson was charged with three misdemeanor counts of child abuse, possession of marijuana, and driving while impaired. He was booked at the Mecklenburg County Jail and received a $4,500 secured bond.
Tiffany Nicole Wade, 25, was charged with possession of marijuana and released on a written promise to appear in court.
http://www.wbtv.com/story/15402410/man-h...ids-in-car
The traffic stop occurred around 6:47 p.m. in the 12800 block of S. Tryon Street.
The police report said the driver, 33-year-old Timothy Leon Johnson, was impaired by marijuana.
A 6-year-old boy, a 6-year-old girl, and a 14-year-old boy were in the back of the vehicle.
Cops searched the vehicle and found two marijuana roaches, one marijuana blunt, and an ash tray which contained tobacco and blunt wrappers.
Johnson was charged with three misdemeanor counts of child abuse, possession of marijuana, and driving while impaired. He was booked at the Mecklenburg County Jail and received a $4,500 secured bond.
Tiffany Nicole Wade, 25, was charged with possession of marijuana and released on a written promise to appear in court.
http://www.wbtv.com/story/15402410/man-h...ids-in-car