GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Gaston County officials are no longer seeking the arrest of Mecklenburg County Commissioner Yvette Townsend-Ingram.
Channel 9 previously reported the more than 1-year-old order for arrest pending for Townsend-Ingram stemming from her 2024 guilty plea for DWI.
The arrest warrant claimed Townsend-Ingram missed court and didn’t complete her court-ordered 24 hours of community service. Court documents show the OFA has been stricken.
Documents uploaded to eCourts say Townsend-Ingram was confused about her January 30, 2025, court date that she missed, but is otherwise in compliance.
Townsend-Ingram submitted documentation showing she completed community service with the International Minority Coalition and the New North Carolina Project. She also paid her outstanding court fees of $474.
Townsend-Ingram released a statement last week saying she hired a new attorney to handle the matter. She said she completed her community service but failed to properly report it.
She is one of 10 Democrats seeking 3 at-large seats in the Mecklenburg County Commission primary.
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