Guitar-Strumming Passenger Charged with Cocaine Possession

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is Durham News Today. Deputies in Union County, North Carolina pulled over a car early Monday morning on US Highway 74 in Monroe for driving without headlights. After midnight, the stop quickly escalated when they spotted open alcohol containers and smelled booze on the driver's breath, leading to field sobriety tests for the 44-year-old Monroe resident. While the driver stepped out for those tests, a male passenger grabbed his guitar from the car and started strumming and singing, turning the roadside into an impromptu concert. The sheriff's office later poked fun at the scene, saying it had all the makings of a country music hit, complete with traffic stop drama and unexpected twists. After the test wrapped up, deputy searched the vehicle, including that guitar, and found a sandwich bag stuffed with a white powdery substance. Inside it, clearly not for eating. The passenger ended up charged with cocaine possession while the driver faced counts of driving while impaired, failure to use headlamps and no.

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